OLD BETHPAGE SCHOOL

Located at 1159 ROUND SWAMP RD, in OLD BETHPAGE, New York, OLD BETHPAGE SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school that educates 407 students (grades K through 4), run under PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 5,406 students; OLD BETHPAGE SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, OLD BETHPAGE SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 30% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Nassau County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, OLD BETHPAGE SCHOOL lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 8% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Nassau County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), OLD BETHPAGE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.2%; this one delivers 80.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Nassau County) reports that 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%. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), OLD BETHPAGE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

H B MATTLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OLD BETHPAGE SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 75.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. OLD BETHPAGE SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 390 (now 407). White enrollment moved from 77% to 57% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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