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What do students at SCHOOL 3 actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362157003061
SCHOOL 3
2852 FORTESQUE AVE, OCEANSIDE, NY 11572 · (516) 678-7564 · Nassau County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 223.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
71 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
SCHOOL 3→SCHOOL 9M-OCEANSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
65.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
447
-93 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.8:1
% White
67%
was 74%
% Hispanic
21%
was 17%
% Black
4%
was 2%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SCHOOL 3
As a mid-tier primary school in OCEANSIDE, New York, SCHOOL 3 serves 447 students from grades 1 through 6, part of OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,465 students; SCHOOL 3 is among them.
On the student-mix side, SCHOOL 3 reports that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment; the rest reads as 21% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 16% of students at SCHOOL 3 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Nassau County's rate of about 31%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SCHOOL 3 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.2%; this one delivers 69.1%.
In the broader community, census data for Nassau County shows median household income runs about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which SCHOOL 3 is one.
SCHOOL 7-OCEANSIDE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SCHOOL 3. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SCHOOL 3 at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 63.1%.
SCHOOL 3 operates from a suburban location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 17%: 540 students in 2018 compared to 447 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 67% across the same window.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SCHOOL 7-OCEANSIDE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,668 students
- SCHOOL 9M-OCEANSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 801 students
- SCHOOL 6-KINDERGARTEN CENTERElementary · 625 students
- SCHOOL 5Elementary · 452 students
- SCHOOL 8Elementary · 433 students
- SCHOOL 2Elementary · 407 students
Other schools in OCEANSIDE
- SCHOOL 7-OCEANSIDE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,668 students
- SCHOOL 9M-OCEANSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 801 students
- SCHOOL 6-KINDERGARTEN CENTERElementary · 625 students
- SCHOOL 5Elementary · 452 students
- SCHOOL 8Elementary · 433 students
- SCHOOL 2Elementary · 407 students
Nearby schools
- SCHOOL 7-OCEANSIDE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,668
- SCHOOL 6-KINDERGARTEN CENTER0.6 mi · 625
- CASTLETON ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL OF OCEANSIDE0.6 mi · 35
- STEELE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 293
- SCHOOL 50.8 mi · 452
- SCHOOL 41.0 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About SCHOOL 3How many students attend SCHOOL 3?
SCHOOL 3 enrolls approximately 447 students in grades 01-06.
Is SCHOOL 3 an elementary, middle, or high school?
SCHOOL 3 is an elementary school covering grades 01-06.
How many teachers does SCHOOL 3 have?
SCHOOL 3 employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at SCHOOL 3?
Student demographics at SCHOOL 3 are roughly 67% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees SCHOOL 3?
SCHOOL 3 is overseen by OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.