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Howell Road School

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Howell Road School ranks 991 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

991^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Howell Road School is an elementary school located in Valley Stream, New York, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 585 students. The school has shown strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math that are generally higher than the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 6th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 73.58%, compared to the state average of 50.86%, and the school's 4th-grade Math proficiency rate was 79.71%, compared to the state average of 58.64%.

Howell Road School has particularly strong performance among certain student subgroups, with the school's African American and Hispanic students consistently ranking in the top quartile of their respective statewide subgroups. However, the school's Asian and English Language Learner (ELL) students have struggled, ranking in the bottom quartile of their statewide subgroups. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $24,308 and low student-teacher ratio of 14.3 may be contributing to its strong academic performance, particularly in comparison to the state averages.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District, Howell Road School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of academic proficiency rates and SchoolDigger rankings. However, some schools, such as Clearstream Avenue School and James A Dever School, have outperformed Howell Road in certain areas, particularly in Math and Science.

599

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,038

Per pupil spending ?

34.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1475 Howell Rd
Valley Stream, NY 11580-1396

(516) 568-6130

District: Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.6%

African American:

25.0%

Hispanic:

23.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg62%

New York avg54%

991^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District

321^st of 874Valley Stream 13 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	58.0	991 of 2445	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	1057 of 2445	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	659 of 2439	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	677 of 2434	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	393 of 2201	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	591 of 2413	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	656 of 2395	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	61.9	875 of 2386	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.4	569 of 2366	76.0%	★★★★☆
2015	70.4	648 of 2352	72.4%	★★★★☆
2014	54.8	1032 of 2345	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.9	724 of 2325	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.0	583 of 2320	74.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.9	543 of 2286	76.2%	★★★★☆
2010	76.9	451 of 2263	80.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.2	267 of 2257	88.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.2	346 of 2227	84.5%	★★★★☆
2007	82.4	234 of 2219	89.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.3	321 of 2206	85.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	191 of 928	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	102 of 927	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	72 of 857	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	68 of 936	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	27 of 427	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	131 of 891	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	134 of 948	85.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	525 of 696	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	572 of 662	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	486 of 605	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	481 of 671	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.7	267 of 430	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	370 of 548	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	401 of 601	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	830 of 1117	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	939 of 1066	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	69.6	172 of 1001	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	375 of 1027	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.1	69 of 938	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	1217 of 2409	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	1154 of 2413	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	650 of 2403	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	881 of 2401	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.3	368 of 1955	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	543 of 2357	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	602 of 2338	74.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	328 of 1569	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	533 of 1531	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	349 of 1429	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	134 of 818	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	64 of 1315	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	208 of 1392	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	666 of 2098	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	823 of 2078	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	534 of 2041	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	455 of 2099	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	130 of 1678	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	72.5	413 of 2032	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	353 of 2045	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	801 of 2407	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	992 of 2411	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	657 of 2400	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	498 of 2400	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	381 of 1961	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	634 of 2358	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	690 of 2340	70.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	1026 of 2134	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.8	1722 of 2110	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1360 of 2016	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	90.9	20 of 1224	98.4%	★★★★★

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)

White (2021)98th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math63%+7 vs state

English Language Arts60%+6 vs state

Science33%-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 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
Howell Road School	Public	PK, KG-6	1475 Howell Rd	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 568-6130	599	42	14.2	34.6%	36 (6.0%)	150 (25.0%)	140 (23.4%)	255 (42.6%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.3%)	58	991^st of 2445 public elementary schools	59.5%		53.8	1057^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.8%	66	56.3	49.3	63.0	73.6	50.0	79.7	60.4	60.0	33.3	98.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$22,038	$132	$21,905
James A Dever School	Public	K-6	585 N Corona Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 568-6120	437	45	9.7	22.0%	151 (34.6%)	55 (12.6%)	98 (22.4%)	121 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	78.9	454^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.4%		79.3	442^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.9%	12	76.9	62.2	66.0	75.5	73.8	82.2	73.2	68.6	60.0	97.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$32,530	$180	$32,350
Wheeler Avenue School	Public	K-6	1 W Wheeler Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 568-6140	608	57	10.6	31.7%	68 (11.2%)	137 (22.5%)	216 (35.5%)	164 (27.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.1%)	73.7	593^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	75.7%		66.3	742^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	69.7%	149	66.7	65.8	77.7	78.0	60.9	75.3	69.8	55.4	54.9	85.8	99.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.7	98.8	97.1	$27,313	$178	$27,135
Alden Terrace School	Public	PK, KG-6	1835 Central Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 285-8310	405	37	11.0	54.6%	1 (0.2%)	159 (39.3%)	51 (12.6%)	183 (45.2%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	63.6	857^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.9%		71.8	600^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.5%	257	67.4	75.0	54.0	60.0	77.8	71.7	48.0	61.5	41.2	99.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.3	$30,741	$541	$30,200
Dutch Broadway School	Public	PK, KG-6	1880 Dutch Broadway	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5550	715	62	11.5	56.9%	10 (1.4%)	351 (49.1%)	156 (21.8%)	173 (24.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.8%)	62.5	882^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	63.9%		69.3	666^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.8%	216	60.9	59.3	68.8	54.2	55.4	59.2	70.3	73.7	48.5	98.8	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.1	99.4	99.3	$29,686	$554	$29,132
Willow Road School	Public	K-6	880 Catalpa Dr	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 568-6640	410	44	9.2	34.4%	114 (27.8%)	46 (11.2%)	110 (26.8%)	126 (30.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	44.3	1357^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.5%		40.9	1416^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.1%	59	52.0	29.4	48.8	47.8	56.9	58.5	53.5	55.3	46.3	98.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	$34,540	$182	$34,358
Shaw Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	99 Shaw Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3803	740	58	12.7	56.2%	48 (6.5%)	219 (29.6%)	220 (29.7%)	234 (31.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.8%)	71.1	657^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.1%		69.9	642^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	73.7%	15	65.3	58.4	78.3	58.5	72.7	71.3	68.5	55.1	57.3	97.7	98.4	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.6	98.4	98.4	$26,780	$935	$25,845
Maurice W Downing Primary School	Public	K-2	55 Lindner Pl	Malverne	11565	Nassau County	Malverne Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-6469	382	35	11.0	0.8%	80 (20.9%)	94 (24.6%)	135 (35.3%)	45 (11.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)								(n/a)										98.5	98.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.7	99.5	100.0	$34,203	$633	$33,570
Clearstream Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	60 Clearstream Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3553	385	26	14.5	46.0%	23 (6.0%)	142 (36.9%)	118 (30.6%)	95 (24.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	89	216^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.2%		89.4	217^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.1%	1	79.0	66.7	83.0	82.1	86.5	83.3	81.3	82.9	76.3	99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,180	$965	$27,215
Clara H Carlson School	Public	PK, KG-6	235 Belmont Blvd	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 326-5570	764	71	10.7	59.6%	15 (2.0%)	238 (31.2%)	277 (36.3%)	204 (26.7%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	54.3	1074^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.1%		62.7	833^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	65.9%	241	60.2	59.2	62.5	41.3	55.1	70.1	61.9	44.3	47.5	98.0	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.6	99.1	$29,949	$556	$29,393

Frequently Asked Questions about Howell Road School

What district is Howell Road School in?

Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District

Is Howell Road School a good school?

Howell Road School ranks 991^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Howell Road School?

Students at Howell Road School are 43% Asian, 25% African American, 23% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Howell Road School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Howell Road School.

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