WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL

WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL is a K-5 school of low-enrollment scale in BELLMORE, New York, overseen by BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 312 students in grades 3 through 4. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL sits 30% smaller than that benchmark.

WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 1,135 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL lists that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 17% Hispanic, 13% Asian. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Nassau County (around 31%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.2%; this one delivers 78.6%.

Across the wider county, census data for Nassau County shows the typical household earns roughly $146,202 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

Nearest neighbor: MARTIN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 74.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL has grew 7%, going from 291 students in 2018 to 312 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 75% to 66% over that span.

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