📍 252 Chestnut St, West Hempstead, Nassau County, 11552
Chestnut Street School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Hempstead, Nassau County. The school has 101 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Hempstead Union Free School District school district. It serves grades K–1 in a suburban setting. The school employs 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Chestnut Street School enrolls 101 students across grades K–1. The student body is 63% male and 37% female. A teaching staff of 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 49% |
| White | 21 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 21% |
| Asian | 8 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
46 of the school's 101 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 33 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.
Chestnut Street 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.
Chestnut Street 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 101 students, Chestnut Street 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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