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What's something VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362856003844
VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
90 CONVENT RD, SYOSSET, NY 11791 · (516) 364-5817 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
47 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
85.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
92.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 5 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
84.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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
379
-20 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 13.3:1
% White
33%
was 48%
% Hispanic
7%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
55%
was 41%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a mid-sized K-5 school in SYOSSET, New York, VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL instructs 379 students from grades K through 5, run under SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 6,980 students. VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 55% of the student body identifies as Asian. Beyond that, the school records 33% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 12% 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 lower than the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.4%; this one delivers 84.8%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Nassau County put median household income runs about $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).
The closest other public school is PS 256, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 84.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 379 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 48% to 33% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.
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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 SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,400 students
- H B THOMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 951 students
- SOUTH WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 802 students
- ROBBINS LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 460 students
- BERRY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 450 students
- SOUTH GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
Other schools in SYOSSET
- SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,400 students
- H B THOMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 951 students
- SOUTH WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 802 students
- PS 256Combined · 543 students
- ROBBINS LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 460 students
- BERRY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 450 students
Nearby schools
- PS 2560.4 mi · 543
- BERRY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 450
- SYOSSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 2,400
- SOUTH WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 802
- H B THOMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 951
- WILLITS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 379 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 9.5:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 33% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 55% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.