Best Public Schools in Massapequa Park, NY

Summary:

The city of Massapequa Park, New York is home to three elementary schools that serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade: Birch Lane Elementary School, East Lake Elementary School, and McKenna Elementary School. These schools are part of the Massapequa Union Free School District.

Among the three schools, East Lake Elementary School stands out as the top performer, consistently ranking higher than the other schools and outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency. In particular, East Lake had the highest Math proficiency rates, with 79.63% of 3rd graders and 72.92% of 4th graders scoring proficient or better. McKenna Elementary School also performed well in Math, with 73.58% of 3rd graders and 66.67% of 4th graders scoring proficient or better.

While the schools generally performed well, there are still areas for improvement, particularly in English Language Arts proficiency at Birch Lane Elementary School and McKenna Elementary School. Additionally, all three schools had relatively low percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 5.08% to 7.07%, suggesting a relatively affluent student population. The schools also had similar per-student spending and student-teacher ratios, indicating that funding and resources are not a significant factor in the performance differences.

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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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th 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
McKenna Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 Spruce St	Massapequa Park	11762	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5501	485	52	9.3	7.8%	409 (84.3%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (10.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	59.8	942^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	61.5%		58.1	941^st of 2445 public elementary schools	61.5%	1	66.7	55.3	33.3	73.6	66.7	50.0	50.0	97.6	98.7	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.3	98.9	98.3	$32,865	$640	$32,225
Birch Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Birch Ln	Massapequa Park	11762	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5101	696	63	10.9	6.3%	597 (85.8%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (9.6%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.7%)	47.9	1250^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.9%		51.5	1135^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.6%	115	47.4	44.6	48.9	57.0	62.5	58.0	62.2	97.7	98.4	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.8	99.5	$32,236	$276	$31,961
East Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	154 E Lake Ave	Massapequa Park	11762	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5201	523	47	11.0	7.1%	425 (81.3%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (15.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	68.1	739^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.8%		56.7	986^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.7%	247	71.7	56.5	55.3	79.6	72.9	56.4	56.8	98.6	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.6	99.6	$32,103	$167	$31,936

Cities Near Massapequa Park

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Massapequa	0.77 mi	8	154^th
Amityville	1.18 mi	5	725^th
Farmingdale	1.74 mi	5	323^rd
North Massapequa	1.77 mi	1	198^th
Seaford	2.07 mi	5	172^nd

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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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