📍 75 Horton Ave, Valley Stream, Nassau County, 11581
William L Buck School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Valley Stream, Nassau County. The school has 311 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
William L Buck School enrolls 311 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 18% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 133 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 65 | 21% |
| Asian | 56 | 18% |
| White | 45 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
109 of the school's 311 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 96 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
William L Buck School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-40, state senate district 9, state house district 22.
William L Buck School is one of 3 schools in VALLEY STREAM 24 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in VALLEY STREAM, New York. The district serves 1,075 students district-wide and employs 87 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 311 students, William L Buck School is close to the district average of about 358 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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