JOHN G DINKELMEYER SCHOOL

As a moderately sized elementary school in NORTH BELLMORE, New York, JOHN G DINKELMEYER SCHOOL hosts 440 students from grades K through 6, operated by NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,128 students; JOHN G DINKELMEYER SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, JOHN G DINKELMEYER SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 55%. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Nassau County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, JOHN G DINKELMEYER SCHOOL records 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JOHN G DINKELMEYER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Nassau County indicate median household income runs about $146,202, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), JOHN G DINKELMEYER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, JOHN G DINKELMEYER SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 67.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. JOHN G DINKELMEYER SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 20% since 2018, when it stood at 368 (now 440). White enrollment moved from 72% to 55% across the same window.

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