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Harold D Fayette School

Public Grades K-6

160^th

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of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Harold D Fayette School is an exceptional elementary school located in North Merrick, New York, serving 269 students in grades K-6. As part of the North Merrick Union Free School District, which is ranked 160 out of 874 school districts in the state, Harold D Fayette School consistently outperforms both the district and the state of New York in academic proficiency.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 94.74% of 3rd graders at Harold D Fayette School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 67.8% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well for specific student subgroups, ranking 103 out of 2,407 New York elementary schools for male students and 120 out of 1,569 for Hispanic students, both earning 5-star ratings. Over the past 10 years, Harold D Fayette School has consistently ranked in the top 15% of New York elementary schools, with a high ranking of 160 out of 2,445 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Old Mill Road School and Camp Avenue School, both also in the North Merrick Union Free School District, Harold D Fayette School stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math. This exceptional academic performance, combined with the school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggests that Harold D Fayette School is providing a well-rounded and effective educational experience for its diverse student population.

286

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,891

Per pupil spending ?

8.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1057 Merrick Ave
North Merrick, NY 11566-1046

(516) 489-3090

District: North Merrick Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.9%

Hispanic:

19.2%

Asian:

16.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (85% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg71%

New York avg54%

160^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the North Merrick Union Free School District

160^th of 874North Merrick 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	91.8	160 of 2445	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	306 of 2445	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	300 of 2439	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	286 of 2434	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	368 of 2201	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	262 of 2413	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	168 of 2395	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	86.1	247 of 2386	89.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.0	292 of 2366	87.7%	★★★★☆
2015	86.6	233 of 2352	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	81.5	332 of 2345	85.8%	★★★★☆
2013	86.0	241 of 2325	89.6%	★★★★☆
2012	82.0	325 of 2320	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	86.0	194 of 2286	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	83.5	230 of 2263	89.8%	★★★★☆
2009	84.5	70 of 2257	96.9%	★★★★★
2008	86.7	47 of 2227	97.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.9	65 of 2219	97.1%	★★★★★
2006	85.6	111 of 2206	95.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	72.7	171 of 671	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	243 of 2409	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	696 of 2413	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	627 of 2403	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	465 of 2401	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	490 of 1955	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	557 of 2357	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	241 of 2338	89.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	120 of 1569	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	78 of 1531	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	138 of 1392	90.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	75.8	346 of 2078	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	527 of 2099	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	184 of 2045	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	103 of 2407	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	147 of 2411	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	169 of 2400	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	235 of 2400	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	323 of 1961	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	171 of 2358	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	165 of 2340	92.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	57.6	629 of 2110	70.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	229 of 1402	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	432 of 1392	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.1	255 of 1337	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	216 of 1399	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	392 of 1224	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.1	214 of 1338	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	165 of 1408	88.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2022)75th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2024)70th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math88%+32 vs state

Science87%+42 vs state

English Language Arts81%+27 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
Harold D Fayette School	Public	K-6	1057 Merrick Ave	North Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 489-3090	286	22	12.9	8.7%	160 (55.9%)	19 (6.6%)	55 (19.2%)	48 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	91.8	160^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.5%		85.4	306^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.5%	146	94.7	81.0	88.2	66.7	100.0	91.7	88.2	75.0	86.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,891	$1,070	$35,821
Old Mill Road School	Public	K-6	1775 Old Mill Rd	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 379-0945	461	31	14.9	11.1%	305 (66.2%)	11 (2.4%)	87 (18.9%)	49 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	68.1	741^st of 2445 public elementary schools	69.7%		57.5	960^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.7%	219	67.9	74.0	54.6	60.0	53.7	90.0	59.5	63.2	56.1	97.4	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.3	99.1	98.6	$32,686	$1,072	$31,614
John G Dinkelmeyer School	Public	K-6	2100 Waltoffer Ave	North Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3114	440	32	13.6	18.0%	243 (55.2%)	15 (3.4%)	96 (21.8%)	76 (17.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	78.3	474^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.6%		70.7	617^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.8%	143	55.8	66.7	79.6	81.8	71.4	75.6	80.4	92.0	57.1	99.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.4	$27,134	$1,442	$25,691
Smith Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Smith St	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-2002	476	44	10.8	61.1%	3 (0.6%)	179 (37.6%)	284 (59.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	26	1895^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.5%		38.8	1489^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.1%	406	34.8	41.5	46.5		45.6	49.1	30.1		36.1	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$34,336	$1,623	$32,714
Barnum Woods School	Public	K-5	500 May Ln	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 564-6500	797	66	12.0	17.7%	295 (37.0%)	47 (5.9%)	163 (20.5%)	263 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.4%)	93.2	122^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	95.0%		93.4	134^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.5%	12	89.7	75.8	85.6		97.7	89.6	91.7		79.2	99.3	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.6	$31,666	$985	$30,681
Walnut Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1270 Walnut St	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-2201	505	44	11.3	66.9%	4 (0.8%)	145 (28.7%)	342 (67.7%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	56	1036^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.6%		56.1	1000^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.1%	36	64.6	57.7	39.7		67.1	73.0	58.8		36.8	98.5	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.6	98.7	$36,657	$2,022	$34,635
Camp Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	1712 Merrick Ave	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Merrick Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 379-3732	491	27	18.4	8.6%	366 (74.5%)	14 (2.9%)	57 (11.6%)	46 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	75.6	533^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	78.2%		77.9	480^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.4%	53	57.8	83.3	81.6	51.1	66.7	82.5	81.0	54.0	79.4	98.1	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.2	99.0	$28,536	$1,069	$27,468
Park Avenue School	Public	K-6	1599 Park Ave	North Merrick	11566	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3117	324	25	13.1	16.7%	217 (67.0%)	15 (4.6%)	50 (15.4%)	37 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	58.5	971^st of 2445 public elementary schools	60.3%		69.4	659^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.0%	312	50.0	39.3	82.1	82.6	51.4	17.9	74.2	87.5	59.4	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	100.0	99.7	$27,419	$1,261	$26,158
Washington Rose School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Rose Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7600	667	49	13.6	60.7%	23 (3.4%)	167 (25.0%)	467 (70.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34.2	1654^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.4%		25.6	1881^st of 2445 public elementary schools	23.1%	227	43.8	46.0	42.4	42.1	53.4	50.8	34.3	55.3	25.9	90.7	96.1	97.2	97.2	97.2	95.9	98.5	94.3	$27,577	$2,363	$25,214
Newbridge Road School	Public	K-6	1601 Newbridge Rd	North Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	North Bellmore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-3116	336	27	12.4	23.5%	189 (56.3%)	7 (2.1%)	92 (27.4%)	41 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	76.5	514^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.0%		76.1	508^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.2%	6	67.5	66.7	72.4	63.0	64.3	84.6	67.7	78.6	65.6	99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	$31,224	$1,413	$29,811

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