📍 250 Cornwell Ave, West Hempstead, Nassau County, 11552
Cornwell Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Hempstead, Nassau County. The school has 328 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Hempstead Union Free School District school district. It serves grades 1–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cornwell Avenue School enrolls 328 students across grades 1–3. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 168 | 51% |
| White | 62 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 17% |
| Asian | 33 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
159 of the school's 328 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 138 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Cornwell Avenue 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 9, state house district 21.
Cornwell Avenue School is one of 4 schools in WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in WEST HEMPSTEAD, New York. The district serves 1,634 students district-wide and employs 158 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 328 students, Cornwell Avenue School is smaller than the district average of about 409 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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