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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361863001690
UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
350 UNQUA RD, MASSAPEQUA, NY 11758 · (516) 308-5601 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
30 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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
UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→BERNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within MASSAPEQUA 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
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
72.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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
496
-43 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.9:1
% White
80%
was 89%
% Hispanic
11%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As an average-sized elementary-level community in MASSAPEQUA, New York, UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL works with 496 students from grades K through 5, part of MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Within MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 9 schools and 6,461 students, UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). The remainder looks like 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 6% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Nassau County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.8%, the actual is 61.5%, a residual of -11.3 points.
Across the wider county, 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%. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
BERNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 55.2%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 8%, going from 539 students in 2018 to 496 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 89% to 80%.
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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 MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BERNER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,487 students
- MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,407 students
- BIRCH LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 696 students
- EAST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 523 students
- FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 513 students
- MHS AMES CAMPUSHigh · 495 students
Other schools in MASSAPEQUA
- BERNER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,487 students
- MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,407 students
- PLAINEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 856 students
- CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOLElementary · 524 students
- FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 513 students
- MHS AMES CAMPUSHigh · 495 students
Nearby schools
- BERNER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,487
- MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,407
- EAST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 523
- PARK AVENUE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 604
- BIRCH LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 696
- MCKENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 496 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.