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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362322004381
PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3 RICHARD CT, PLAINVIEW, NY 11803 · (516) 434-3451 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
76 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 18% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
84.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
92.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
83.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% 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 →
Where PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #119 of 2,335 | #13 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #107 of 2,342 | #11 of 172 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #171 of 2,343 | #20 of 172 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #1,049 of 2,585 | #81 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #1,324 of 2,338 | #115 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #808 of 2,388 | #81 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #1,665 of 1,757 | #108 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
455
-9 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.3:1
% White
39%
was 68%
% Hispanic
7%
was 7%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
51%
was 24%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 455 | 37.5 | 12.1:1 | 17% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 45.7 | 9.7:1 | 17% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 43.9 | 10.0:1 | 13% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 35 | 13.3:1 | 7% (33) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 3 RICHARD CT in PLAINVIEW, New York, PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 455 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25.
A total of 7 schools make up PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 5,406 students enrolled.
Asian students make up a majority at PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 51%. The remaining students are 39% White and 7% Hispanic. Census figures show Nassau County is about 12% Asian. PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 37.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.1:1. That is 0.7 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Around 17% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Nassau County average 31%.
The model predicts 68.8% for a school in New York with PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 83.7%.
Nassau County has these Census figures: the median household income is $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nassau County is home to 315 public schools and about 200,775 public school students.
KRAMER LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 83.7% versus a 73.0% average.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 7 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 464 to 455. The White share was 68% in 2017-18 and 39% in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.3:1 to 12.1:1.
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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 PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE/JFK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,720 students
- PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 953 students
- H B MATTLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 783 students
- STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 621 students
- JUDY JACOBS PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 467 students
- OLD BETHPAGE SCHOOLElementary · 407 students
Other schools in PLAINVIEW
- PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE/JFK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,720 students
- PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 953 students
- H B MATTLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 783 students
- STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 621 students
- JUDY JACOBS PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 467 students
- BAYLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 416 students
Nearby schools
- KRAMER LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 358
- STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOL0.8 mi · 621
- PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 953
- EAST STREET SCHOOL1.2 mi · 389
- WOODLAND AVENUE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 277
- BETHPAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 995
Frequently asked questions
About PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 455 students in grades KG-04.
Is PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 39% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 51% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.