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What's the vibe like in the hallways at STEWART SCHOOL right now?
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Enrollment
624
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361176000946
STEWART SCHOOL
501 STEWART AVE, GARDEN CITY, NY 11530 · (516) 478-1400 · Nassau County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL624 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
27 students
DISTRICT 3% · 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
Based on grade levels within GARDEN CITY 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
83.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
88.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 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
78.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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
624
+52 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.3:1
% White
72%
was 87%
% Hispanic
9%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
17%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About STEWART SCHOOL
Located at 501 STEWART AVE, in GARDEN CITY, New York, STEWART SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary school that educates 624 students (grades 2 through 5), run under GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 41% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.
GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,932 students; STEWART SCHOOL is among them.
Demographically, STEWART SCHOOL records that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 17% Asian, 9% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 4% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Nassau County (around 31%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, STEWART SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.4%; this one delivers 78.4%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Nassau County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $146,202 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. STEWART SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).
NASSAU BOCES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STEWART SCHOOL at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 56.9%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STEWART SCHOOL has rose 9%, going from 572 students in 2018 to 624 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 87% to 72%.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,096 students
- GARDEN CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,034 students
- STRATFORD AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 638 students
- HOMESTEAD SCHOOLElementary · 205 students
- HEMLOCK SCHOOLElementary · 184 students
- LOCUST SCHOOLElementary · 151 students
Other schools in GARDEN CITY
- NASSAU BOCESCombined · 1,797 students
- GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,096 students
- GARDEN CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,034 students
- STRATFORD AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 638 students
- HOMESTEAD SCHOOLElementary · 205 students
- HEMLOCK SCHOOLElementary · 184 students
Nearby schools
- NASSAU BOCES0.2 mi · 1,797
- LOCUST SCHOOL0.5 mi · 151
- HEMLOCK SCHOOL0.7 mi · 184
- ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UNIONDALE0.9 mi · 1,607
- RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS1.1 mi · 631
- HAMPTON STREET SCHOOL1.2 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About STEWART SCHOOLHow many students attend STEWART SCHOOL?
STEWART SCHOOL enrolls approximately 624 students in grades 02-05.
What grades does STEWART SCHOOL serve?
STEWART SCHOOL serves grades 02-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at STEWART SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at STEWART SCHOOL is approximately 13.4:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at STEWART SCHOOL?
At STEWART SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 72% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 17% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is STEWART SCHOOL in?
STEWART SCHOOL is part of GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.