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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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (56) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (91).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like SCHOOL 3
SCHOOL 3's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL 3 this school | 447 | 15.9% | 69.1% |
| MINISINK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLETOWN | 454 | 18.3% | N/A |
| LINDELL BOULEVARD SCHOOL LONG BEACH | 462 | 17.1% | 61.1% |
| SCHOOL 5 OCEANSIDE | 452 | 16.8% | 62.7% |
| FULMAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAHOPAC | 485 | 16.9% | 50.3% |
| PEQUENAKONCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH SALEM | 445 | 15.1% | 63.3% |
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 SCHOOL 3 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #431 of 2,335 | #75 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #504 of 2,342 ▼ 197 | #84 of 172 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #734 of 2,343 ▼ 285 | #105 of 172 ▼ 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #1,089 of 2,585 | #86 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,096 of 2,338 | #172 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #1,242 of 2,388 | #122 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.9% | #2,324 of 2,534 | #132 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #749 of 1,757 | #23 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
447
-63 (-12%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 447 | 28.9 | 15.5:1 | 16% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 28.8 | 16.5:1 | 16% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 33.6 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 40 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 34.3 | 15.8:1 | 16% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 14% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 8% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 4% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 29 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCHOOL 3.
About SCHOOL 3
SCHOOL 3 is a mid-sized elementary school in New York, with an address in OCEANSIDE. Its grade span covers grades 1 through 6, with 447 students on the rolls.
Besides SCHOOL 3, OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 9 other schools. The district enrolls 5,465 students.
The largest group at SCHOOL 3 is White students, at 67%. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Nassau County, the White share is about 57%. The diversity index for SCHOOL 3 is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. Elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1, 2.6 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 16% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Nassau County average 31%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 69.2%.
For Nassau County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $146,202, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Nassau County number 315, with about 200,775 students.
SCHOOL 7-OCEANSIDE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. SCHOOL 3 places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
SCHOOL 3 has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
A 12% decline took enrollment from 510 in 2020-21 to 447 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.5:1.
The SCHOOL 3 discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Other School 3 schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named School 3. SCHOOL 3 is the largest of the 3.
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.