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Parkway School

Public Grades K-5

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Parkway School is an exceptional elementary school serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade in East Meadow, New York. As part of the East Meadow Union Free School District, which is ranked 85 out of 874 school districts in the state, Parkway School has consistently performed at the top, ranking in the top 15% of New York elementary schools in recent years.

Parkway School's academic performance is truly impressive, with students consistently outperforming the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Parkway School's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students achieved proficiency rates of 81.82%, 76.47%, and 81.82% respectively in ELA, compared to the state average of 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%. In Math, Parkway School's students also excelled, with proficiency rates of 93.75%, 91.36%, and 84.31%, significantly higher than the state averages. The school's strong performance extends to Science as well, with 5th-grade students outperforming the state average by over 30 percentage points.

Parkway School's success is not limited to overall academic achievement; the school also demonstrates a commitment to equity, with consistently high rankings for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2024-2025 school year, Parkway School ranked in the top 7% for Hispanic students and the top 8% for low socioeconomic status students among New York elementary schools. This level of performance across diverse student populations is a testament to the school's effective teaching practices and support systems. When compared to other top-performing schools in the area, such as McVey Elementary School and Meadowbrook Elementary School, Parkway School's performance is highly competitive, making it a standout institution in the East Meadow Union Free School District.

570

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,010

Per pupil spending ?

27.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

465 Bellmore Rd
East Meadow, NY 11554-4300

(516) 679-3500

District: East Meadow Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

37.0%

White:

35.3%

Hispanic:

20.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th 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 avg84%

New York avg55%

166^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	91.5	166 of 2445	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.6	396 of 2445	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	404 of 2439	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	352 of 2434	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	224 of 2201	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	94.5	91 of 2413	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	352 of 2395	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	89.6	160 of 2386	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	93.6	58 of 2366	97.5%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	111 of 2352	95.3%	★★★★★
2014	90.2	140 of 2345	94.0%	★★★★★
2013	86.4	230 of 2325	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	87.1	169 of 2320	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	85.4	210 of 2286	90.8%	★★★★★
2010	82.1	282 of 2263	87.5%	★★★★☆
2009	80.9	230 of 2257	89.8%	★★★★☆
2008	82.1	220 of 2227	90.1%	★★★★★
2007	76.8	449 of 2219	79.8%	★★★★☆
2006	68.9	782 of 2206	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	177 of 696	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	243 of 662	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	297 of 605	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	294 of 671	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	213 of 430	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	97 of 548	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.7	351 of 601	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	61.3	238 of 1001	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	272 of 1027	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	98 of 454	78.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	167 of 2409	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	74.2	524 of 2413	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	457 of 2403	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	345 of 2401	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	283 of 1955	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	141 of 2357	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.1	343 of 2338	85.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	106 of 1569	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	151 of 1503	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	154 of 2098	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	78.8	293 of 2078	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	363 of 2041	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	333 of 2099	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	165 of 1678	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	83 of 2032	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	66.1	521 of 2045	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	170 of 2407	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	296 of 2411	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	351 of 2400	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	325 of 2400	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	140 of 1961	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	67 of 2358	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	374 of 2340	84.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	41.6	1088 of 2110	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.5	265 of 2016	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	39.4	1144 of 2031	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	200 of 1402	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	478 of 1392	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	406 of 1337	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	485 of 1399	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.5	84 of 1224	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	113 of 1338	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	74.9	291 of 1408	79.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)76th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2024)48th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math91%+33 vs state

English Language Arts80%+25 vs state

Science76%+31 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
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
Lee Road School	Public	K-5	901 Lee Rd	Wantagh	11793	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-7476	312	27	11.7	13.8%	219 (70.2%)	5 (1.6%)	55 (17.6%)	26 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	66.2	787^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.8%		81.5	399^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.7%	388	67.9	77.8	48.0		75.9	87.1	48.3		45.5	99.3	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	99.7	$33,803	$582	$33,221
Gardiners Avenue School	Public	K-5	610 Gardiners Ave	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-7451	542	47	11.5	22.1%	319 (58.9%)	10 (1.8%)	113 (20.8%)	88 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	69.9	697^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.5%		54.6	1038^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.5%	341	60.0	47.1	66.7		84.1	72.2	71.2		57.1	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	100.0	99.8	$32,088	$634	$31,455
Abbey Lane School	Public	K-5	239 Gardiners Ave	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-7402	607	51	11.9	34.4%	253 (41.7%)	10 (1.6%)	153 (25.2%)	173 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	70.7	674^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.4%		70.6	622^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	74.6%	52	60.3	70.5	62.7		71.6	83.1	70.2		47.7	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	$29,825	$475	$29,351
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
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
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
Saw Mill Road School	Public	K-6	2801 Saw Mill Rd	North Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3118	700	52	13.3	18.7%	400 (57.1%)	33 (4.7%)	138 (19.7%)	107 (15.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	68.2	732^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	70.1%		59.5	918^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.5%	186	58.3	54.8	74.3	72.7	60.0	67.1	72.0	61.7	62.5	98.9	98.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.0	99.2	99.6	$27,888	$1,287	$26,600
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
J Fred Sparke School	Public	PK, KG-1	100 Robin Pl	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Island Trees Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 520-2126	323	28	11.4	33.1%	124 (38.4%)	5 (1.5%)	95 (29.4%)	84 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)								(n/a)										99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,754	$1,424	$30,329

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