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Alden Terrace School

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Alden Terrace School ranks 857 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

857^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Alden Terrace School is an elementary school in Valley Stream, New York, serving around 400 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Elmont Union Free School District, which is ranked 256 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alden Terrace School has shown strong academic performance, with students consistently outperforming the Elmont Union Free School District and New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 67.44% of 3rd graders, 75% of 4th graders, and 60% of 6th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district averages of 64.29%, 65.5%, and 58.31%, respectively. In Math, the school's proficiency rates were even higher, with 77.78% of 3rd graders, 71.74% of 4th graders, and 61.54% of 6th graders scoring proficient or better, outpacing the district and state. However, the school's Asian and English Language Learner (ELL) students have struggled, ranking in the bottom half of New York elementary schools in these subgroups.

Alden Terrace School's academic performance is generally stronger than the other Elmont Union Free School District elementary schools, such as Dutch Broadway School and Gotham Avenue School. However, some nearby schools, such as Clearstream Avenue School and Ps 38 Rosedale, have outperformed Alden Terrace in certain grade levels and subject areas. The school's performance has also fluctuated over the years, with the school earning 4-star ratings in some years and 3-star ratings in others, suggesting that the school may be facing some challenges in maintaining consistent academic achievement.

405

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,741

Per pupil spending ?

54.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1835 Central Ave
Valley Stream, NY 11580-1034

(516) 285-8310

District: Elmont Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

45.2%

African American:

39.3%

Hispanic:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (61% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (65th percentile)

✓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 school61%

District avg64%

New York avg54%

857^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Elmont Union Free School District

256^th of 874Elmont 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	63.6	857 of 2445	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	600 of 2445	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	791 of 2439	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	724 of 2434	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	855 of 2201	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	505 of 2413	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	607 of 2395	74.7%	★★★★☆
2017	63.4	830 of 2386	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.1	624 of 2366	73.6%	★★★★☆
2015	66.3	737 of 2352	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.0	767 of 2345	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.6	565 of 2325	75.7%	★★★★☆
2012	74.9	559 of 2320	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	66.3	805 of 2286	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	78.0	416 of 2263	81.6%	★★★★☆
2009	76.1	445 of 2257	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	64.6	940 of 2227	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.9	746 of 2219	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.0	486 of 2206	78.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	157 of 928	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	56 of 927	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	105 of 857	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	74 of 936	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	52 of 427	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	62 of 891	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	82 of 948	91.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	488 of 696	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	511 of 662	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	451 of 605	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	522 of 671	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	335 of 430	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	427 of 548	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	390 of 601	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	756 of 1117	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	377 of 1066	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	451 of 1001	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	373 of 1027	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	239 of 860	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	1101 of 2409	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.9	511 of 2413	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	862 of 2403	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	523 of 2401	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	688 of 1955	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	484 of 2357	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	533 of 2338	77.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	810 of 1569	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.2	269 of 1531	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	312 of 1315	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	38.9	868 of 1392	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	540 of 2098	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	427 of 2078	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	463 of 2041	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	499 of 2099	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	561 of 1678	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	306 of 2032	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	414 of 2045	79.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	620 of 2407	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	722 of 2411	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	756 of 2400	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	868 of 2400	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	921 of 1961	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	536 of 2358	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	687 of 2340	70.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	24.8	1757 of 2031	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)83rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-35 vs school

Special Education (2022)13th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math64%+8 vs state

