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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at JOHN H WEST SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362319003246
JOHN H WEST SCHOOL
499 BOUNDARY AVE, BETHPAGE, NY 11714 · (516) 992-7500 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
85 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
60.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
473
+37 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.3:1
% White
57%
was 81%
% Hispanic
21%
was 10%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
16%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PLAINEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 856 students
- PLAINEDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 661 students
- CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOLElementary · 524 students
- EASTPLAIN SCHOOLElementary · 445 students
Other schools in BETHPAGE
- BETHPAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 995 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 759 students
- PLAINEDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 661 students
- CENTRAL BOULEVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
- CHARLES CAMPAGNE SCHOOLElementary · 354 students
Nearby schools
- ISLAND TREES HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 701
- PLAINEDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 661
- EASTPLAIN SCHOOL0.7 mi · 445
- ISLAND TREES MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 725
- EAST BROADWAY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 662
- CENTRAL BOULEVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN H WEST SCHOOLHow large is JOHN H WEST SCHOOL?
JOHN H WEST SCHOOL enrolls approximately 473 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does JOHN H WEST SCHOOL serve?
JOHN H WEST SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at JOHN H WEST SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at JOHN H WEST SCHOOL.
How diverse is JOHN H WEST SCHOOL?
JOHN H WEST SCHOOL reports a student body of 57% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees JOHN H WEST SCHOOL?
JOHN H WEST SCHOOL is overseen by PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.