Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362637003615
SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
280 CARPENTER AVE, SEA CLIFF, NY 11579 · (516) 277-7501 · Nassau County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
10.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
29 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Based on grade levels within NORTH SHORE CENTRAL 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
85.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
90.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 89.0% |
% 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
81.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (81.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 361 | 8.0% | 81.7% |
| FORT SALONGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTHPORT | 381 | 8.7% | 72.5% |
| FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST NORTHPORT | 377 | 7.2% | 63.4% |
| FOREST LAKE SCHOOL WANTAGH | 390 | 6.7% | 65.5% |
| ALLEN CREEK SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 365 | 6.0% | 69.8% |
| PURCHASE SCHOOL PURCHASE | 385 | 6.8% | 80.3% |
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 SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #146 of 2,335 | #22 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #138 of 2,342 ▼ 10 | #18 of 172 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #149 of 2,343 ▲ 25 | #13 of 172 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #1,605 of 2,585 | #133 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #611 of 2,338 | #46 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #1,688 of 2,388 | #158 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.0% | #2,460 of 2,534 | #163 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #338 of 606 | #39 of 70 |
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
361
+34 (+10%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 361 | 34.4 | 10.5:1 | 8% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 33.7 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 33.8 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 38 | 8.6:1 | 8% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 36 | 9.3:1 | 7% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 34 | 9.9:1 | 3% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | 36 | 10.9:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 5% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 26 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school found in SEA CLIFF, New York. In all, 361 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
NORTH SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 5 schools; together they serve 2,544 students.
More than half of enrollment at SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White: 78%. Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's White share is 21 points above the 57% share among Nassau County residents. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
The school's 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. Elementary schools in New York have an average ratio of 12.8:1. At SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Nassau County report 31%.
On the allk12 Grade, SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at A, ahead of 89% of New York public elementary schools.
SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 81.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 72.0%.
The county, Nassau County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $146,202 a year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Nassau County has 315 public schools.
About 0.8 miles separate SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. The five-mile area around SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 81.7% versus a 67.2% 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.
In 2020-21, SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 327 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 361. Federal data show the ratio rising from 8.6:1 to 10.5:1.
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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 NORTH SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 776 students
- NORTH SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 642 students
- GLENWOOD LANDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 386 students
- GLEN HEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 379 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 776
- NORTH SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 642
- LANDING SCHOOL1.2 mi · 355
- GLENWOOD LANDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 386
- GLEN HEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 379
- DEASY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 361 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of NORTH SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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