WOODWARD PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WOODWARD PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a high-enrollment elementary school in FARMINGDALE, New York, one of the schools within FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school instructs 815 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 84% larger than typical.

FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 5,180 students; WOODWARD PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, WOODWARD PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 32% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Black, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WOODWARD PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WOODWARD PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.0%, the actual is 57.5%, a residual of -7.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Nassau County) records that the typical household earns roughly $146,202 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), WOODWARD PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WOODWARD PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WOODWARD PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 799 students in 2018 to 815 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 64% to 51% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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