Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362094002975
PARK AVENUE SCHOOL
1599 PARK AVE, NORTH MERRICK, NY 11566 · (516) 992-3117 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
54 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (44).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 59.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PARK AVENUE SCHOOL
PARK AVENUE SCHOOL's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARK AVENUE SCHOOL this school | 324 | 16.7% | 59.3% |
| WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL BELLMORE | 312 | 18.6% | 78.6% |
| F E BELLOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAMARONECK | 318 | 14.8% | 76.9% |
| LEE ROAD SCHOOL WANTAGH | 312 | 13.8% | 66.4% |
| WOOD PARK SCHOOL COMMACK | 280 | 16.8% | N/A |
| PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW BROOKLYN | 365 | 15.3% | 89.9% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PARK AVENUE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #781 of 2,335 | #116 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,197 of 2,342 ▼ 223 | #150 of 172 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #863 of 2,343 ▼ 242 | #118 of 172 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #1,846 of 2,585 | #151 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #1,675 of 2,338 | #145 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #1,180 of 2,388 | #114 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #2,314 of 2,534 | #129 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #1,748 of 1,757 | #115 of 116 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
324
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 324 | 24.6 | 13.2:1 | 17% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 17% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 23.9 | 12.8:1 | 15% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 25 | 12.5:1 | 9% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 3% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 6% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 4% (15) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 25 | 17.8:1 | 3% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 372 | 19 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARK AVENUE SCHOOL.
About PARK AVENUE SCHOOL
PARK AVENUE SCHOOL is a small elementary school in NORTH MERRICK, New York, (ZIP code 11566). Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 324 students. The school's enrollment is 27% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in New York.
The NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT system has 5 schools and 2,128 students.
By race and ethnicity, PARK AVENUE SCHOOL is 67% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 5% Black. In Nassau County overall, about 57% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at PARK AVENUE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
Teacher staffing is 24.6 full-time equivalents, or about 13.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in New York have a similar average ratio of 12.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 17%. Across public schools in Nassau County, the average is 31%.
The allk12 Grade for PARK AVENUE SCHOOL is B-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
PARK AVENUE SCHOOL is 9.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (59.3% versus 68.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
County data help place the school in context: in Nassau County, median household income is about $146,202, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Nassau County number 315 and enroll about 200,775.
WELLINGTON C MEPHAM HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, PARK AVENUE SCHOOL is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put PARK AVENUE SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal counts put enrollment at 312 in 2020-21 and 324 in 2024-25, a 4% gain.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at PARK AVENUE SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SAW MILL ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 700 students
- JOHN G DINKELMEYER SCHOOLElementary · 440 students
- NEWBRIDGE ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 336 students
- MARTIN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 328 students
Other schools in NORTH MERRICK
- HAROLD D FAYETTE SCHOOLElementary · 286 students
Other Park Avenue schools
4 other US public schools in 2 states are named Park Avenue. PARK AVENUE SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 5.
- PARK AVENUE SCHOOLAMITYVILLE, NY · 604 students
- PARK AVENUE SCHOOLWESTBURY, NY · 557 students
- PARK AVENUE SCHOOLPORT CHESTER, NY · 432 students
- Park Avenue SchoolDanbury, CT · 562 students
Nearby schools
- WELLINGTON C MEPHAM HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,211
- NEWBRIDGE ROAD SCHOOL0.5 mi · 336
- CAMP AVENUE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 491
- MERRICK AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 848
- GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 916
- SANFORD H CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,219
Frequently asked questions
About PARK AVENUE SCHOOLHow large is PARK AVENUE SCHOOL?
PARK AVENUE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-06.
Is PARK AVENUE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PARK AVENUE SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PARK AVENUE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PARK AVENUE SCHOOL is approximately 13.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PARK AVENUE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PARK AVENUE SCHOOL are roughly 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 11% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PARK AVENUE SCHOOL in?
PARK AVENUE SCHOOL is part of NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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