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Meadow Elementary School

Q: Is Meadow Elementary School a good school?

Meadow Elementary School ranks 1234 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Meadow Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended Meadow Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Meadow Elementary School?

Students at Meadow Elementary School are 46% African American, 29% Hispanic, 13% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Public Grades K-5

1234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Meadow Elementary School is a public elementary school in Baldwin, New York, serving 594 students in grades K-5 and part of the Baldwin Union Free School District. While the school has shown some academic strengths, such as higher proficiency rates in 3rd and 5th grade English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, its overall performance has been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating significantly in recent years.

Meadow Elementary School's performance disparities across different student subgroups are a concern, with the school struggling to support the academic needs of Asian, White, English Language Learner, and low-socioeconomic status students. Despite a significant increase in per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's inconsistent academic performance raises questions about the effective utilization of these resources. In comparison, nearby schools like Steele Elementary School and several schools in the Oceanside Union Free School District have consistently outperformed Meadow Elementary on state assessments.

To address these challenges, Meadow Elementary School may need to implement a more comprehensive and sustained approach to improving student learning outcomes, particularly for underperforming subgroups. By learning from the practices of higher-performing nearby schools, the school can identify strategies to effectively utilize its resources and provide a more equitable education for all students.

613

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,186

Per pupil spending ?

40.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

880 Jackson St
Baldwin, NY 11510-4798

(516) 434-6500

District: Baldwin Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.8%

Hispanic:

28.7%

White:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Baldwin Union Free School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg65%

New York avg55%

1,234^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Baldwin Union Free School District

259^th of 874Baldwin Union Free School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	1234 of 2445	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	1385 of 2445	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	859 of 2439	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	748 of 2434	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	621 of 2201	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	707 of 2413	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	810 of 2395	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	78.1	439 of 2386	81.6%	★★★★☆
2016	75.1	526 of 2366	77.8%	★★★★☆
2015	74.4	542 of 2352	77.0%	★★★★☆
2014	71.2	602 of 2345	74.3%	★★★★☆
2013	48.5	1161 of 2325	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	1056 of 2320	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.4	1163 of 2286	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.3	1206 of 2263	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.6	1142 of 2257	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.1	916 of 2227	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	959 of 2219	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.5	673 of 2206	69.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	260 of 928	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	225 of 927	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	143 of 857	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	111 of 936	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	42 of 427	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	118 of 891	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	67 of 948	92.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	535 of 696	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	537 of 662	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	433 of 605	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1115 of 1117	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	1054 of 2409	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	1486 of 2413	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.2	718 of 2403	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	609 of 2401	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	547 of 1955	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	436 of 2357	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	556 of 2338	76.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	797 of 1569	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	822 of 1531	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.9	335 of 1429	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	475 of 1503	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	293 of 818	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	470 of 1315	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	791 of 1392	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	1198 of 2098	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1545 of 2078	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.0	924 of 2041	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	583 of 2099	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	737 of 1678	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	969 of 2032	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	1075 of 2045	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	1351 of 2407	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	1266 of 2411	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	964 of 2400	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	911 of 2400	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	683 of 1961	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	906 of 2358	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	921 of 2340	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	81.2	29 of 180	83.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	1179 of 2134	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	782 of 2110	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	898 of 2016	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	645 of 2031	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	431 of 1044	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.7	1117 of 1859	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	750 of 1941	61.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1023 of 1402	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.6	583 of 1399	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.1	229 of 1338	82.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2019)84th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math58%~ state avg

