LEE AVENUE SCHOOL

Located at 1 7TH ST, in HICKSVILLE, New York, LEE AVENUE SCHOOL is a reasonably sized primary school that hosts 436 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,285 students; LEE AVENUE SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, LEE AVENUE SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is Asian (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 31% Hispanic, 17% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, LEE AVENUE SCHOOL lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LEE AVENUE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.2%.

Zooming out to the county, Nassau County reports that median household earnings sit near $146,202, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which LEE AVENUE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HICKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LEE AVENUE SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEE AVENUE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.7%.

LEE AVENUE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. LEE AVENUE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 4% since 2018, when it stood at 454 (now 436). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 27% to 17%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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