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Park Avenue School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1599 Park Ave
North Merrick, NY 11566
Phone
(516) 992-3117
District
NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
NASSAU COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
305
Classroom Teachers
24

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.6% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Park Avenue School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
64%
49%
63%
45%
65%
54%
64%
49%
63%
45%
65%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
51%
52%
49%
57%
54%
55%
51%
52%
49%
57%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
47%
65%
45%
52%
50%
59%
47%
65%
45%
52%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
50%
47%
36%
46%
63%
48%
50%
47%
36%
46%
63%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 47 15.4%
Grade 1 46 15.1%
Grade 2 43 14.1%
Grade 3 42 13.8%
Grade 4 43 14.1%
Grade 5 42 13.8%
Grade 6 42 13.8%
Total 305 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 71.9% 66.0% 42.2%
Black 4.0% 3.6% 16.4%
Hispanic 15.4% 19.0% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.4% 11.2% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 15.4% 15.0% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 13.4% 13.4% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 1.6% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 27,539 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 8,263.7 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.8% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.9% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 17.2% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,722 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 2.8% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.4% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 53.8% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 57.2% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.8% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.0% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.0% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 5.2% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.3% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 2.4% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,062 $32,862,000 60.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,226 $2,508,000 4.6%
Staff $1,708 $3,495,000 6.5%
General Administration $655 $1,340,000 2.5%
School Administration $1,349 $2,761,000 5.1%
Operation $1,999 $4,089,000 7.6%
Transportation $1,024 $2,096,000 3.9%
Other $521 $1,066,000 2.0%
Total Support $8,482 $17,355,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,845 $3,775,000 7.0%
Total Expenditures $26,389 $53,992,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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