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Science41%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meadow Elementary School	Public	K-5	880 Jackson St	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-6500	613	56	10.9	40.1%	79 (12.9%)	281 (45.8%)	176 (28.7%)	35 (5.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.9%)	48.4	1234^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.5%		42	1385^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.4%	151	53.3	51.3	55.3		60.0	59.0	54.9		41.0									$34,186	$1,595	$32,590
Steele Elementary School	Public	K-5	860 Church St	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-6700	293	25	11.5	42.0%	19 (6.5%)	105 (35.8%)	128 (43.7%)	28 (9.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	86	281^st of 2445 public elementary schools	88.5%		68	706^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.1%	425	81.0	80.5	82.5		82.9	71.4	74.3		70.7									$29,638	$1,016	$28,622
School 3	Public	1-6	2852 Fortesque Ave	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 678-7564	447	29	15.4	15.9%	301 (67.3%)	17 (3.8%)	95 (21.3%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	74.4	572^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	76.6%		84.5	323^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.8%	249	56.1	67.2	69.1	66.7	61.7	74.2	82.8	85.2	57.1	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,011	$480	$23,531
Leo F Giblyn School	Public, Magnet	K-4	450 S Ocean Ave	Freeport	11520	Nassau County	Freeport Union Free School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(516) 867-5260	519	49	10.5	66.5%	29 (5.6%)	109 (21.0%)	351 (67.6%)	11 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	71	660^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.0%		57.4	966^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.5%	306	69.8	60.0			68.2	77.1				97.4	98.1	99.7	99.7	100.0	98.5	99.5	99.0	$35,005	$1,910	$33,095
School 9e-Boardman Elementary School	Public	1-6	170 Beatrice Ave	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 678-8510	333	33	10.0	10.8%	225 (67.6%)	9 (2.7%)	62 (18.6%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	79.4	437^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.1%		71.3	608^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.1%	171	68.3	64.7	69.2	73.5	75.0	61.1	79.0	89.7	71.1	95.1	98.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.4	98.4	98.0	$27,557	$645	$26,912
Archer Street School	Public, Magnet	K-4	255 Archer St	Freeport	11520	Nassau County	Freeport Union Free School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(516) 867-5250	433	49	8.8	76.2%	10 (2.3%)	64 (14.8%)	339 (78.3%)	7 (1.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	43.9	1367^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.1%		44.5	1300^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.8%	67	36.1	44.1			59.4	76.2				97.7	98.1	99.6	99.6	100.0	98.1	98.9	98.4	$40,436	$1,945	$38,491
Bayview Avenue School	Public, Magnet	K-4	325 W Merrick Rd	Freeport	11520	Nassau County	Freeport Union Free School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(516) 867-5255	515	52	9.8	63.3%	4 (0.8%)	99 (19.2%)	387 (75.1%)	14 (2.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	78.9	456^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.3%		69.4	664^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.8%	208	64.9	67.8			75.5	93.4				99.1	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.8	100.0	$35,862	$13,714	$22,148
School 4	Public	1-6	3210 Oceanside Rd	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 678-7581	264	25	10.7	18.9%	156 (59.1%)	17 (6.4%)	56 (21.2%)	23 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	84.4	322^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.8%		80.1	425^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.6%	103	65.8	83.9	83.3	66.7	76.9	96.9	80.0	59.1	72.4	88.2	100.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	99.7	$32,395	$784	$31,611
School 6-Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	25 Castleton Ct	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 594-2345	625	0	1488.0	5.6%	413 (66.1%)	15 (2.4%)	140 (22.4%)	28 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.3%)								(n/a)										98.0	98.5	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.5	98.8	98.0	$21,448	$363	$21,085
New Visions Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	80 Raynor St	Freeport	11520	Nassau County	Freeport Union Free School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(516) 867-5390	433	43	10.0	69.7%	14 (3.2%)	93 (21.5%)	309 (71.4%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	84.9	306^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.5%		73.1	574^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.5%	268	71.6	69.8			85.4	90.1				97.5	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	100.0	98.6	$35,440	$1,895	$33,545

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadow Elementary School

What district is Meadow Elementary School in?

Baldwin Union Free School District

Is Meadow Elementary School a good school?

Meadow Elementary School ranks 1234^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Meadow Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended Meadow Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Meadow Elementary School?

Students at Meadow Elementary School are 46% African American, 29% Hispanic, 13% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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