📍 161 Drexel Ave, Westbury, Nassau County, 11590
Drexel Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Westbury, Nassau County. The school has 522 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Westbury Union Free School District school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Drexel Avenue School enrolls 522 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 10% Black or African American and 4.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 439 | 84% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 10% |
| White | 22 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
297 of the school's 522 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 297 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Drexel 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-30, state senate district 7, state house district 15.
Drexel Avenue School is one of 6 schools in WESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in OLD WESTBURY, New York. The district serves 4,649 students district-wide and employs 363 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 522 students, Drexel Avenue School is smaller than the district average of about 775 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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