SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL

SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL is one of the sprawling K-5 schools in VALLEY STREAM, New York, operated by VALLEY STREAM 30 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 740 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL sits 67% above that benchmark.

VALLEY STREAM 30 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,457 students. SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Asian at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 30% Hispanic, 30% Black, 6% White. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 12% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 56% of students at SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Nassau County (around 31%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.3%; this one delivers 61.4%.

Across the wider county, Nassau County reports that median household earnings sit near $146,202, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL is one.

CLEARSTREAM AVENUE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 63.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 764 (now 740). The Asian share of enrollment ticked up from 22% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.