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How has WEST END SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNBROOK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361791001610
WEST END SCHOOL
30 CLARK AVE, LYNBROOK, NY 11563 · (516) 887-0288 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
9.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
89 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 6 | 2% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 22% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
83.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp 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 78 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
75.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 WEST END SCHOOL
WEST END SCHOOL's state test result (75.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST END SCHOOL this school | 386 | 23.1% | 75.5% |
| HUTCHINSON SCHOOL PELHAM | 366 | 23.0% | 69.7% |
| JAMES H BOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HUNTINGTON | 421 | 26.4% | 69.0% |
| KENSICO SCHOOL VALHALLA | 352 | 19.3% | 57.6% |
| NEWBRIDGE ROAD SCHOOL NORTH BELLMORE | 336 | 23.5% | 66.2% |
| LINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW CITY | 366 | 19.7% | 49.8% |
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 WEST END SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #254 of 2,335 | #51 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #425 of 2,342 ▼ 124 | #73 of 172 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #188 of 2,343 ▼ 17 | #26 of 172 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #1,441 of 2,585 | #121 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #259 of 2,338 | #16 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #595 of 2,388 | #59 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.1% | #2,147 of 2,534 | #88 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #1,392 of 1,757 | #78 of 116 |
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
386
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 386 | 41.2 | 9.4:1 | 23% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 33.2 | 11.9:1 | 15% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 34.1 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 34 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 16% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 32 | 12.1:1 | 18% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 34 | 11.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 28 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST END SCHOOL.
About WEST END SCHOOL
In LYNBROOK, New York, part of Nassau County, WEST END SCHOOL is an elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 386 students.
LYNBROOK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 7 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,725 students.
Of every 100 students at WEST END SCHOOL, about 53 are White. The school is also 29% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among Nassau County residents, the White share is about 57%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WEST END SCHOOL scores 62%.
The school's 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At WEST END SCHOOL, 23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Nassau County is 31%.
WEST END SCHOOL holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of New York public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For WEST END SCHOOL, the prediction is 66.5% and the result is 75.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Nassau County show that the median household earns about $146,202 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Nassau County, 315 public schools serve about 200,775 students.
LYNBROOK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL sits about 0.2 miles from WEST END SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. WEST END SCHOOL places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school's enrollment decreased 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.2:1 to 9.4:1.
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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 LYNBROOK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LYNBROOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 846 students
- MARION STREET SCHOOLElementary · 435 students
- LYNBROOK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 414 students
- LYNBROOK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 284 students
- WAVERLY PARK SCHOOLElementary · 197 students
- KINDERGARTEN CENTERElementary · 163 students
Other schools in LYNBROOK
- LYNBROOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 846 students
- MARION STREET SCHOOLElementary · 435 students
- LYNBROOK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 414 students
- DAVISON AVENUE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 370 students
- LYNBROOK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 284 students
- KINDERGARTEN CENTERElementary · 163 students
Other West End schools
One other US public school is named West End. WEST END SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- West End SchoolNorth Plainfield, NJ · 600 students
Nearby schools
- LYNBROOK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 284
- DAVISON AVENUE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 370
- LYNBROOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 846
- KINDERGARTEN CENTER0.8 mi · 163
- WILLIAM L BUCK SCHOOL0.9 mi · 303
- MAURICE W DOWNING PRIMARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About WEST END SCHOOLHow many students attend WEST END SCHOOL?
WEST END SCHOOL enrolls approximately 386 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does WEST END SCHOOL serve?
WEST END SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at WEST END SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at WEST END SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WEST END SCHOOL?
At WEST END SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 53% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is WEST END SCHOOL public or private?
WEST END SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LYNBROOK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.