Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361738001550
WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL
175 W GATES AVE, LINDENHURST, NY 11757 · (631) 867-3400 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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
11.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
122 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 LINDENHURST 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
51.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 GATES AVENUE SCHOOL
WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL this school | 303 | 40.3% | 48.3% |
| RUTH C KINNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ISLIP TERRACE | 314 | 40.1% | 47.3% |
| FISHKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FISHKILL | 334 | 38.3% | 59.8% |
| JAMES S EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAPPINGERS FALLS | 297 | 45.1% | 52.4% |
| SARGENT SCHOOL BEACON | 285 | 35.1% | 45.6% |
| EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL LAKE GROVE | 308 | 42.2% | 28.3% |
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 WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,237 of 2,335 | #79 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,451 of 2,342 ▼ 98 | #101 of 169 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,305 of 2,343 ▼ 459 | #82 of 169 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #1,978 of 2,585 | #173 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #1,182 of 2,338 | #104 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #950 of 2,388 | #89 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #1,687 of 2,534 | #79 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #1,210 of 1,757 | #80 of 137 |
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
303
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
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 | 303 | 25.7 | 11.8:1 | 40% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 23.7 | 12.7:1 | 41% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 23.9 | 11.6:1 | 43% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 28% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 29% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 31% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 12% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 25 | 18.9:1 | 6% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 26 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL.
About WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL
WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL is a small elementary school in LINDENHURST, New York. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 303 students. It has 32% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).
WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL is part of LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 8 schools serve 5,560 students.
At WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL, 59% of students are White. It is also 29% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL scores 56%.
There are about 11.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL, which has 25.7. Elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL is about 40%. The average for public schools in Suffolk County is similar, at 39%.
On the allk12 Grade, WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 40% of New York public elementary schools.
WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.3%) and its predicted rate (60.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
The county, Suffolk County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $130,686, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 343, with about 222,439 students.
ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL is about 0.5 miles from WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL is 6th among 9 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 305 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 303.
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Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,868 students
- LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,260 students
- WILLIAM RALL SCHOOLElementary · 539 students
- ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 498 students
- DANIEL STREET SCHOOLElementary · 495 students
- ALLEGHANY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
Other schools in LINDENHURST
- LINDENHURST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,868 students
- LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,260 students
- WILLIAM RALL SCHOOLElementary · 539 students
- ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 498 students
- DANIEL STREET SCHOOLElementary · 495 students
- ALLEGHANY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
Nearby schools
- ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 498
- LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,260
- SUSAN E WILEY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 611
- ALLEGHANY AVENUE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 319
- GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 428
- WALTER G O'CONNELL COPIAGUE HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,567
Frequently asked questions
About WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOLHow many students attend WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL?
WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 303 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL serve?
WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL is approximately 11.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL?
At WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 59% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL?
WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL is overseen by LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
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