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William L Buck 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
75 Horton Ave
Valley Stream, NY 11581
Phone
(516) 434-2841
District
VALLEY STREAM 24 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
NASSAU COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
311
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

10

(10 is best)

Better than 90.2% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 90.3% of all U.S. schools.


William L Buck School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
76%
49%
65%
45%
87%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
77%
51%
77%
49%
76%
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
62%
47%
65%
45%
59%
50%
62%
47%
65%
45%
59%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
84%
47%
79%
46%
88%
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
14
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 28 9.0%
Grade 1 37 11.9%
Grade 2 41 13.2%
Grade 3 40 12.9%
Grade 4 47 15.1%
Grade 5 60 19.3%
Grade 6 58 18.6%
Total 311 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 15.1% 13.3% 42.2%
Black 21.7% 24.1% 16.4%
Hispanic 44.5% 44.1% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 18.7% 17.3% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 1.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 35.0% 41.3% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 30.9% 38.0% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.2% 3.3% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 17,333 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 12,474.4 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.6% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.9% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 14.7% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,542 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 7.1% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.1% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 41.6% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 37.9% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.1% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.2% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.5% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.1% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.2% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 1.9% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $17,632 $18,602,000 59.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,629 $1,719,000 5.5%
Staff $1,371 $1,446,000 4.6%
General Administration $960 $1,013,000 3.2%
School Administration $1,214 $1,281,000 4.1%
Operation $1,952 $2,059,000 6.6%
Transportation $1,009 $1,065,000 3.4%
Other $883 $932,000 3.0%
Total Support $9,019 $9,515,000 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,104 $3,275,000 10.4%
Total Expenditures $29,755 $31,392,000 100.0%
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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