STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOL

STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOL is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in PLAINVIEW, New York, operated by PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 621 students on its rolls from grades K through 4. That puts it 40% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Within PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 7 schools and 5,406 students, STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Asian at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 40% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 12% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 17% of students at STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Nassau County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.9%.

In the broader community, Nassau County reports that median household income runs about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

The closest other public school is BAYLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 75.7%.

STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOL has climbed 21%, going from 515 students in 2018 to 621 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 30% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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