Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360441000191
WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL
580 WINTHROP AVE, BELLMORE, NY 11710 · (516) 679-2920 · Nassau County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
58 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL→SHORE ROAD SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BELLMORE 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
79.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
93.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
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
78.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
312
+21 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.9:1
% White
66%
was 75%
% Hispanic
17%
was 12%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
13%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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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 BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- REINHARD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 550 students
- SHORE ROAD SCHOOLMiddle · 273 students
Other schools in BELLMORE
- WELLINGTON C MEPHAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,211 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,089 students
- GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 916 students
- REINHARD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 550 students
- MARTIN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 328 students
- SHORE ROAD SCHOOLMiddle · 273 students
Nearby schools
- MARTIN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 328
- REINHARD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.8 mi · 550
- GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 916
- MANDALAY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 321
- JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,089
- SHORE ROAD SCHOOL1.0 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOLHow large is WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL?
WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 312 students in grades 03-04.
What grades does WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL serve?
WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL serves grades 03-04.
How many teachers does WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL have?
WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL?
At WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 66% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL public or private?
WINTHROP AVENUE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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