NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in UNIONDALE, New York, one of the schools within UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 612 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 38% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (5,995 students total), NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 31% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

In terms of school funding signals, NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Nassau County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.1%; this one delivers 39.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Nassau County shows the typical household earns roughly $146,202 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORTHERN PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 25%, going from 812 students in 2018 to 612 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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