LOCKHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LOCKHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a tight-knit elementary-level community in MASSAPEQUA, New York, part of MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 359 students spanning grades K through 5.

LOCKHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 9 schools operated by MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 6,461 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LOCKHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (82%) are White; the rest consists of 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, LOCKHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LOCKHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.2%, the actual is 68.8%, a residual of -3.4 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Nassau County put median household income runs about $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), LOCKHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MHS AMES CAMPUS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LOCKHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 69.2%.

LOCKHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 10%: 397 students in 2018 compared to 359 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 88% to 82% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.