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Lee Avenue School

Public Grades K-5
707th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 71% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Lee Avenue School is an elementary school in Hicksville, New York, serving 471 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Hicksville Union Free School District, which is ranked 433 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lee Avenue School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Lee Avenue School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the Hicksville district and the state of New York in English Language Arts and Math assessments. For example, in 5th grade ELA, the school had a 75.41% proficiency rate, compared to 55.97% for the district and 56.61% for the state. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of New York elementary schools for White students and Low Socioeconomic Status students in ELA and Math.

Compared to other schools in the area, Lee Avenue School has a relatively high spending per student of $29,105, compared to the district average of $17,278 and the state average of $17,669. It also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 15.5, compared to the district average of 14.3 and the state average of 14.1. While Lee Avenue School outperforms many of its peers in the Hicksville district, nearby schools like Pasadena Elementary School and Kramer Lane Elementary School in other districts have even higher academic performance and lower student-teacher ratios.

436
Students ?
13.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,732
Per pupil spending ?
52.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1 7th St
       Hicksville, NY  11801-5808

(516) 733-2352

District: Hicksville Union Free School District


Students who attend Lee Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:    Hicksville Middle School
High:    Hicksville High School
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
44.5%
Hispanic:
31.0%
White:
16.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 71st percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the New York average (65% vs 55% meeting standards)
Among the top-ranked schools in Hicksville Union Free School District
Above the New York median (71st percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school65%
District avg58%
New York avg55%
707th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 29%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 7Elementary Schools in the Hicksville Union Free School District
433rd of 874Hicksville 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202569.4707 of 244571.1%★★★★☆
202468.8682 of 244572.1%★★★★☆
202373.5592 of 243975.7%★★★★☆
202273.1585 of 243476.0%★★★★☆
202175.7466 of 220178.8%★★★★☆
201973.9571 of 241376.3%★★★★☆
201877.9439 of 239581.7%★★★★☆
201765.2785 of 238667.1%★★★☆☆
201668.4686 of 236671.0%★★★★☆
201569.1675 of 235271.3%★★★★☆
201470.5620 of 234573.6%★★★★☆
201376.3453 of 232580.5%★★★★☆
201273.4600 of 232074.1%★★★★☆
201173.8571 of 228675.0%★★★★☆
201072.6605 of 226373.3%★★★★☆
200966.7848 of 225762.4%★★★☆☆
200870.7702 of 222768.5%★★★☆☆
200772.3652 of 221970.6%★★★★☆
200666.9854 of 220661.3%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.5420 of 69639.7%★★☆☆☆
202444.7419 of 66236.7%★★☆☆☆
202343.4395 of 60534.7%★★☆☆☆
202239.7457 of 67131.9%★★☆☆☆
202154.8233 of 43045.8%★★☆☆☆
201944.2371 of 54832.3%★★☆☆☆
201851.9342 of 60143.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202257.2296 of 102771.2%★★★★☆
202173.575 of 45483.5%★★★★☆
201849.7393 of 93858.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202556.71002 of 240958.4%★★★☆☆
202456.9951 of 241360.6%★★★☆☆
202375.7523 of 240378.2%★★★★☆
202279.0420 of 240182.5%★★★★☆
202172.1461 of 195576.4%★★★★☆
201976.5470 of 235780.1%★★★★☆
201873.6532 of 233877.2%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202549.8722 of 156954.0%★★★☆☆
202443.6808 of 153147.2%★★☆☆☆
202356.4521 of 142963.5%★★★☆☆
202266.0400 of 150373.4%★★★★☆
202156.9308 of 81862.3%★★★☆☆
201962.2389 of 131570.4%★★★★☆
201863.1425 of 139269.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202569.8481 of 209877.1%★★★★☆
202470.5452 of 207878.2%★★★★☆
202374.3392 of 204180.8%★★★★☆
202277.8307 of 209985.4%★★★★☆
202177.5240 of 167885.7%★★★★☆
201968.8474 of 203276.7%★★★★☆
201880.0264 of 204587.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202576.0488 of 240779.7%★★★★☆
202475.8486 of 241179.8%★★★★☆
202367.6710 of 240070.4%★★★★☆
202261.6849 of 240064.6%★★★☆☆
202173.7453 of 196176.9%★★★★☆
201968.9649 of 235872.5%★★★★☆
201880.3359 of 234084.7%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.61217 of 213443.0%★★☆☆☆
202441.41092 of 211048.2%★★☆☆☆
202346.9857 of 201657.5%★★★☆☆
202256.5613 of 203169.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202581.3207 of 140285.2%★★★★☆
202178.0226 of 122481.5%★★★★☆
201874.8292 of 140879.3%★★★★☆
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)
White (2025)85th percentile+14 vs school
Male (2025)80th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+6 vs school
English Language Learner (2022)71st percentile-5 vs school
Female (2025)58th percentile-13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-17 vs school
Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-28 vs school
Asian (2025)40th percentile-31 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts67%+12 vs state
Math67%+9 vs state
Science55%+10 vs state

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Students who attend Lee Avenue School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hicksville Middle School
High : Hicksville High School

Lee Avenue School ranks 707th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Lee Avenue School.

Students at Lee Avenue School are 44% Asian, 31% Hispanic, 17% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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