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Grand Avenue Elementary School

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Grand Avenue Elementary School ranks 1567 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1567^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Grand Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school in North Baldwin, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 298 students. The school is part of the Uniondale Union Free School District, which is ranked 719 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grand Avenue Elementary School has shown mixed academic performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 832 to 1567 out of around 2,400 New York elementary schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science. However, the school has performed better in Math, with several grades exceeding the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 63.04% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 54.07% statewide and 46.04% in the district. In Math, 65.96% of 4th-graders were proficient or better, compared to 58.64% statewide and 56.91% in the district.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, Grand Avenue Elementary School generally performs below schools in the Rockville Centre Union Free School District, such as William S Covert School and Hewitt School, which consistently rank in the top 15-20% of New York elementary schools. However, Grand Avenue Elementary School outperforms some nearby schools in the Hempstead Union Free School District, such as Joseph McNeil School and Barack Obama Elementary School, which rank in the bottom 20-30% of New York elementary schools.

306

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,381

Per pupil spending ?

61.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

711 School Dr
North Baldwin, NY 11510-1196

(516) 918-2101

District: Uniondale Union Free School District

Students who attend Grand Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lawrence Road Middle School
High:	Uniondale High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.6%

African American:

43.8%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg45%

New York avg55%

1,567^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Uniondale Union Free School District

719^th of 874Uniondale 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	36.5	1567 of 2445	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	1043 of 2445	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	1102 of 2439	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	832 of 2434	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	1218 of 2201	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	832 of 2413	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	996 of 2395	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.1	790 of 2386	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.8	1173 of 2366	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.6	1318 of 2352	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.6	1490 of 2345	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.9	1051 of 2325	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.4	1309 of 2320	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.3	1241 of 2286	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.0	1487 of 2263	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.8	1487 of 2257	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.7	1484 of 2227	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.0	1163 of 2219	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.3	961 of 2206	56.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	452 of 928	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	181 of 927	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	177 of 936	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	82 of 427	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	161 of 891	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	195 of 948	79.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	975 of 1117	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	493 of 1001	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.6	109 of 1027	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	35 of 860	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	57.7	270 of 938	71.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	1311 of 2409	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	1096 of 2413	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	947 of 2403	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	865 of 2401	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	888 of 1955	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	674 of 2357	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	884 of 2338	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	1075 of 1569	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	482 of 1531	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	480 of 1429	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.1	301 of 1503	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	51.0	376 of 818	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	291 of 1315	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	183 of 1392	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	1105 of 2098	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	702 of 2078	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	773 of 2041	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	464 of 2099	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	382 of 2032	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	587 of 2045	71.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1776 of 2407	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.3	933 of 2411	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	1256 of 2400	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.0	797 of 2400	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	1384 of 1961	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	1104 of 2358	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	1112 of 2340	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1737 of 2134	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	2062 of 2110	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1256 of 2016	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)51st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math54%-3 vs state

English Language Arts46%-9 vs state

Science25%-20 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
Grand Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	711 School Dr	North Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-2101	306	29	10.4	61.4%	0 (0.0%)	134 (43.8%)	158 (51.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	36.5	1567^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.9%		54.4	1043^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	57.3%	524	40.0	63.0	37.0		53.9	66.0	44.4		25.0	98.4	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	99.7	99.7	$39,381	$1,805	$37,576
William S Covert School	Public	K-5	379 Willow St	South Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 255-8916	286	27	10.6	22.4%	164 (57.3%)	20 (7.0%)	79 (27.6%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	89.3	208^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.5%		83.2	357^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.4%	149	85.4	82.9	71.4		94.9	82.4	78.6		71.4	98.7	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.7	99.0	99.0	$42,128	$479	$41,649
Lenox Elementary School	Public	K-5	551 Lenox Rd	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-6400	261	21	12.4	42.1%	6 (2.3%)	141 (54.0%)	90 (34.5%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	74	585^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.1%		60.7	891^st of 2445 public elementary schools	63.6%	306	78.0	68.4	60.0		80.4	63.4	71.8		55.3	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	$30,337	$565	$29,773
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
Northern Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Northern Pkwy	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1705	612	53	11.5	56.9%	3 (0.5%)	191 (31.2%)	390 (63.7%)	12 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	35.2	1611^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.1%		28.4	1792^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	26.7%	181	43.0	46.7	51.6		57.6	63.4	36.6		23.8	97.9	98.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.0	99.9	99.1	$36,563	$1,997	$34,566
Wilson School	Public	K-5	25 Buckingham Rd	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8910	387	36	10.8	5.9%	295 (76.2%)	7 (1.8%)	52 (13.4%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	86.8	261^st of 2445 public elementary schools	89.3%		83.6	349^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.7%	88	78.6	79.7	84.1		81.4	71.2	77.1		79.4	99.1	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.5	99.8	$36,182	$467	$35,715
Centennial Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	140 W Centennial Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7400	460	44	10.3	54.6%	12 (2.6%)	154 (33.5%)	284 (61.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	1511^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.2%		40.1	1444^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.9%	67	43.9	36.6	59.1	41.3	44.4	46.7	65.3	24.4	51.4	96.5	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.0	99.7	98.1	$38,020	$3,149	$34,871
Brookside Elementary School	Public	K-5	940 Stanton Ave	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-6300	236	19	12.1	43.6%	12 (5.1%)	141 (59.7%)	63 (26.7%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	69.8	698^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.5%		62.9	824^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.3%	126	84.2	64.3	60.5		82.1	67.4	62.5		46.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$29,766	$1,022	$28,744
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
Hewitt School	Public	K-5	446 Hempstead Ave	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8913	465	40	11.6	3.7%	379 (81.5%)	21 (4.5%)	44 (9.5%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	85.9	284^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.4%		90.6	188^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.3%	96	78.9	72.5	84.2		76.4	79.8	89.7		67.9	99.1	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.6	99.4	$34,064	$468	$33,596

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