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Washington Street School

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Washington Street School ranks 1001 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1001^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Washington Street School is an elementary school located in Franklin Square, New York, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 790 students. It is part of the Franklin Square Union Free School District, which is ranked 274 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Washington Street School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 353rd out of 2,201 elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 1,001st out of 2,445 in 2024-2025, its performance on state assessments is mixed compared to the district and state averages. The school outperforms the state in some grade levels and subjects, but generally lags behind the district's performance. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 60.42%, compared to the district's 66.37% and the state's 54.15%, but in 6th-grade Math, the school's proficiency rate was 58.21%, lower than the district's 69.71% and the state's 51.2%.

Interestingly, the nearby John Street School and Polk Street School, which are also part of the Franklin Square Union Free School District, generally outperform Washington Street School on academic measures. For example, in 2024-2025, John Street School's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 68.33%, and its 6th-grade Math proficiency rate was 95.24%, both significantly higher than Washington Street School's performance. Additionally, the nearby New Hyde Park Road School, which is part of the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, also significantly outperforms Washington Street School across all grade levels and subjects.

782

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,196

Per pupil spending ?

23%

Free/discounted lunch ?

760 Washington St
Franklin Square, NY 11010-3898

(516) 505-6995

District: Franklin Square Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Hispanic:

25.7%

Asian:

14.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg63%

New York avg54%

1,001^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Franklin Square Union Free School District

274^th of 874Franklin Square 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	57.5	1001 of 2445	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	1011 of 2445	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	866 of 2439	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.1	512 of 2434	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	353 of 2201	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	612 of 2413	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	734 of 2395	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.4	705 of 2386	70.5%	★★★★☆
2016	69.9	653 of 2366	72.4%	★★★★☆
2015	73.7	560 of 2352	76.2%	★★★★☆
2014	80.2	374 of 2345	84.1%	★★★★☆
2013	87.8	193 of 2325	91.7%	★★★★★
2012	84.2	242 of 2320	89.6%	★★★★☆
2011	83.2	283 of 2286	87.6%	★★★★☆
2010	84.5	198 of 2263	91.3%	★★★★★
2009	82.0	176 of 2257	92.2%	★★★★★
2008	85.0	108 of 2227	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	84.9	128 of 2219	94.2%	★★★★★
2006	85.7	107 of 2206	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	397 of 696	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	476 of 662	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.2	288 of 671	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	176 of 548	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	286 of 601	52.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	954 of 1117	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	552 of 938	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	826 of 2409	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	1047 of 2413	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	972 of 2403	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.8	463 of 2401	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	393 of 1955	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	495 of 2357	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	682 of 2338	70.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1139 of 1569	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1094 of 1531	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	797 of 1429	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.2	445 of 1503	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	104 of 818	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	482 of 1315	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	450 of 1392	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1640 of 2098	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1520 of 2078	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1508 of 2041	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.5	673 of 2099	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	399 of 1678	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	645 of 2032	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	859 of 2045	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	1097 of 2407	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	964 of 2411	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	775 of 2400	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.6	539 of 2400	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	277 of 1961	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	698 of 2358	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	794 of 2340	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	1323 of 2134	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1455 of 2110	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	1015 of 2016	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	687 of 2031	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	450 of 1044	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	793 of 1859	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	782 of 1941	59.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	600 of 1402	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	583 of 1392	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	590 of 1337	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	393 of 1399	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	290 of 1224	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	473 of 1338	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	572 of 1408	59.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)66th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math60%+4 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Science55%+10 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
Washington Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	760 Washington St	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Franklin Square Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 505-6995	782	67	11.6	23.0%	417 (53.3%)	22 (2.8%)	201 (25.7%)	116 (14.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	57.5	1001^st of 2445 public elementary schools	59.1%		55.8	1011^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.7%	10	60.4	55.0	50.0	58.1	64.6	61.3	54.9	58.2	54.6	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.6	$26,196	$1,296	$24,899
John Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	560 Nassau Blvd	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Franklin Square Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 505-6955	483	39	12.4	19.7%	257 (53.2%)	5 (1.0%)	104 (21.5%)	101 (20.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	80.2	418^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.9%		78.4	464^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.0%	46	68.3	72.6	60.0	62.5	83.1	77.4	79.6	95.2	62.8	99.1	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.6	$26,141	$1,293	$24,848
Stratford Avenue School	Public	2-5	97 Stratford Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1500	638	46	14.0	2.0%	486 (76.2%)	4 (0.6%)	51 (8.0%)	86 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	93.1	127^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.8%		90.8	180^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.6%	53	84.4	84.9	83.2		95.2	97.5	89.1		68.6	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.8	$25,944	$361	$25,584
Homestead School	Public	K-1	2 Homestead Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1700	205	13	15.6	2.0%	147 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	36 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.4%)								(n/a)										99.1	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.1	99.5	$29,112	$410	$28,702
Covert Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	144 Covert Ave	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5560	646	55	11.6	55.4%	53 (8.2%)	63 (9.8%)	278 (43.0%)	222 (34.4%)	8 (1.2%)	5 (0.8%)	17 (2.6%)	84.4	321^st of 2445 public elementary schools	86.9%		81.9	390^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.0%	69	70.9	71.0	75.4	75.0	76.7	85.5	75.0	84.8	63.0	99.4	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	$28,807	$555	$28,252
Polk Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	960 Polk Ave	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Franklin Square Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 352-6300	594	46	12.9	29.0%	247 (41.6%)	24 (4.0%)	195 (32.8%)	113 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	65.6	807^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.0%		63.2	820^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.5%	13	73.1	63.2	52.6	65.7	62.9	70.4	53.3	65.2	55.3	97.9	99.2	99.5	99.5	100.0	99.2	99.7	99.2	$26,107	$1,292	$24,816
Stewart Manor School	Public	PK, KG-6	38 Stewart Ave	Stewart Manor	11530	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5530	342	34	10.1	30.4%	68 (19.9%)	66 (19.3%)	102 (29.8%)	87 (25.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.7%)	75.1	551^st of 2445 public elementary schools	77.5%		91.6	171^st of 2445 public elementary schools	93.0%	380	64.5	76.7	70.0	74.3	54.3	78.4	66.7	81.1	53.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,125	$521	$27,603
Chestnut Street School	Public	PK, KG-1	252 Chestnut St	West Hempstead	11552	Nassau County	West Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 390-3150	120	10	11.5	21.7%	23 (19.2%)	14 (11.7%)	68 (56.7%)	12 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)										99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	100.0	100.0	$61,541	$3,350	$58,191
New Hyde Park Road School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 New Hyde Park Rd	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2384	475	37	12.8	5.1%	72 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (19.4%)	290 (61.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	90.3	188^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.3%		92.3	161^st of 2445 public elementary schools	93.4%	27	83.0	67.5	87.9	81.4	87.5	80.0	81.7	80.3	79.0	98.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.6	$28,230	$614	$27,616
David Paterson School	Public	K-6	40 Fulton Ave	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4451	388	22	17.6	86.6%	0 (0.0%)	125 (32.2%)	260 (67.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.9	2324^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.9%		11.1	2312^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.4%	12	28.2	17.2	26.8	17.0	30.2	13.8	24.1	23.7	27.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$39,043	$3,184	$35,860

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Street School

How many students attend Washington Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 782 students attended Washington Street School.

Is Washington Street School a good school?

Washington Street School ranks 1001^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Washington Street School in?

Franklin Square Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of Washington Street School?

Students at Washington Street School are 53% White, 26% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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