📍 603 Powells Ln, Westbury, Nassau County, 11590
Powells Lane School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Westbury, Nassau County. The school has 486 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 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Powells Lane School enrolls 486 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 323 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 119 | 24% |
| White | 34 | 7% |
| Asian | 5 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
290 of the school's 486 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 290 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Powells Lane 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.
Powells Lane 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 486 students, Powells Lane 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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