📍 955 Park Ave, Westbury, Nassau County, 11590
Park Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Westbury, Nassau County. The school has 556 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 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Park Avenue School enrolls 556 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 2.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 416 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 121 | 22% |
| White | 14 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 556 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 337 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.
Park 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 13.
Park 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 556 students, Park 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