📍 3252 Fulton Ave, Oceanside, Nassau County, 11572
School 8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Oceanside, Nassau County. The school has 406 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oceanside Union Free School District school district. It serves grades 1–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School 8 enrolls 406 students across grades 1–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 240 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 122 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 3% |
| Asian | 12 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
48 of the school's 406 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 47 qualify for free lunch and 1 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.
School 8 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 9, state house district 20.
School 8 is one of 10 schools in OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in OCEANSIDE, New York. The district serves 5,502 students district-wide and employs 416 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 406 students, School 8 is smaller than the district average of about 550 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large