English Language Arts64%+10 vs state

Science41%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	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	Regents Algebra I End of Course	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th 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 Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
Alden Terrace School	Public	PK, KG-6	1835 Central Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 285-8310	405	37	11.0	54.6%	1 (0.2%)	159 (39.3%)	51 (12.6%)	183 (45.2%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	63.6	857^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.9%		71.8	600^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.5%	257		67.4	75.0	54.0	60.0			77.8	71.7	48.0	61.5			41.2		99.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.3	$30,741	$541	$30,200
Dutch Broadway School	Public	PK, KG-6	1880 Dutch Broadway	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5550	715	62	11.5	56.9%	10 (1.4%)	351 (49.1%)	156 (21.8%)	173 (24.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.8%)	62.5	882^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	63.9%		69.3	666^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.8%	216		60.9	59.3	68.8	54.2			55.4	59.2	70.3	73.7			48.5		98.8	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.1	99.4	99.3	$29,686	$554	$29,132
Ps 176 Cambria Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	120-45 235th St	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	No	(718) 525-4057	561	43	12.9	76.3%	3 (0.5%)	475 (84.7%)	40 (7.1%)	22 (3.9%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	84.7	313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.2%		82.4	374^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.7%	61		80.0	75.0	82.1				81.5	82.4	80.7				55.4										$30,619	$1,431	$29,188
Shaw Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	99 Shaw Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3803	740	58	12.7	56.2%	48 (6.5%)	219 (29.6%)	220 (29.7%)	234 (31.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.8%)	71.1	657^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.1%		69.9	642^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	73.7%	15		65.3	58.4	78.3	58.5			72.7	71.3	68.5	55.1			57.3		97.7	98.4	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.6	98.4	98.4	$26,780	$935	$25,845
Howell Road School	Public	PK, KG-6	1475 Howell Rd	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 568-6130	599	42	14.2	34.6%	36 (6.0%)	150 (25.0%)	140 (23.4%)	255 (42.6%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.3%)	58	991^st of 2445 public elementary schools	59.5%		53.8	1057^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.8%	66		56.3	49.3	63.0	73.6			50.0	79.7	60.4	60.0			33.3		98.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$22,038	$132	$21,905
Clearstream Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	60 Clearstream Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3553	385	26	14.5	46.0%	23 (6.0%)	142 (36.9%)	118 (30.6%)	95 (24.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	89	216^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.2%		89.4	217^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.1%	1		79.0	66.7	83.0	82.1			86.5	83.3	81.3	82.9			76.3		99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,180	$965	$27,215
Gordon Parks School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	233-15 Merrick Blvd	Rosedale	11422	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 341-8280	561	50	11.2	79.0%	3 (0.5%)	451 (80.4%)	54 (9.6%)	14 (2.5%)	10 (1.8%)	17 (3.0%)	12 (2.1%)	51.1	1185^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.5%		38.7	1492^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.0%	307	69.7	64.5	60.0	60.4	55.3	52.1	48.8	48.4	72.2	54.6	41.7	51.9	44.4	25.6	40.3									$33,908	$2,531	$31,378
Ps 38 Rosedale	Public	K-5	135-21 241st St	Rosedale	11422	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2276	223	20	11.1	66.4%	2 (0.9%)	167 (74.9%)	27 (12.1%)	14 (6.3%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.6%)	69.9	694^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.6%		73.6	559^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.1%	135		68.8	66.7	79.0				68.8	61.0	66.7				50.0										$37,487	$2,162	$35,325
Gotham Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	181 Gotham Ave	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5540	515	52	9.8	55.3%	4 (0.8%)	247 (48.0%)	162 (31.5%)	80 (15.5%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	11 (2.1%)	74.3	574^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.5%		70.6	624^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.5%	50		66.7	64.6	65.5	56.7			79.5	81.3	70.2	72.4			54.4		97.5	98.9	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.8	99.5	$30,470	$563	$29,907
Wheeler Avenue School	Public	K-6	1 W Wheeler Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 568-6140	608	57	10.6	31.7%	68 (11.2%)	137 (22.5%)	216 (35.5%)	164 (27.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.1%)	73.7	593^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	75.7%		66.3	742^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	69.7%	149		66.7	65.8	77.7	78.0			60.9	75.3	69.8	55.4			54.9		85.8	99.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.7	98.8	97.1	$27,313	$178	$27,135

Frequently Asked Questions about Alden Terrace School

How many students attend Alden Terrace School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Alden Terrace School.

What is the racial makeup of Alden Terrace School?

Students at Alden Terrace School are 45% Asian, 39% African American, 13% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Alden Terrace School a good school?

Alden Terrace School ranks 857^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Alden Terrace School in?

Elmont Union Free School District

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