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Ulysses Byas Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

2120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ulysses Byas Elementary School is a public elementary school in Roosevelt, NY, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 434 students. The school is part of the Roosevelt Union Free School District, which is ranked 779 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher spending per student compared to some nearby schools like Washington Rose School and Centennial Avenue Elementary School, Ulysses Byas Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 30.23% compared to the district's 39.86% and the state's 54.15%.

The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing better than the overall school but still lagging behind the state averages. Despite the increased spending per student, from $15,795 in the 2020-2021 school year to $37,704 in the 2023-2024 school year, Ulysses Byas Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 school years. This suggests that factors beyond just resource allocation, such as curriculum, instructional practices, and school leadership, may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

457

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,509

Per pupil spending ?

53%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Underhill Ave
Roosevelt, NY 11575-1539

(516) 345-7500

District: Roosevelt Union Free School District

Students who attend Ulysses Byas Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Middle School
High:	Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.9%

African American:

30.2%

Asian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Math scores 22 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg41%

New York avg54%

2,120^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

779^th of 874Roosevelt 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	18.6	2120 of 2445	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1956 of 2445	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1729 of 2439	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1875 of 2434	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1860 of 2201	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1815 of 2413	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1920 of 2395	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	1806 of 2386	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.0	1886 of 2366	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	2002 of 2352	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.5	1993 of 2345	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.7	1932 of 2325	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.2	1676 of 2320	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.0	1889 of 2286	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.0	1727 of 2263	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	80.1	274 of 2257	87.9%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	412 of 2227	81.5%	★★★★☆
2007	83.3	196 of 2219	91.2%	★★★★★
2006	88.6	26 of 2206	98.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	46.3	428 of 857	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	408 of 936	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	276 of 427	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	402 of 891	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	496 of 948	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	655 of 1117	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	409 of 1066	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	409 of 1001	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	674 of 1027	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	290 of 454	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	618 of 860	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	533 of 938	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	2015 of 2409	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	2033 of 2413	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1827 of 2403	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	2015 of 2401	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1703 of 1955	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1838 of 2357	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1950 of 2338	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1111 of 1569	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	943 of 1531	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	842 of 1429	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1021 of 1503	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	691 of 818	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	858 of 1315	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	846 of 1392	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1530 of 2098	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1440 of 2078	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1295 of 2041	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1548 of 2099	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	1212 of 1678	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1157 of 2032	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1519 of 2045	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	2084 of 2407	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1735 of 2411	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1528 of 2400	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1676 of 2400	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1659 of 1961	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1731 of 2358	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1789 of 2340	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1072 of 2134	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	714 of 2110	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	848 of 1859	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	1174 of 1941	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)50th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math34%-22 vs state

English Language Arts33%-21 vs state

Science31%-14 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th 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 Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
Ulysses Byas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	60 Underhill Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7500	457	45	10.2	53.0%	13 (2.8%)	138 (30.2%)	283 (61.9%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	18.6	2120^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.3%		23.7	1956^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.0%	164	30.2	34.8	37.0	28.3			25.6	34.1	39.2	37.8			31.5		96.9	98.7	99.4	99.8	99.6	98.3	99.6	97.7	$34,509	$2,551	$31,958
Roosevelt Children's Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	105 Pleasant Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Children's Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 867-6202	676	47	14.3	67.8%	2 (0.3%)	330 (48.8%)	335 (49.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	36.7	1561^st of 2445 public elementary schools	36.2%		32.8	1658^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.2%	97	56.7	46.1	29.9	38.3	36.2	47.6	63.0	78.7	24.2	21.1	38.9	28.6	25.0	49.2									$25,947	$00	$25,947
Washington Rose School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Rose Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7600	667	49	13.6	60.7%	23 (3.4%)	167 (25.0%)	467 (70.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34.2	1654^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.4%		25.6	1881^st of 2445 public elementary schools	23.1%	227	43.8	46.0	42.4	42.1			53.4	50.8	34.3	55.3			25.9		90.7	96.1	97.2	97.2	97.2	95.9	98.5	94.3	$27,577	$2,363	$25,214
Centennial Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	140 W Centennial Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7400	460	44	10.3	54.6%	12 (2.6%)	154 (33.5%)	284 (61.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	1511^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.2%		40.1	1444^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.9%	67	43.9	36.6	59.1	41.3			44.4	46.7	65.3	24.4			51.4		96.5	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.0	99.7	98.1	$38,020	$3,149	$34,871
Columbus Avenue School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-1	150 N Columbus Ave	Freeport	11520	Nassau County	Freeport Union Free School District	No	Yes	No	No	(516) 867-5240	175	20	8.9	62.3%	2 (1.1%)	36 (20.6%)	131 (74.9%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)															100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$53,276	$2,254	$51,022
Old Mill Road School	Public	K-6	1775 Old Mill Rd	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 379-0945	461	31	14.9	11.1%	305 (66.2%)	11 (2.4%)	87 (18.9%)	49 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	68.1	741^st of 2445 public elementary schools	69.7%		57.5	960^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.7%	219	67.9	74.0	54.6	60.0			53.7	90.0	59.5	63.2			56.1		97.4	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.3	99.1	98.6	$32,686	$1,072	$31,614
Camp Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	1712 Merrick Ave	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 379-3732	491	27	18.4	8.6%	366 (74.5%)	14 (2.9%)	57 (11.6%)	46 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	75.6	533^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	78.2%		77.9	480^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.4%	53	57.8	83.3	81.6	51.1			66.7	82.5	81.0	54.0			79.4		98.1	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.2	99.0	$28,536	$1,069	$27,468
Smith Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Smith St	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-2002	476	44	10.8	61.1%	3 (0.6%)	179 (37.6%)	284 (59.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	26	1895^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.5%		38.8	1489^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.1%	406	34.8	41.5	46.5				45.6	49.1	30.1				36.1		99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$34,336	$1,623	$32,714
Brookside Elementary School	Public	K-5	940 Stanton Ave	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-6300	236	19	12.1	43.6%	12 (5.1%)	141 (59.7%)	63 (26.7%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	69.8	698^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.5%		62.9	824^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.3%	126	84.2	64.3	60.5				82.1	67.4	62.5				46.2		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$29,766	$1,022	$28,744
Chatterton School	Public	PK, KG-6	108 N Merrick Ave	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-7270	451	47	9.6	8.4%	324 (71.8%)	13 (2.9%)	56 (12.4%)	41 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	92.6	144^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.1%		88.1	248^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.9%	104	100.0	82.1	87.8	70.8			98.2	83.7	78.0	86.2			76.0		97.8	98.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.3	99.5	99.3	$33,008	$325	$32,683

Frequently Asked Questions about Ulysses Byas Elementary School

What district is Ulysses Byas Elementary School in?

Roosevelt Union Free School District

How many students attend Ulysses Byas Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Ulysses Byas Elementary School.

Is Ulysses Byas Elementary School a good school?

Ulysses Byas Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.3% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ulysses Byas Elementary School?

Students at Ulysses Byas Elementary School are 62% Hispanic, 30% African American, 4% Asian, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Ulysses Byas Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ulysses Byas Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roosevelt Middle School
High : Roosevelt High School

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