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Rushmore Avenue School

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Rushmore Avenue School ranks 382 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

382^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Rushmore Avenue School is an elementary school located in Carle Place, New York, serving grades 3-6 with a total enrollment of 404 students. It is part of the Carle Place Union Free School District, which is ranked 112 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rushmore Avenue School consistently outperforms the state average in New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 68-73% of students proficient or better in ELA and 67-88% proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of 50-57% in ELA and 51-60% in Math. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 100 New York elementary schools for Asian students and in the top 300 for English Language Learners and Hispanic students in ELA and Math assessments.

While Rushmore Avenue School outperforms the state averages, it is also outperformed by some nearby schools, such as Stewart School in the Garden City Union Free School District, which ranks in the top 200 New York elementary schools and has even higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. Additionally, Rushmore Avenue School has a relatively high per-student spending of $37,647 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby schools in the analysis, and a very low student-teacher ratio of 9:1, which likely contributes to the school's strong academic performance.

407

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,150

Per pupil spending ?

23.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

251 Rushmore Ave
Carle Place, NY 11514-1448

(516) 622-6410

District: Carle Place Union Free School District

Students who attend Rushmore Avenue School usually attend:

High:

Carle Place Middle Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.1%

Hispanic:

27.8%

Asian:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of New York elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

New York avg54%

382^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

112^th of 874Carle Place 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	81.4	382 of 2445	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	354 of 2445	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	335 of 2439	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	323 of 2434	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	363 of 2201	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	404 of 2413	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	472 of 2395	80.3%	★★★★☆
2017	72.8	583 of 2386	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	77.0	474 of 2366	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	78.1	446 of 2352	81.0%	★★★★☆
2014	75.9	494 of 2345	78.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.1	416 of 2325	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	81.1	355 of 2320	84.7%	★★★★☆
2011	78.4	429 of 2286	81.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.2	440 of 2263	80.6%	★★★★☆
2009	73.8	561 of 2257	75.1%	★★★★☆
2008	79.8	322 of 2227	85.5%	★★★★☆
2007	79.4	348 of 2219	84.3%	★★★★☆
2006	71.7	661 of 2206	70.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	95 of 696	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	177 of 662	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	295 of 671	56.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	300 of 1117	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	224 of 1066	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	33 of 454	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	68.7	122 of 860	85.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	431 of 2409	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	253 of 2413	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	337 of 2403	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	270 of 2401	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	334 of 1955	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	344 of 2357	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	318 of 2338	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	272 of 1569	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	330 of 1531	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	246 of 1429	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	268 of 1503	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	158 of 818	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	262 of 1315	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	284 of 1392	79.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	341 of 2098	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	449 of 2078	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	493 of 2041	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	232 of 2099	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	475 of 1678	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	547 of 2032	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	479 of 2045	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	345 of 2407	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	448 of 2411	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	344 of 2400	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	366 of 2400	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	344 of 1961	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	472 of 2358	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	613 of 2340	73.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	319 of 2134	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	348 of 2110	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	580 of 2016	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	173 of 2031	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	52.8	390 of 1044	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	447 of 1859	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	614 of 1941	68.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	426 of 1402	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.8	259 of 1392	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	323 of 1337	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	221 of 1399	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	262 of 1224	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	293 of 1338	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	352 of 1408	75.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math79%+23 vs state

English Language Arts69%+16 vs state

Science65%+20 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
Rushmore Avenue School	Public	3-6	251 Rushmore Ave	Carle Place	11514	Nassau County	Carle Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 622-6410	407	40	10.1	23.8%	204 (50.1%)	11 (2.7%)	113 (27.8%)	64 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	81.4	382^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.4%		83.3	354^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.5%	28	68.0	63.1	72.2	73.1	67.5	87.8	86.5	72.7	65.1	98.9	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$39,150	$752	$38,398
Cherry Lane School	Public	K-2	475 Roslyn Ave	Carle Place	11514	Nassau County	Carle Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 622-6407	283	23	12.4	21.2%	138 (48.8%)	2 (0.7%)	85 (30.0%)	48 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)								(n/a)										99.0	99.7	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.0	$38,188	$747	$37,441
Drexel Avenue School	Public	1-5	161 Drexel Ave	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5030	513	38	13.4	67.6%	36 (7.0%)	42 (8.2%)	428 (83.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37.7	1528^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.5%		40.5	1430^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.5%	98	36.1	41.2	36.6		56.0	64.0	55.8		42.3	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	$42,307	$2,191	$40,117
North Side School	Public	PK, KG-4	110 E Williston Ave	East Williston	11596	Nassau County	East Williston Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 333-6860	510	50	10.2	6.9%	256 (50.2%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.7%)	191 (37.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.3%)	91.3	171^st of 2445 public elementary schools	93.0%		92.6	154^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.7%	17	90.0	75.0			90.4	90.4				99.2	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.3	99.5	$41,859	$602	$41,257
Hemlock School	Public	K-1	78 Bayberry Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1600	184	14	13.5	1.6%	149 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	22 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)										98.2	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.1	98.7	$30,335	$382	$29,953
Hampton Street School	Public	PK, KG-2	10 Hampton St	Mineola	11501	Nassau County	Mineola Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 237-2200	323	25	13.1	34.7%	107 (33.1%)	8 (2.5%)	127 (39.3%)	71 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)								(n/a)										98.2	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.4	98.8	$35,851	$1,161	$34,689
Stewart School	Public	2-5	501 Stewart Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1400	624	47	13.4	4.3%	449 (72.0%)	6 (1.0%)	55 (8.8%)	105 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	91.2	174^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.9%		90.1	200^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.8%	26	86.7	81.8	81.1		90.0	93.3	82.9		69.2	99.4	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	$28,382	$364	$28,018
Dryden Street School	Public	PK, KG-1	545 Dryden St	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5040	415	18	22.6	35.4%	42 (10.1%)	76 (18.3%)	295 (71.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)										97.8	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	97.8	99.7	98.1	$28,502	$1,407	$27,095
Locust School	Public	K-1	220 Boylston St	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1800	151	13	11.3	4.0%	110 (72.8%)	3 (2.0%)	15 (9.9%)	20 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,866	$325	$33,540
Powells Lane School	Public	1-5	603 Powells Ln	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5125	476	35	13.6	61.3%	34 (7.1%)	97 (20.4%)	338 (71.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.2	1948^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.3%		39.6	1468^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.0%	480	42.4	45.3	36.5		47.5	40.8	37.3		27.2	96.8	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.9	97.8	100.0	$41,750	$2,223	$39,526

Frequently Asked Questions about Rushmore Avenue School

What schools do graduates of Rushmore Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Rushmore Avenue School usually go on to attend:

High : Carle Place Middle Senior High School

How many students attend Rushmore Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Rushmore Avenue School.

Is Rushmore Avenue School a good school?

Rushmore Avenue School ranks 382^nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rushmore Avenue School?

Students at Rushmore Avenue School are 50% White, 28% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Rushmore Avenue School in?

Carle Place Union Free School District

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