📍 1599 Park Ave, North Merrick, Nassau County, 11566
Park Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in North Merrick, Nassau County. The school has 305 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Bellmore Union Free School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Park Avenue School enrolls 305 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 215 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 15% |
| Asian | 25 | 8.2% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
47 of the school's 305 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 41 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Park Avenue School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-40, state senate district 8, state house district 14.
Park Avenue School is one of 5 schools in NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BELLMORE, New York. The district serves 2,261 students district-wide and employs 162 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 305 students, Park Avenue School is smaller than the district average of about 452 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large