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John Philip Sousa Elementary School

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John Philip Sousa Elementary School ranks 257 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of New York elementary schools

Summary

John Philip Sousa Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Port Washington, New York, serving 533 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Port Washington Union Free School District, which is ranked 108 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Philip Sousa Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 15% of elementary schools in New York, with students performing exceptionally well on state assessments. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate was 75.68%, compared to 54.15% statewide, and its 5th-grade Math proficiency rate was 83.33%, compared to 54.16% statewide. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as Asian and White students, who rank in the top 5% and top 15% of New York elementary schools, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools, John Philip Sousa Elementary School outperforms most of the other schools in the Port Washington Union Free School District, as well as schools in the neighboring North Shore Central School District and Great Neck Union Free School District. The school's consistent high performance, strong resource allocation, and diverse student population make it a desirable educational option for families in the Port Washington area.

564

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,532

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Sands Point Rd
Port Washington, NY 11050-1696

(516) 767-5350

District: Port Washington Union Free School District

Students who attend John Philip Sousa Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School
High:	Paul D Schreiber Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

Hispanic:

18.1%

Asian:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (79% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% 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 school79%

District avg76%

New York avg55%

257^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Port Washington Union Free School District

108^th of 874Port Washington 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	86.9	257 of 2445	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	293 of 2445	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	306 of 2439	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	288 of 2434	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	87.9	181 of 2201	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	198 of 2413	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	243 of 2395	89.9%	★★★★☆
2017	87.0	220 of 2386	90.8%	★★★★★
2016	86.2	235 of 2366	90.1%	★★★★★
2015	87.2	219 of 2352	90.7%	★★★★★
2014	89.7	146 of 2345	93.8%	★★★★★
2013	89.0	172 of 2325	92.6%	★★★★★
2012	89.5	92 of 2320	96.0%	★★★★★
2011	89.8	99 of 2286	95.7%	★★★★★
2010	91.1	29 of 2263	98.7%	★★★★★
2009	84.6	67 of 2257	97.0%	★★★★★
2008	84.7	115 of 2227	94.8%	★★★★★
2007	84.4	149 of 2219	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	81.8	259 of 2206	88.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	53 of 696	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	76.2	136 of 671	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	21 of 430	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	66.1	197 of 548	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	134 of 601	77.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	701 of 1117	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	729 of 1001	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	475 of 1027	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	353 of 2409	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	313 of 2413	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	345 of 2403	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	322 of 2401	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	232 of 1955	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	340 of 2357	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	366 of 2338	84.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	682 of 1569	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	560 of 1531	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	587 of 1429	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	396 of 1503	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	211 of 818	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	638 of 1315	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	673 of 1392	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1464 of 2098	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1476 of 2078	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.9	838 of 2099	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	432 of 1678	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	917 of 2032	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	768 of 2045	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	209 of 2407	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	288 of 2411	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	261 of 2400	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	263 of 2400	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	121 of 1961	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	117 of 2358	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	179 of 2340	92.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	96.8	2 of 202	99.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	258 of 2134	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	197 of 2110	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	99 of 2016	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	163 of 2031	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	42 of 1044	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	57 of 1859	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	67 of 1941	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	129 of 1402	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	183 of 1392	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	182 of 1337	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	200 of 1399	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	95 of 1224	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	118 of 1338	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	197 of 1408	86.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2018)99th percentile+9 vs school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile-52 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math81%+23 vs state

English Language Arts79%+24 vs state

Science71%+26 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 (2025)	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
John Philip Sousa Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Sands Point Rd	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5350	564	43	13.1	5.0%	366 (64.9%)	3 (0.5%)	102 (18.1%)	57 (10.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	86.9	257^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.5%		86	293^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	88.0%	36	75.7	80.2	80.0		81.8	77.3	83.3		70.8	98.0	98.7	99.1	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.7	98.9	$31,532	$459	$31,073
Manorhaven Elementary School	Public	K-5	Morewood Oaks	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 767-5300	499	45	10.9	12.2%	247 (49.5%)	7 (1.4%)	166 (33.3%)	54 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	67.8	745^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.5%		76.5	505^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.3%	240	64.2	62.1	63.9		76.5	64.2	60.0		58.5	97.9	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.2	98.9	$35,840	$1,403	$34,437
Guggenheim Elementary School	Public	K-5	Poplar Pl	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 767-5250	473	43	10.9	4.7%	277 (58.6%)	3 (0.6%)	100 (21.1%)	55 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.6%)	81.5	378^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.5%		85	314^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.2%	64	60.9	79.3	70.4		81.8	87.9	77.8		64.3	97.1	98.0	99.5	99.3	99.5	98.4	99.1	98.6	$25,237	$704	$24,533
John J Daly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Rockwood Ave	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5200	471	39	12.2	5.7%	271 (57.5%)	18 (3.8%)	121 (25.7%)	34 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	88.6	224^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.8%		88.9	231^st of 2445 public elementary schools	90.6%	7	77.3	74.5	83.9		83.7	90.4	76.4		76.2	97.7	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	99.5	99.1	$36,361	$902	$35,460
South Salem Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Newbury Rd	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5400	435	36	12.1	2.1%	319 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.1%)	37 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	88.6	221^st of 2445 public elementary schools	91.0%		92.5	157^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.6%	64	76.1	82.9	78.1		85.1	83.3	79.4		76.1	98.6	99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	99.1	98.6	$33,321	$459	$32,862
John F Kennedy School	Public	PK, KG-5	1-A Grassfield Rd	Great Neck	11024	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 441-4200	427	39	10.8	29.5%	255 (59.7%)	5 (1.2%)	93 (21.8%)	64 (15.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	82.8	355^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.5%		88.4	241^st of 2445 public elementary schools	90.1%	114	61.1	75.4	79.6		72.4	82.8	87.7		70.4	99.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$43,150	$670	$42,479
E M Baker School	Public	K-5	69 Baker Hill Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4100	651	53	12.3	19.8%	183 (28.1%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (8.9%)	383 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	93.5	119^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.1%		94.3	107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.6%	12	84.2	86.0	88.9		84.6	88.4	92.7		82.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,595	$733	$35,862
Sea Cliff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Carpenter Ave	Sea Cliff	11579	Nassau County	North Shore Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-7501	361	34	10.4	8.0%	282 (78.1%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (10.5%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	92.1	155^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.7%		93.4	135^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.5%	20	87.5	87.5	80.5		92.3	90.2	87.2		68.2	96.3	98.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.0	97.2	98.9	$42,800	$754	$42,046
Landing School	Public	3-5	60 McLoughlin St	Glen Cove	11542	Nassau County	Glen Cove City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 801-7410	355	33	10.7	58.0%	68 (19.2%)	27 (7.6%)	237 (66.8%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	22.3	2010^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.8%		27.5	1821^st of 2445 public elementary schools	25.5%	189	35.3	43.6	43.0		39.8	42.0	39.1		24.7	96.7	98.9	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.9	99.2	97.0	$29,445	$413	$29,032
Munsey Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 Hunt Ln	Manhasset	11030	Nassau County	Manhasset Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 267-7400	803	57	14.0	8.8%	423 (52.7%)	24 (3.0%)	61 (7.6%)	257 (32.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	92.6	146^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.0%		94.7	96^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.1%	50	85.0	81.7	85.1	88.2	88.5	90.8	85.8	88.6	66.2	99.5	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$33,759	$437	$33,322

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