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Northern Parkway Elementary School

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Northern Parkway Elementary School ranks 1611 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Northern Parkway Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 613 students in grades PK-5 in Uniondale, New York. The school is part of the Uniondale Union Free School District, which is ranked 719 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

According to the key insights, Northern Parkway Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on New York State Assessments, is generally below the state average and the performance of the Uniondale Union Free School District. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 43.02% for 3rd grade to 51.58% for 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 54.15% for 3rd grade and 56.61% for 5th grade. In math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 36.63% for 5th grade to 63.44% for 4th grade, compared to the state averages of 59.7% for 3rd grade, 58.64% for 4th grade, and 54.16% for 5th grade. The school's performance on the 5th grade science assessment was also below the state average, with a proficiency rate of 23.76% compared to the state average of 45.02%.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $44,080 in the 2023-2024 school year and low student-teacher ratio of 11.2, its academic performance remains below the state average and the performance of the Uniondale Union Free School District. When compared to other elementary schools in the district, Northern Parkway Elementary School generally performs worse on the New York State Assessments, with lower proficiency rates in both ELA and math. However, the school's performance is still better than some of the nearby schools in the Hempstead Union Free School District, which have even lower proficiency rates and lower overall rankings.

612

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,563

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

440 Northern Pkwy
Uniondale, NY 11553-2796

(516) 918-1705

District: Uniondale Union Free School District

Students who attend Northern Parkway Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lawrence Road Middle School
High:	Uniondale High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.7%

African American:

31.2%

Asian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 21 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg45%

New York avg55%

1,611^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	35.2	1611 of 2445	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1792 of 2445	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	1372 of 2439	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	1618 of 2434	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.5	2066 of 2201	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1619 of 2413	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	1562 of 2395	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.2	1290 of 2386	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.8	1426 of 2366	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.2	1445 of 2352	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.0	1383 of 2345	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.6	1291 of 2325	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.3	1312 of 2320	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.4	1574 of 2286	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.8	1695 of 2263	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.3	1472 of 2257	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.3	1305 of 2227	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.3	1128 of 2219	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.7	1065 of 2206	51.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	48.4	440 of 927	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	227 of 857	73.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	601 of 1117	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	728 of 1066	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	341 of 1001	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	360 of 1027	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	250 of 860	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	190 of 938	79.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1466 of 2409	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1755 of 2413	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	1363 of 2403	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1621 of 2401	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.2	1859 of 1955	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1591 of 2357	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	1424 of 2338	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	738 of 1569	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	940 of 1531	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	654 of 1429	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	803 of 1503	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.2	798 of 818	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	676 of 1315	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	606 of 1392	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	996 of 2098	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	1230 of 2078	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	844 of 2041	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	1043 of 2099	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.5	1564 of 1678	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	1148 of 2032	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	1017 of 2045	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1685 of 2407	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1787 of 2411	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	1344 of 2400	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	1570 of 2400	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1814 of 1961	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1626 of 2358	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	1689 of 2340	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1136 of 2134	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1132 of 2110	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1312 of 2016	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	1214 of 2031	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1336 of 1859	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	1130 of 1941	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+19 vs school

African American (2024)53rd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math52%-5 vs state

English Language Arts47%-8 vs state

Science24%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, June 9, 2017

This school is disorganized they act like they don't care about the students there is no engagement with the students my son was there 1 year and they had him behind being the mother I am I made sure he was up to date with everything I would not recommend this school at all Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
California Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	236 California Ave	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1851	730	59	12.3	63.6%	5 (0.7%)	167 (22.9%)	538 (73.7%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	21.5	2042^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.5%		24.6	1916^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.6%	126	40.2	33.3	41.9		31.9	40.9	44.3		29.3	99.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.4	99.2	$32,379	$1,923	$30,456
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
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
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
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
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
Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK-K	265 Peninsula Blvd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4701	441	8	55.1	77.6%	0 (0.0%)	95 (21.5%)	337 (76.4%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										97.2	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	100.0	98.3	$38,647	$2,931	$35,716

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