MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary campus in BALDWIN, New York, part of BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school instructs 613 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 38% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,309 students. MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 29% Hispanic, 13% White, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 11% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Nassau County) records that median household earnings sit near $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BALDWIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.3%.

MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 11%: 554 students in 2018 compared to 613 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.