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Rhodes Academy Of Humanities And The Arts

Public Grades K-6

1931^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Rhodes Academy Of Humanities And The Arts is an elementary school located in Hempstead, New York, serving 756 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 the state.

Despite the school's significant increase in spending per student over the past three years, from $16,958 to $31,871, Rhodes Academy Of Humanities And The Arts has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and math well below the state averages. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and students with low socioeconomic status.

In contrast, the nearby schools within the Garden City Union Free School District, such as Hemlock School, Locust School, and Stewart School, significantly outperform Rhodes Academy Of Humanities And The Arts and the other Hempstead district schools on academic measures, with much higher proficiency rates and overall rankings. This suggests that addressing the systemic challenges within the Hempstead district, such as limited resources and high poverty rates, could be key to improving educational outcomes for the students at Rhodes Academy Of Humanities And The Arts.

631

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,494

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

270 Washington St
Hempstead, NY 11550

(516) 434-4801

District: Hempstead Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.8%

African American:

15.8%

Asian:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2023 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Math scores 17 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg36%

New York avg54%

1,931^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 15 pts since 2023

From bottom 6% (2023) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	24.7	1931 of 2445	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	2201 of 2445	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	2297 of 2439	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	427 of 1117	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	725 of 1066	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	778 of 1001	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1800 of 2409	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	2166 of 2413	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2193 of 2403	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1066 of 1569	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1280 of 1531	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1266 of 1429	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	253 of 792	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	332 of 766	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	322 of 637	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	1345 of 2098	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1670 of 2078	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1843 of 2041	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1979 of 2407	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2138 of 2411	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	2290 of 2400	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	1181 of 2134	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1670 of 2110	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1711 of 2016	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)68th percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math39%-17 vs state

English Language Arts39%-15 vs state

Science35%-10 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
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
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
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
Locust School	Public	K-1	220 Boylston St	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1800	151	13	11.3	4.0%	110 (72.8%)	3 (2.0%)	15 (9.9%)	20 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,866	$325	$33,540
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
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
Stewart School	Public	2-5	501 Stewart Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1400	624	47	13.4	4.3%	449 (72.0%)	6 (1.0%)	55 (8.8%)	105 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	91.2	174^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.9%		90.1	200^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.8%	26	86.7	81.8	81.1		90.0	93.3	82.9		69.2	99.4	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	$28,382	$364	$28,018
California Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	236 California Ave	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1851	730	59	12.3	63.6%	5 (0.7%)	167 (22.9%)	538 (73.7%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	21.5	2042^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.5%		24.6	1916^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.6%	126	40.2	33.3	41.9		31.9	40.9	44.3		29.3	99.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.4	99.2	$32,379	$1,923	$30,456
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
Hemlock School	Public	K-1	78 Bayberry Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1600	184	14	13.5	1.6%	149 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	22 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)										98.2	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.1	98.7	$30,335	$382	$29,953

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