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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362358003291
JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
36 ROCKWOOD AVE, PORT WASHINGTON, NY 11050 · (516) 767-5200 · Nassau County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
27 students
DISTRICT 6% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 68 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 PORT WASHINGTON 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
79.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
83.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 82.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
76.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 →
Schools most like JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (76.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 471 | 5.7% | 76.9% |
| GUGGENHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT WASHINGTON | 473 | 4.7% | 71.8% |
| DOWS LANE (K-3) SCHOOL IRVINGTON | 493 | 9.1% | 81.3% |
| OLD MILL ROAD SCHOOL MERRICK | 461 | 11.1% | 57.8% |
| JOHN PHILIP SOUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT WASHINGTON | 564 | 5.0% | 74.8% |
| PS 41 GREENWICH VILLAGE NEW YORK | 478 | 7.9% | 85.8% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #218 of 2,335 | #44 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #284 of 2,342 ▼ 23 | #51 of 172 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #281 of 2,343 ▼ 47 | #47 of 172 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #960 of 2,585 | #71 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #1,353 of 2,338 | #120 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #745 of 2,388 | #74 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.7% | #2,481 of 2,534 | #176 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #1,236 of 1,757 | #66 of 116 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
471
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 471 | 38.5 | 12.2:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 38.2 | 13.1:1 | 12% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 40.1 | 11.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 40 | 11.9:1 | 21% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 28% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 18% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 38 | 11.5:1 | 16% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 36 | 12.3:1 | 11% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 33 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in PORT WASHINGTON, New York. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 471 students.
PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 7 schools and 5,298 students, and JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
The largest group at JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White students, at 58%. Enrollment also includes 26% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Nassau County residents are about 57% White, a similar share. The diversity index for JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 12.8:1. At JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Nassau County average 31%.
Among New York public elementary schools, JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.9%; the prediction is 72.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Nassau County show that the median household earns about $146,202 a year, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Nassau County, 315 public schools serve about 200,775 students.
GUGGENHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 478 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 471.
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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 PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,643 students
- CARRIE PALMER WEBER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,213 students
- JOHN PHILIP SOUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 564 students
- MANORHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 499 students
- GUGGENHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 473 students
- SOUTH SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 435 students
Other schools in PORT WASHINGTON
- PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,643 students
- CARRIE PALMER WEBER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,213 students
- JOHN PHILIP SOUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 564 students
- MANORHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 499 students
- GUGGENHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 473 students
- SOUTH SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 435 students
Nearby schools
- GUGGENHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 473
- JOHN PHILIP SOUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 564
- MANORHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 499
- PAUL D SCHREIBER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,643
- CARRIE PALMER WEBER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,213
- SOUTH SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.2:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 58% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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