NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in AMITYVILLE, New York, NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an average-sized primary school, one of the schools within AMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 525 students across grades K through 2.

AMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,802 students; NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school lists 24% Black, 8% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Nassau County (around 31%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, 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 the poverty rate sits near 4%. NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

The closest other public school is EDMUND W MILES MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 651 (now 525). Black enrollment moved from 35% to 24% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.