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Gotham Avenue School

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Gotham Avenue School ranks 574 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

574^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Gotham Avenue School is an elementary school in Elmont, New York, serving 511 students in grades PK-6. It 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.

Gotham Avenue School consistently outperforms the district and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 66.67% proficiency in 3rd grade ELA, compared to 64.29% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school also has particularly strong performance among African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top 25-30% of New York elementary schools for these subgroups in recent years. Additionally, the school performs well for English Language Learners and students with special needs, ranking in the top 20% and top 30% of New York elementary schools, respectively.

While Gotham Avenue School outperforms the Elmont Union Free School District on most metrics, there are some nearby schools, such as Covert Avenue School and Floral Park-Bellerose School, that also demonstrate high academic achievement and may provide valuable insights for Gotham Avenue School to learn from. The school's consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, from 1,022nd position in 2018-2019 to 574th position in 2024-2025, is a testament to its commitment to student success and effective resource allocation.

515

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,470

Per pupil spending ?

55.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

181 Gotham Ave
Elmont, NY 11003-2199

(516) 326-5540

District: Elmont Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.0%

Hispanic:

31.5%

Asian:

15.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (68% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg64%

New York avg54%

574^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	74.3	574 of 2445	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	624 of 2445	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	730 of 2439	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	826 of 2434	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	837 of 2201	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	1022 of 2413	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	892 of 2395	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.0	893 of 2386	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.2	872 of 2366	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.9	1010 of 2352	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.4	990 of 2345	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.5	1022 of 2325	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.8	1154 of 2320	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.0	1362 of 2286	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.7	1651 of 2263	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.6	1406 of 2257	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.8	1162 of 2227	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	68.7	790 of 2219	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.3	1102 of 2206	50.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	132 of 928	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	180 of 927	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	126 of 857	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	109 of 936	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	45 of 427	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	172 of 891	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	158 of 948	83.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	72.0	80 of 454	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	37.0	518 of 860	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	595 of 938	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	375 of 2409	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	694 of 2413	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	847 of 2403	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	781 of 2401	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	910 of 1955	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	945 of 2357	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	910 of 2338	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	304 of 1569	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	237 of 1531	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	426 of 1429	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	449 of 1503	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	235 of 818	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	507 of 1315	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	357 of 1392	74.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	278 of 2098	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	393 of 2078	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	459 of 2041	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	623 of 2099	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	396 of 1678	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	585 of 2032	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	490 of 2045	76.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	814 of 2407	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	587 of 2411	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	613 of 2400	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	900 of 2400	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	693 of 1961	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	1098 of 2358	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	879 of 2340	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	572 of 2134	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	43.1	1036 of 2110	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	623 of 2016	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	1021 of 2031	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	610 of 1044	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1576 of 1859	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.7	352 of 1941	81.9%	★★★★☆

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)87th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)86th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)82nd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math76%+20 vs state

English Language Arts64%+10 vs state

Science54%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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	Regents Life Science Biology 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
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
Clara H Carlson School	Public	PK, KG-6	235 Belmont Blvd	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5570	764	71	10.7	59.6%	15 (2.0%)	238 (31.2%)	277 (36.3%)	204 (26.7%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	54.3	1074^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.1%		62.7	833^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	65.9%	241			60.2	59.2	62.5	41.3			55.1	70.1	61.9	44.3			47.5		98.0	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.6	99.1	$29,949	$556	$29,393
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
Floral Park-Bellerose School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Larch Ave	Floral Park	11001	Nassau County	Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-2751	904	58	15.6	15.6%	489 (54.1%)	13 (1.4%)	156 (17.3%)	193 (21.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.5%)	86	282^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	88.5%		80.9	412^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.1%	130			93.2	84.9	72.5	70.1			89.2	83.3	67.4	80.0			62.8		99.3	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.6	99.3	$22,332	$1,127	$21,205
Ps 34 John Harvard	Public	PK, KG-5	104-12 Springfield Blvd	Queens Village	11428	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-6818	440	37	11.8	84.3%	6 (1.4%)	213 (48.4%)	101 (23.0%)	86 (19.5%)	22 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	54.6	1065^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.4%		49.5	1185^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.5%	120			53.7	56.6	61.4				58.9	64.3	52.8				49.3										$30,436	$2,310	$28,127
Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair	Public	PK, KG-8	218-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2420	427	42	10.1	73.8%	5 (1.2%)	322 (75.4%)	70 (16.4%)	12 (2.8%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	14.7	2201^st of 2445 public elementary schools	10.0%		10.4	2326^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.9%	125	53.9		37.9	42.9	22.9	40.0	42.6	40.0	30.0	36.4	10.4	24.5	17.0	28.3	10.0	26.3									$35,137	$2,191	$32,946
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
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
Ps/Is 295	Public	PK, KG-8	222-14 Jamaica Ave	Queens Village	11428	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 464-1433	562	46	12.0	74.9%	13 (2.3%)	121 (21.5%)	200 (35.6%)	176 (31.3%)	31 (5.5%)	13 (2.3%)	8 (1.4%)	79.6	435^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.2%		74.9	537^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.0%	102	57.6	55.2	51.4	63.3	77.3	78.2	73.3	66.7	77.1	80.4	88.6	67.3	64.5		61.4										$29,647	$2,102	$27,546
Covert Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	144 Covert Ave	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5560	646	55	11.6	55.4%	53 (8.2%)	63 (9.8%)	278 (43.0%)	222 (34.4%)	8 (1.2%)	5 (0.8%)	17 (2.6%)	84.4	321^st of 2445 public elementary schools	86.9%		81.9	390^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.0%	69			70.9	71.0	75.4	75.0			76.7	85.5	75.0	84.8			63.0		99.4	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	$28,807	$555	$28,252

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