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Enrollment
608
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY STREAM 13 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362943003971
WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL
1 W WHEELER AVE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580 · (516) 568-6140 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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.
- BBeats 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
10.6:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
193 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (89).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
72.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL
WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL this school | 608 | 31.7% | 61.2% |
| MAY MOORE PRIMARY SCHOOL DEER PARK | 465 | 33.1% | N/A |
| PAUMANOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIX HILLS | 602 | 30.1% | 75.1% |
| JOHN QUINCY ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL DEER PARK | 468 | 40.2% | N/A |
| ROBERT W CARBONARO SCHOOL VALLEY STREAM | 376 | 35.4% | 60.9% |
| PS/IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLAND ROOSEVELT ISLAND | 689 | 29.5% | 69.3% |
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 WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #704 of 2,335 | #105 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #864 of 2,342 ▼ 151 | #125 of 172 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #470 of 2,343 ▲ 413 | #69 of 172 ▲ 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #434 of 2,585 | #30 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #662 of 2,338 | #54 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #86 of 2,388 | #6 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.7% | #1,929 of 2,534 | #63 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #549 of 606 | #66 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
608
+54 (+10%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 608 | 57.1 | 10.6:1 | 32% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 55.6 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 49.9 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 51 | 10.9:1 | 37% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 47 | 12.8:1 | 32% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 27% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 12% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 41 | 15.4:1 | 7% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 658 | 36 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL.
About WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL
In VALLEY STREAM, New York, WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school. Its 608 students are spread across kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 37% larger than the 443 average for elementary schools in New York.
VALLEY STREAM 13 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 2,054 students spread across 4 schools.
The most common group at WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL is Hispanic students, at 36%. After that, the student body is 27% Asian, 23% Black, 11% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Nassau County, the Hispanic share is about 19%. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL's 57.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.6:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 32%. For comparison, public schools in Nassau County average 31%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL would be expected to post about 63.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Nassau County show that the median household income is $146,202, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. There are 315 public schools in Nassau County, enrolling about 200,775 students in all.
The nearest public school is VALLEY STREAM MEMORIAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, at about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 10% from its 2020-21 level of 554.
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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 VALLEY STREAM 13 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HOWELL ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 599 students
- JAMES A DEVER SCHOOLElementary · 437 students
- WILLOW ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 410 students
Other schools in VALLEY STREAM
- VALLEY STREAM SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,229 students
- VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,121 students
- VALLEY STREAM MEMORIAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 937 students
- SHAW AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 740 students
- HOWELL ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 599 students
- JAMES A DEVER SCHOOLElementary · 437 students
Nearby schools
- VALLEY STREAM MEMORIAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 937
- VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,121
- HOWELL ROAD SCHOOL0.5 mi · 599
- JAMES A DEVER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 437
- WEST END SCHOOL1.0 mi · 386
- BROOKLYN AVENUE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOLHow many students attend WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL?
WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 608 students in grades KG-06.
Is WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL have?
WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL are roughly 11% White, 36% Hispanic, 23% Black, 27% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL in?
WHEELER AVENUE SCHOOL is part of VALLEY STREAM 13 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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