JOHN H WEST SCHOOL

JOHN H WEST SCHOOL is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in BETHPAGE, New York, overseen by PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 473 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,959 students. JOHN H WEST SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, JOHN H WEST SCHOOL shows that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 21% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 5% multiracial. Compared to Nassau County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 18% of students at JOHN H WEST SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JOHN H WEST SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Nassau County shows median household earnings sit near $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which JOHN H WEST SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOHN H WEST SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.7%.

JOHN H WEST SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOHN H WEST SCHOOL has rose 8%, going from 436 students in 2018 to 473 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 57% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.