📍 1712 Merrick Ave, Merrick, Nassau County, 11566
Camp Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Merrick, Nassau County. The school has 481 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Merrick Union Free School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Camp Avenue School enrolls 481 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 8.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 351 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 14% |
| Asian | 43 | 8.9% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
41 of the school's 481 students (8.5%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 38 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Camp 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.
Camp Avenue School is one of 3 schools in NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MERRICK, New York. The district serves 1,233 students district-wide and employs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 481 students, Camp Avenue School is larger than the district average of about 411 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large