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McVey Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of New York elementary schools

Summary

McVey Elementary School is a highly-ranked public elementary school in East Meadow, New York, serving 830 students in grades K-5 and part of the East Meadow Union Free School District. The school consistently performs exceptionally well, ranking among the top 5% of elementary schools in New York over the past 10 years.

McVey Elementary School's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates significantly higher than state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school has a relatively high per-student spending compared to nearby schools, ranging from $13,454 to $30,892 per student, which may contribute to its strong outcomes. Additionally, McVey has a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.7 to 13.2 over the past few years, allowing for more individualized attention and support for students.

While other schools in the East Meadow Union Free School District, such as Parkway School, Bowling Green School, and Barnum Woods School, also perform well and are highly ranked, McVey Elementary School consistently outperforms them on state assessments. The school's exceptional performance across diverse student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is particularly noteworthy.

838

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,803

Per pupil spending ?

30.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 Devon St
East Meadow, NY 11554-2500

(516) 228-5300

District: East Meadow Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

39.6%

White:

28.5%

Hispanic:

25.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (88% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in East Meadow Union Free School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg84%

New York avg55%

94^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the East Meadow Union Free School District

85^th of 874East Meadow 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	94.3	94 of 2445	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	83 of 2445	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	121 of 2439	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	45 of 2434	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	143 of 2201	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	39 of 2413	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	52 of 2395	97.8%	★★★★★
2017	95.4	34 of 2386	98.6%	★★★★★
2016	95.5	29 of 2366	98.8%	★★★★★
2015	94.3	45 of 2352	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	94.4	57 of 2345	97.6%	★★★★★
2013	93.3	78 of 2325	96.6%	★★★★★
2012	91.9	43 of 2320	98.1%	★★★★★
2011	89.1	118 of 2286	94.8%	★★★★★
2010	87.6	108 of 2263	95.2%	★★★★★
2009	81.4	204 of 2257	91.0%	★★★★★
2008	83.8	150 of 2227	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	84.3	161 of 2219	92.7%	★★★★★
2006	79.4	345 of 2206	84.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	63 of 696	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	64 of 662	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	78.9	97 of 605	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	59 of 671	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	73.5	103 of 430	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	74 of 548	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	141 of 601	76.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	47 of 1117	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	32 of 1066	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	58 of 1027	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	82.8	42 of 454	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	18 of 938	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	109 of 2409	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	91 of 2413	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	119 of 2403	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	48 of 2401	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	132 of 1955	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	45 of 2357	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	72 of 2338	96.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	176 of 1569	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	110 of 1531	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	86 of 1429	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	35 of 1503	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	11 of 818	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	35 of 1392	97.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	60 of 2098	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	51 of 2078	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	71 of 2041	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	41 of 2099	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	105 of 1678	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	40 of 2032	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	42 of 2045	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	84 of 2407	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	76 of 2411	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	130 of 2400	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	54 of 2400	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	123 of 1961	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	33 of 2358	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	35 of 2340	98.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	270 of 2134	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	302 of 2110	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	901 of 2016	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.1	142 of 2031	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.1	121 of 1044	88.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	59 of 1402	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	70 of 1392	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	82 of 1337	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	48 of 1399	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	67 of 1224	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	16 of 1338	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	24 of 1408	98.3%	★★★★★

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)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math92%+35 vs state

English Language Arts89%+34 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
McVey Elementary School	Public	K-5	2201 Devon St	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 228-5300	838	78	10.7	30.5%	239 (28.5%)	25 (3.0%)	215 (25.7%)	332 (39.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.7%)	94.3	94^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.2%		95.4	83^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	96.6%	11	91.2	78.4	94.2		93.2	87.6	94.6		77.9	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.9	99.6	$31,803	$989	$30,813
Barnum Woods School	Public	K-5	500 May Ln	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 564-6500	797	66	12.0	17.7%	295 (37.0%)	47 (5.9%)	163 (20.5%)	263 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.4%)	93.2	122^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	95.0%		93.4	134^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.5%	12	89.7	75.8	85.6		97.7	89.6	91.7		79.2	99.3	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.6	$31,666	$985	$30,681
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	241 Old Westbury Rd	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 520-4400	442	52	8.4	29.6%	123 (27.8%)	21 (4.8%)	122 (27.6%)	158 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	87.3	252^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	89.7%		88.8	233^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.5%	19	65.4	77.8	84.4		77.8	87.3	93.0		86.4	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$32,255	$1,004	$31,252
Walnut Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1270 Walnut St	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-2201	505	44	11.3	66.9%	4 (0.8%)	145 (28.7%)	342 (67.7%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	56	1036^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.6%		56.1	1000^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.1%	36	64.6	57.7	39.7		67.1	73.0	58.8		36.8	98.5	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.6	98.7	$36,657	$2,022	$34,635
Parkway School	Public	K-5	465 Bellmore Rd	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 679-3500	570	53	10.7	27.7%	201 (35.3%)	16 (2.8%)	115 (20.2%)	211 (37.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.0%)	91.5	166^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.2%		81.6	396^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.8%	230	81.8	76.5	81.8		93.8	91.4	84.3		76.5	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.8	100.0	$33,010	$1,027	$31,983
Bowling Green School	Public	K-5	2340 Stewart Ave	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 876-7480	895	90	9.9	23.9%	294 (32.8%)	28 (3.1%)	281 (31.4%)	246 (27.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.7%)	86.4	271^st of 2445 public elementary schools	88.9%		83.9	340^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.1%	69	77.8	69.6	83.6		86.6	77.4	84.2		70.4	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.8	99.8	$32,683	$1,017	$31,666
Harold D Fayette School	Public	K-6	1057 Merrick Ave	North Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 489-3090	286	22	12.9	8.7%	160 (55.9%)	19 (6.6%)	55 (19.2%)	48 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	91.8	160^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.5%		85.4	306^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.5%	146	94.7	81.0	88.2	66.7	100.0	91.7	88.2	75.0	86.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,891	$1,070	$35,821
John G Dinkelmeyer School	Public	K-6	2100 Waltoffer Ave	North Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3114	440	32	13.6	18.0%	243 (55.2%)	15 (3.4%)	96 (21.8%)	76 (17.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	78.3	474^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.6%		70.7	617^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.8%	143	55.8	66.7	79.6	81.8	71.4	75.6	80.4	92.0	57.1	99.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.4	$27,134	$1,442	$25,691
Summit Lane School	Public	K-5	4 Summit Ln	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-7526	376	31	12.1	40.4%	133 (35.4%)	8 (2.1%)	117 (31.1%)	109 (29.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	70.8	667^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.7%		61.5	866^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.6%	199	52.9	62.9	60.0		79.3	84.6	73.7		57.5	99.2	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	99.5	$32,234	$520	$31,714
Northside School	Public	K-5	35 Pelican Rd	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-7502	560	49	11.5	32.3%	191 (34.1%)	9 (1.6%)	159 (28.4%)	182 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	52.8	1132^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	53.7%		66.1	752^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	69.2%	380	47.8	45.1	50.0		67.6	64.2	63.4		58.8	99.1	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.1	$29,517	$507	$29,010

Frequently Asked Questions about McVey Elementary School

Is McVey Elementary School a good school?

Yes! McVey Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 94^th of 2445 New York elementary schools.

How many students attend McVey Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 838 students attended McVey Elementary School.

What district is McVey Elementary School in?

East Meadow Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of McVey Elementary School?

Students at McVey Elementary School are 40% Asian, 29% White, 26% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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