MARION STREET SCHOOL

MARION STREET SCHOOL operates as a mid-tier elementary campus in LYNBROOK, New York, operated by LYNBROOK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 435 students spanning grades 1 through 5.

LYNBROOK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,725 students. MARION STREET SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, MARION STREET SCHOOL reports that 60% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Nassau County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MARION STREET SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Nassau County shows median household earnings sit near $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MARION STREET SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

The closest other public school is LYNBROOK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MARION STREET SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 65.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 3%: 424 students in 2018 compared to 435 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 71% to 60%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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