MICHAEL F STOKES SCHOOL

MICHAEL F STOKES SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary-level community in LEVITTOWN, New York, overseen by ISLAND TREES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 511 students, covering grades 2 through 4.

MICHAEL F STOKES SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by ISLAND TREES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 2,260 students overall.

On the student-mix side, MICHAEL F STOKES SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 34% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MICHAEL F STOKES SCHOOL has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 36% of students at MICHAEL F STOKES SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MICHAEL F STOKES SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Nassau County indicate median household income runs about $146,202, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), MICHAEL F STOKES SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

J FRED SPARKE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MICHAEL F STOKES SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, MICHAEL F STOKES SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 66.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. MICHAEL F STOKES SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 450 (now 511). Over the same period, the White share fell from 65% to 36%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.