JOHN LEWIS CHILDS SCHOOL

Located at 10 ELIZABETH ST, in FLORAL PARK, New York, JOHN LEWIS CHILDS SCHOOL is a well-populated elementary school that enrolls 674 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by FLORAL PARK-BELLEROSE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 52% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

FLORAL PARK-BELLEROSE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 1,578 students; JOHN LEWIS CHILDS SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JOHN LEWIS CHILDS SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JOHN LEWIS CHILDS SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.8%, the actual is 75.0%, a residual of +9.1 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Nassau County put the typical household earns roughly $146,202 per year, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), JOHN LEWIS CHILDS SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PS 993, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JOHN LEWIS CHILDS SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 67.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 660 students in 2018 compared to 674 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 55% to 42%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the JOHN LEWIS CHILDS SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.