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Walt Whitman Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Walt Whitman Elementary School is a highly-ranked public elementary school in Woodbury, New York, serving 398 students in grades K-5 and part of the Syosset Central School District. This school has consistently been among the top-performing elementary schools in New York, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking between 63 and 175 out of over 2,400 schools statewide in recent years.

Walt Whitman Elementary School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly exceeding state averages across all grade levels. The school also demonstrates strong performance across diverse student subgroups, including those with special needs and from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 200 and top 100 schools in New York, respectively. This suggests a commitment to equity and inclusive practices that support the growth of all learners.

Compared to nearby schools, Walt Whitman Elementary consistently ranks higher, often placing in the top 100 or 200 schools in the state. While the Syosset Central School District as a whole performs well, Walt Whitman stands out with its exceptional academic outcomes, resource allocation, and support for diverse learners, serving as a model of excellence in elementary education.

391

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,087

Per pupil spending ?

11%

Free/discounted lunch ?

482 Woodbury Rd
Woodbury, NY 11797-2509

(516) 364-5823

District: Syosset Central School District

Students who attend Walt Whitman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	H B Thompson Middle School
High:	Syosset Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.4%

Asian:

28.9%

Hispanic:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (84% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New York elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg83%

New York avg55%

175^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Syosset Central School District

72^nd of 874Syosset Central 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	91.1	175 of 2445	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	63 of 2445	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	100 of 2439	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	113 of 2434	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	111 of 2201	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	118 of 2413	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	160 of 2395	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	92.5	96 of 2386	96.0%	★★★★★
2016	88.3	176 of 2366	92.6%	★★★★★
2015	89.3	158 of 2352	93.3%	★★★★★
2014	79.0	410 of 2345	82.5%	★★★★☆
2013	92.1	103 of 2325	95.6%	★★★★★
2012	84.3	240 of 2320	89.7%	★★★★☆
2011	90.5	75 of 2286	96.7%	★★★★★
2010	89.6	52 of 2263	97.7%	★★★★★
2009	86.5	15 of 2257	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	88.4	8 of 2227	99.6%	★★★★★
2007	89.6	5 of 2219	99.8%	★★★★★
2006	89.8	9 of 2206	99.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	170 of 696	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	84 of 662	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	130 of 605	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	237 of 2409	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	142 of 2413	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	149 of 2403	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	143 of 2401	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	79 of 1955	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	108 of 2357	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	198 of 2338	91.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	107 of 2098	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	49 of 2078	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	72 of 2041	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	142 of 2407	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	46 of 2411	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	82 of 2400	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	115 of 2400	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	130 of 1961	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	159 of 2358	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	158 of 2340	93.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	189 of 2134	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	158 of 2110	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	74.4	302 of 2016	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	209 of 1402	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	85 of 1392	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	100 of 1337	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	97 of 1399	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	142 of 1224	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	117 of 1338	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	213 of 1408	84.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math90%+33 vs state

English Language Arts79%+24 vs state

Science78%+33 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
Walt Whitman Elementary School	Public	K-5	482 Woodbury Rd	Woodbury	11797	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5823	391	36	11.0	11.0%	240 (61.4%)	9 (2.3%)	14 (3.6%)	113 (28.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	91.1	175^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.8%		95.9	63^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.4%	112	73.1	82.8	81.7		85.1	95.0	91.7		78.4	99.4	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.4	100.0	$35,087	$531	$34,557
Judy Jacobs Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 Manetto Hill Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-3358	467	46	10.2	10.1%	243 (52.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.9%)	178 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	93.2	123^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	95.0%		87.2	270^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.0%	147	79.7	87.5			90.0	100.0				99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	$29,643	$482	$29,161
Village Elementary School	Public	K-5	90 Convent Rd	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5817	379	40	9.5	12.4%	125 (33.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.1%)	209 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	94	101^st of 2445 public elementary schools	95.9%		95.4	82^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	96.6%	19	87.0	82.3	85.3		97.1	88.5	90.7		81.1	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$38,919	$728	$38,191
Willits Elementary School	Public	K-5	99 Nana Pl	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5829	298	35	8.4	16.4%	124 (41.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	155 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	93.5	118^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.2%		97.6	27^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.9%	91	79.2	87.8	81.8		88.5	93.9	96.4		87.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$43,224	$871	$42,353
Berry Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	181 Cold Spring Rd	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5790	450	43	10.5	9.1%	244 (54.2%)	4 (0.9%)	17 (3.8%)	164 (36.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	84.4	319^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.0%		90.4	192^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	92.1%	127	83.8	65.8	68.3		87.3	81.8	89.0		64.8	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.5	$36,230	$305	$35,926
Baylis Elementary School	Public	K-5	580 Woodbury Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5798	416	40	10.5	17.3%	145 (34.9%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.8%)	230 (55.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	86.3	274^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.8%		94.6	100^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.9%	174	65.3	88.4	77.1		76.4	93.3	93.5		64.2	98.9	99.8	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	99.3	$37,988	$615	$37,373
Oakwood Primary Center	Public	PK, KG-2	264 W 22nd St	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	South Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 812-3500	643	57	11.3	48.2%	209 (32.5%)	29 (4.5%)	346 (53.8%)	36 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)								(n/a)										97.5	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.5	98.5	$35,925	$1,268	$34,657
South Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Colony Ln	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 364-5810	433	41	10.6	19.6%	66 (15.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.5%)	328 (75.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	90	194^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.1%		97	42^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.3%	152	73.2	93.9	76.9		80.9	95.5	91.3		77.2	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	$38,344	$834	$37,510
Stratford Road School	Public	K-4	33 Bedford Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3387	621	60	10.3	16.9%	247 (39.8%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (8.4%)	304 (49.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	86.8	260^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.4%		90.4	196^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.0%	64	71.3	75.3			86.3	92.9				98.9	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.6	99.5	$37,166	$707	$36,459
West Side School	Public	2-6	1597 Laurel Hollow Rd	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Cold Spring Harbor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 692-7900	215	24	9.1	1.9%	175 (81.4%)	5 (2.3%)	10 (4.7%)	14 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	93.1	126^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.8%		95.1	88^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.4%	38	80.0	79.6	89.4	84.0	77.8	95.5	91.3	89.8	81.8	96.7	98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.1	97.2	99.1	$44,605	$223	$44,382

Frequently Asked Questions about Walt Whitman Elementary School

How many students attend Walt Whitman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Walt Whitman Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Walt Whitman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Walt Whitman Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : H B Thompson Middle School
High : Syosset Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Walt Whitman Elementary School?

Students at Walt Whitman Elementary School are 61% White, 29% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Walt Whitman Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Walt Whitman Elementary School ranks in the top 7.2% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Walt Whitman Elementary School in?

Syosset Central School District

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