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Enrollment
672
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362985004012
WANTAGH SCHOOL
1765 BEECH ST, WANTAGH, NY 11793 · (516) 679-6480 · Nassau County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL672 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
60 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 72 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 WANTAGH 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
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 63.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 →
Schools most like WANTAGH SCHOOL
WANTAGH SCHOOL's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WANTAGH SCHOOL this school | 672 | 8.9% | 59.2% |
| NORMAN J LEVY LAKESIDE SCHOOL MERRICK | 644 | 6.4% | 75.8% |
| BIRCH LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MASSAPEQUA PARK | 696 | 6.3% | 50.8% |
| CHATSWORTH AVENUE SCHOOL LARCHMONT | 652 | 5.5% | 85.4% |
| PARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST AURORA | 704 | 9.1% | 62.5% |
| SETAUKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SETAUKET | 599 | 10.7% | 71.3% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where WANTAGH SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #784 of 2,335 | #117 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #605 of 2,342 ▲ 216 | #97 of 172 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,008 of 2,343 ▲ 6 | #129 of 172 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 672 | #313 of 2,585 | #17 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #1,134 of 2,338 | #99 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #1,953 of 2,388 | #182 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.9% | #2,449 of 2,534 | #158 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #302 of 606 | #31 of 70 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
672
+22 (+3%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 9.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 672 | 57.5 | 11.7:1 | 9% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 53.4 | 12.8:1 | 9% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 683 | 25.3 | 27.0:1 | 8% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 67 | 9.7:1 | 5% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 48 | 12.9:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 50 | 13.0:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 744 | 59 | 12.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 782 | 41 | 19.1:1 | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | 35 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WANTAGH SCHOOL.
About WANTAGH SCHOOL
WANTAGH SCHOOL is a large elementary school in WANTAGH, New York, administered by WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It reports enrollment of 672 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 443.
WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 5 schools and 2,854 students, and WANTAGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
WANTAGH SCHOOL is 85% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 57% White among all Nassau County residents. The diversity index for WANTAGH SCHOOL is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is higher. A total of 60 students, or 9%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Nassau County is 31%.
WANTAGH SCHOOL holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of New York public elementary schools.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 71.7%. WANTAGH SCHOOL scores 59.2%.
In the wider Nassau County area, the median household earns about $146,202 a year, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. WANTAGH SCHOOL shares Nassau County with 314 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, WANTAGH SCHOOL is closest to FOREST LAKE SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: WANTAGH SCHOOL ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 59.2% versus a 72.0% average.
WANTAGH SCHOOL is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% rise, from 650 to 672. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.7:1 in 2020-21, and 11.7:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to WANTAGH SCHOOL can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WANTAGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 826 students
- WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 645 students
- FOREST LAKE SCHOOLElementary · 390 students
- MANDALAY SCHOOLElementary · 321 students
Other schools in WANTAGH
- WANTAGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 826 students
- WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 645 students
- FOREST LAKE SCHOOLElementary · 390 students
- MANDALAY SCHOOLElementary · 321 students
- LEE ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 312 students
Nearby schools
- FOREST LAKE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 390
- SEAFORD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 650
- WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 645
- WANTAGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 826
- SEAFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 522
- SEAFORD MANOR SCHOOL1.1 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About WANTAGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WANTAGH SCHOOL?
WANTAGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 672 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WANTAGH SCHOOL serve?
WANTAGH SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at WANTAGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at WANTAGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at WANTAGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WANTAGH SCHOOL are roughly 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is WANTAGH SCHOOL public or private?
WANTAGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.