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Best Elementary Schools in East Rockaway, NY

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766

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Top rankedWaverly Park School491^st of 2,445 New York elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Centre Avenue Elementary School up 290 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of East Rockaway, New York is home to three elementary schools: Rhame Avenue Elementary School, Centre Avenue Elementary School, and Waverly Park School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the East Rockaway Union Free School District and the Lynbrook Union Free School District.

Among the three schools, Waverly Park School stands out as the top performer. It is ranked 491 out of 2,445 New York elementary schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Waverly Park consistently outperforms the other two schools and the state averages on New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Math. Additionally, Waverly Park has the lowest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients, the highest spending per student, and the lowest student-teacher ratio.

In contrast, Rhame Avenue Elementary School has the lowest performance on state assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 32.14% to 57.89% across grade levels and subject areas. Centre Avenue Elementary School performs better than Rhame Avenue, with proficiency rates ranging from 38.89% to 82.61%. The East Rockaway Union Free School District, which Rhame Avenue and Centre Avenue belong to, has lower proficiency rates compared to the state averages across most grade levels and subjects, while the Lynbrook Union Free School District, which Waverly Park School belongs to, has higher proficiency rates compared to the state averages.

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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
Centre Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	55 Centre Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	239	23	10.2	31.8%	116 (48.5%)	12 (5.0%)	84 (35.1%)	16 (6.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	68.1	736^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.9%		55.1	1026^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.0%	290	73.7	55.6	79.0	82.6	62.2	68.0	57.9	62.5	38.9	98.0	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.0	99.0	$37,804	$698	$37,106
Rhame Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Rhame Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-8300	330	29	11.4	30.9%	179 (54.2%)	18 (5.5%)	96 (29.1%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	33	1686^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.0%		45.5	1271^st of 2445 public elementary schools	48.0%	415	41.0	37.8	43.2	32.1	41.0	57.9	51.5	42.9	46.4	98.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	$35,735	$647	$35,088
Waverly Park School	Public	1-5	320 Waverly Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	Lynbrook Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-6589	197	21	9.2	11.2%	145 (73.6%)	8 (4.1%)	29 (14.7%)	10 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	77.7	491^st of 2445 public elementary schools	79.9%		79.2	445^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.8%	46	57.7	70.4	80.0		77.4	76.0	79.2		58.3	99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	$42,301	$380	$41,921

Cities Near East Rockaway

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lynbrook	0.51 mi	7	191^st
Rockville Centre	1.02 mi	6	72^nd
Oceanside	1.08 mi	10	175^th
Hewlett	1.5 mi	4	128^th
Valley Stream	1.57 mi	14	165^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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