SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized primary school in UNIONDALE, New York, overseen by UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 476 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 8 schools in UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (5,995 students total), SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 38% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Nassau County (around 31%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.8%.

In the area at large, Nassau County reports that the typical household earns roughly $146,202 per year, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.4%.

SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 488 (now 476). Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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