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East Lake Elementary School

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East Lake Elementary School ranks 739 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

739^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of New York elementary schools

Summary

East Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Massapequa Park, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 518 students. The school is part of the Massapequa Union Free School District, which is ranked 260 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Lake Elementary School consistently performs above the state and district averages in New York State Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA ranged from 55.26% to 71.7%, compared to the district's 55.17% to 59.51% and the state's 54.07% to 54.15%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 56.41% to 79.63%, compared to the district's 60.19% to 67.36% and the state's 54.16% to 59.7%. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 56.76% is also significantly higher than the district's 59% and the state's 45.02%. Additionally, the school performs particularly well for its Hispanic and Special Education student populations, ranking in the top 320 and 288 out of over 2,000 New York elementary schools, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year.

East Lake Elementary School has a relatively high per-student spending of $33,402 in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the nearby schools in the Massapequa district, which range from $32,505 to $33,199 per student. The school also maintains a low student-teacher ratio of around 10.5-10.7 students per teacher, which is lower than the nearby schools in the district. While East Lake Elementary School outperforms the nearby schools, the performance of some of the other schools, such as Unqua Elementary and Lockhart Elementary, is also noteworthy, with several of them ranking in the top 50% of New York elementary schools.

523

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,103

Per pupil spending ?

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

154 E Lake Ave
Massapequa Park, NY 11762-2399

(516) 308-5201

District: Massapequa Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.3%

Hispanic:

15.5%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (65% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (70th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg61%

New York avg55%

739^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Massapequa Union Free School District

260^th of 874Massapequa 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	68.1	739 of 2445	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	986 of 2445	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	997 of 2439	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.1	515 of 2434	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	464 of 2201	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	710 of 2413	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	695 of 2395	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	83.8	298 of 2386	87.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.4	307 of 2366	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	84.8	272 of 2352	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	87.0	211 of 2345	91.0%	★★★★★
2013	90.3	143 of 2325	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	89.5	94 of 2320	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	89.5	111 of 2286	95.1%	★★★★★
2010	89.3	65 of 2263	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	84.8	64 of 2257	97.2%	★★★★★
2008	86.9	40 of 2227	98.2%	★★★★★
2007	86.1	87 of 2219	96.1%	★★★★★
2006	85.9	94 of 2206	95.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	928 of 2409	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	852 of 2413	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	950 of 2403	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	497 of 2401	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	544 of 1955	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	892 of 2357	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.0	347 of 2338	85.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	320 of 1569	79.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	1197 of 2098	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	477 of 2407	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.9	1128 of 2411	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	1010 of 2400	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.7	513 of 2400	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	312 of 1961	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	673 of 2358	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	994 of 2340	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	77.4	288 of 2110	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	587 of 2016	70.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	679 of 1402	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	803 of 1392	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	866 of 1337	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.3	395 of 1399	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	369 of 1224	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	594 of 1338	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	386 of 1408	72.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)86th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math71%+13 vs state

English Language Arts62%+7 vs state

Science57%+12 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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th 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
East Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	154 E Lake Ave	Massapequa Park	11762	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5201	523	47	11.0	7.1%	425 (81.3%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (15.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	68.1	739^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.8%		56.7	986^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.7%	247	71.7	56.5	55.3	79.6	72.9	56.4	56.8	98.6	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.6	99.6	$32,103	$167	$31,936
McKenna Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 Spruce St	Massapequa Park	11762	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5501	485	52	9.3	7.8%	409 (84.3%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (10.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	59.8	942^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	61.5%		58.1	941^st of 2445 public elementary schools	61.5%	1	66.7	55.3	33.3	73.6	66.7	50.0	50.0	97.6	98.7	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.3	98.9	98.3	$32,865	$640	$32,225
Northwest Elementary School	Public	K-2	450 County Line Rd	Amityville	11701	Nassau County	Amityville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 565-6500	525	55	9.4	71.0%	43 (8.2%)	128 (24.4%)	320 (61.0%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)								(n/a)								97.4	99.4	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.4	100.0	$29,542	$945	$28,597
Unqua Elementary School	Public	K-5	350 Unqua Rd	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5601	496	40	12.5	6.0%	398 (80.2%)	3 (0.6%)	55 (11.1%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.8%)	69.5	703^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	71.2%		69.1	676^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.4%	27	70.0	62.9	53.7	72.0	85.3	59.5	59.5	97.9	98.1	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.7	98.9	98.7	$32,096	$248	$31,848
Lockhart Elementary School	Public	K-5	199 Pittsburg Ave	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5401	359	30	11.8	7.5%	294 (81.9%)	2 (0.6%)	49 (13.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	80.2	417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.9%		74.2	551^st of 2445 public elementary schools	77.5%	134	66.7	71.4	85.0	75.0	74.2	70.8	81.0	95.2	96.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.6	97.9	98.1	$32,114	$167	$31,946
Park Avenue School	Public	2-5	140 Park Ave	Amityville	11701	Suffolk County	Amityville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 565-6300	604	46	13.0	74.2%	26 (4.3%)	183 (30.3%)	359 (59.4%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	21.8	2030^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.0%		24	1945^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.4%	85	46.1	37.3	33.0	50.5	39.6	27.5	26.1	96.6	99.3	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.3	99.3	98.2	$32,009	$1,279	$30,730
Northeast School	Public	PK, KG-1	420 Albany Ave	Amityville	11701	Suffolk County	Amityville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 565-6400	145	12	12.2	60.7%	6 (4.1%)	47 (32.4%)	83 (57.2%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)								97.1	97.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	97.1	98.1	97.1	$54,726	$2,104	$52,622
Albany Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Albany Ave	North Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-5510	536	45	11.9	16.6%	348 (64.9%)	23 (4.3%)	107 (20.0%)	35 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)	70.3	683^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	72.1%		81.4	402^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	83.6%	281	62.1	75.9	75.0	67.7	75.4	68.1	40.4	99.0	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.2	$38,945	$255	$38,690
Birch Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Birch Ln	Massapequa Park	11762	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5101	696	63	10.9	6.3%	597 (85.8%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (9.6%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.7%)	47.9	1250^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.9%		51.5	1135^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.6%	115	47.4	44.6	48.9	57.0	62.5	58.0	62.2	97.7	98.4	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.8	99.5	$32,236	$276	$31,961
Charles E Schwarting School	Public	PK, KG-5	Flower Rd & Jerusalem Ave	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Plainedge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-7400	524	37	14.1	8.0%	409 (78.1%)	9 (1.7%)	81 (15.5%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	66.9	768^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.6%		62.1	852^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	65.2%	84	60.0	54.2	62.2	70.2	75.9	65.7	61.8	98.2	99.8	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.8	99.6	98.4	$30,478	$299	$30,179

Frequently Asked Questions about East Lake Elementary School

Is East Lake Elementary School a good school?

East Lake Elementary School ranks 739^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is East Lake Elementary School in?

Massapequa Union Free School District

How many students attend East Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended East Lake Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of East Lake Elementary School?

Students at East Lake Elementary School are 81% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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