📍 451 Jackson St, Hempstead, Nassau County, 11550
Jackson Main Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hempstead, Nassau County. The school has 495 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hempstead Union Free School District school district. It serves grades 1–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jackson Main Elementary School enrolls 495 students across grades 1–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 383 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 95 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.2% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
369 of the school's 495 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 330 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jackson Main Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-40, state senate district 6, state house district 18.
Jackson Main Elementary School is one of 8 schools in HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in HEMPSTEAD, New York. The district serves 5,677 students district-wide and employs 300 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 495 students, Jackson Main Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 710 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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