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David Paterson School

Public Grades K-6

2324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New York elementary schools

Summary

David Paterson School is an elementary school located in Hempstead, New York, serving 435 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Hempstead Union Free School District, which is ranked 799 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

David Paterson School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools based on the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, with a 0-star rating for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on state assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and English Language Learner students performing relatively better than female, male, Hispanic, special education, and low socioeconomic status students. The school's proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

While the school's spending per student has increased over the years, from $16,883 in the 2020-2021 school year to $36,332 in the 2023-2024 school year, this increased spending has not translated into improved academic outcomes. In contrast, nearby schools outside the Hempstead Union Free School District, such as William S Covert School and Grand Avenue Elementary School, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, with much higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings.

388

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,043

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Fulton Ave
Hempstead, NY 11550

(516) 434-4451

District: Hempstead Union Free School District

Students who attend David Paterson School usually attend:

Middle:	Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School
High:	Hempstead High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.0%

African American:

32.2%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (23% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg36%

New York avg54%

2,324^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Hempstead Union Free School District

799^th of 874Hempstead 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	8.9	2324 of 2445	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	2312 of 2445	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	2312 of 2439	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	2206 of 2434	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	1741 of 2201	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1440 of 2413	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1880 of 2395	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.2	1951 of 2386	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	2239 of 2366	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	2071 of 2352	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.1	2003 of 2345	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.2	2208 of 2325	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.4	1942 of 2320	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.7	1619 of 2286	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.6	1494 of 2263	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.2	1276 of 2257	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.8	1457 of 2227	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.4	1582 of 2219	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.6	1805 of 2206	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	732 of 928	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.1	419 of 927	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	327 of 936	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.1	56 of 427	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	41.4	549 of 948	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	884 of 1117	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	875 of 1066	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	712 of 1001	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	916 of 1027	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	366 of 454	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.8	208 of 860	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	279 of 938	70.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	2326 of 2409	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	2320 of 2413	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	2283 of 2403	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	2143 of 2401	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	1465 of 1955	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1534 of 2357	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1873 of 2338	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1436 of 1569	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1424 of 1531	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1314 of 1429	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1304 of 1503	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	621 of 818	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	451 of 1315	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	769 of 1392	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	508 of 792	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	557 of 766	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	550 of 637	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	409 of 622	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	418 of 730	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	2021 of 2098	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1822 of 2078	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1804 of 2041	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1757 of 2099	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	1087 of 1678	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	751 of 2032	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	1445 of 2045	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	2235 of 2407	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	2191 of 2411	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	2211 of 2400	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	2171 of 2400	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1667 of 1961	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1304 of 2358	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1819 of 2340	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1322 of 2134	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	1279 of 2110	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1351 of 2016	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	1020 of 2031	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	586 of 1044	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	352 of 1859	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	46.0	874 of 1941	55.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+33 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-17 vs state

Math22%-33 vs state

English Language Arts22%-32 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
David Paterson School	Public	K-6	40 Fulton Ave	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4451	388	22	17.6	86.6%	0 (0.0%)	125 (32.2%)	260 (67.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.9	2324^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.9%		11.1	2312^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.4%	12	28.2	17.2	26.8	17.0	30.2	13.8	24.1	23.7	27.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$39,043	$3,184	$35,860
Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK-K	265 Peninsula Blvd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4701	441	8	55.1	77.6%	0 (0.0%)	95 (21.5%)	337 (76.4%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										97.2	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	100.0	98.3	$38,647	$2,931	$35,716
Joseph McNeil School	Public	1-6	335 S Franklin St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4501	359	24	14.9	67.1%	0 (0.0%)	108 (30.1%)	243 (67.7%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.6	2228^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.9%		9.5	2342^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.2%	114	33.3	32.0	47.2	27.3	31.5	18.9	32.7	12.3	19.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$42,890	$3,008	$39,882
Rhodes Academy Of Humanities And The Arts	Public	K-6	270 Washington St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4801	631	40	15.7	76.4%	0 (0.0%)	100 (15.8%)	516 (81.8%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.7	1931^st of 2445 public elementary schools	21.0%		15.6	2201^st of 2445 public elementary schools	10.0%	270	36.9	37.6	45.7	34.6	36.2	47.1	30.9	42.7	34.7									$37,494	$2,841	$34,652
Chestnut Street School	Public	PK, KG-1	252 Chestnut St	West Hempstead	11552	Nassau County	West Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 390-3150	120	10	11.5	21.7%	23 (19.2%)	14 (11.7%)	68 (56.7%)	12 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)										99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	100.0	100.0	$61,541	$3,350	$58,191
Jackson Main Elementary School	Public	1-6	451 Jackson St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4651	436	26	16.7	83.5%	0 (0.0%)	88 (20.2%)	343 (78.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	1664^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.9%		43.2	1348^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.9%	316	36.1	43.1	44.6	45.3	54.9	47.1	41.5	53.3	27.7	92.2	96.3	97.5	97.5	97.5	95.0	95.2	96.1	$35,815	$2,922	$32,893
Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	1-6	176 William St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4401	439	32	13.7	82.9%	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.8%)	376 (85.6%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.4	1730^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.2%		22.5	1986^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.8%	256	28.6	43.7	45.2	45.6	43.1	41.7	50.7	43.3	40.0	95.9	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	99.8	99.5	$35,316	$2,801	$32,516
John Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	560 Nassau Blvd	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Franklin Square Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 505-6955	483	39	12.4	19.7%	257 (53.2%)	5 (1.0%)	104 (21.5%)	101 (20.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	80.2	418^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.9%		78.4	464^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.0%	46	68.3	72.6	60.0	62.5	83.1	77.4	79.6	95.2	62.8	99.1	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.6	$26,141	$1,293	$24,848
William S Covert School	Public	K-5	379 Willow St	South Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 255-8916	286	27	10.6	22.4%	164 (57.3%)	20 (7.0%)	79 (27.6%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	89.3	208^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.5%		83.2	357^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.4%	149	85.4	82.9	71.4		94.9	82.4	78.6		71.4	98.7	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.7	99.0	99.0	$42,128	$479	$41,649
Washington Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	760 Washington St	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Franklin Square Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 505-6995	782	67	11.6	23.0%	417 (53.3%)	22 (2.8%)	201 (25.7%)	116 (14.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	57.5	1001^st of 2445 public elementary schools	59.1%		55.8	1011^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.7%	10	60.4	55.0	50.0	58.1	64.6	61.3	54.9	58.2	54.6	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.6	$26,196	$1,296	$24,899

Frequently Asked Questions about David Paterson School

How many students attend David Paterson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended David Paterson School.

What schools do graduates of David Paterson School attend?

Students who attend David Paterson School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School
High : Hempstead High School

Is David Paterson School a good school?

David Paterson School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of New York elementary schools.

What district is David Paterson School in?

Hempstead Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of David Paterson School?

Students at David Paterson School are 67% Hispanic, 32% African American.

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