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James A Dever School

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James A Dever School ranks 454 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

454^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of New York elementary schools

Summary

James A Dever School is an elementary school located in Valley Stream, New York, serving 418 students in grades K-6 as part of the Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District.

James A Dever School consistently ranks in the top 25% of New York elementary schools, with strong academic performance that exceeds district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. The school's 3rd and 4th-grade students, in particular, demonstrate impressive proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math, outpacing their peers in the district and state. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade students excel in science assessments, with 60% proficient or better, compared to 49.12% for the district and 45.02% for the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Wheeler Avenue School and Willow Road School, James A Dever School outperforms them on state assessments across all grade levels and subjects. The school's favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.3 and high per-student spending of $31,978 in 2023-2024 also contribute to its academic success, positioning it as a model for other schools in the region.

437

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,530

Per pupil spending ?

22%

Free/discounted lunch ?

585 N Corona Ave
Valley Stream, NY 11580-2099

(516) 568-6120

District: Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.6%

Asian:

27.7%

Hispanic:

22.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (71% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg62%

New York avg54%

454^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	78.9	454 of 2445	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	442 of 2445	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	533 of 2439	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	561 of 2434	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	501 of 2201	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	773 of 2413	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	694 of 2395	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	63.7	826 of 2386	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.8	453 of 2366	80.9%	★★★★☆
2015	77.1	468 of 2352	80.1%	★★★★☆
2014	82.3	311 of 2345	86.7%	★★★★☆
2013	82.8	311 of 2325	86.6%	★★★★☆
2012	84.1	245 of 2320	89.4%	★★★★☆
2011	85.5	206 of 2286	91.0%	★★★★★
2010	86.0	152 of 2263	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	83.3	115 of 2257	94.9%	★★★★★
2008	84.2	132 of 2227	94.1%	★★★★★
2007	86.3	81 of 2219	96.3%	★★★★★
2006	88.1	39 of 2206	98.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	94 of 928	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	95 of 927	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	138 of 857	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	252 of 936	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	93.8	20 of 427	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	44 of 891	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	127 of 948	86.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	388 of 696	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	275 of 662	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	290 of 605	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	246 of 671	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.4	482 of 548	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.7	383 of 601	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	364 of 2409	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	490 of 2413	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	633 of 2403	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	568 of 2401	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	503 of 1955	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	740 of 2357	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	667 of 2338	71.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	248 of 1569	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	164 of 1531	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	302 of 1429	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	173 of 1503	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	148 of 818	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	537 of 1315	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.1	260 of 1392	81.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	646 of 2098	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.6	262 of 2078	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	599 of 2041	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	606 of 2099	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	170 of 1678	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	481 of 2032	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	558 of 2045	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	571 of 2407	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	404 of 2411	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	474 of 2400	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	590 of 2400	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	464 of 1961	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	787 of 2358	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	712 of 2340	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	832 of 2134	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	599 of 2110	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	599 of 2016	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	48.2	838 of 2031	58.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	386 of 1402	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	519 of 1392	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	470 of 1337	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	552 of 1399	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	534 of 1224	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	686 of 1338	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	670 of 1408	52.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)90th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math74%+18 vs state

English Language Arts70%+16 vs state

Science60%+15 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 12, 2009

This school is not good for Bright and gifted students . my son is from gifted and talented school and he is not supported very much with the school . i have to fight with the school principal and still he cant understand the important of gifted and talented student. 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
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
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
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
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
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
Polk Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	960 Polk Ave	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Franklin Square Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 352-6300	594	46	12.9	29.0%	247 (41.6%)	24 (4.0%)	195 (32.8%)	113 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	65.6	807^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.0%		63.2	820^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.5%	13	73.1	63.2	52.6	65.7	62.9	70.4	53.3	65.2	55.3	97.9	99.2	99.5	99.5	100.0	99.2	99.7	99.2	$26,107	$1,292	$24,816
West End School	Public	K-5	30 Clark Ave	Lynbrook	11563	Nassau County	Lynbrook Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-0288	386	41	9.3	23.1%	205 (53.1%)	20 (5.2%)	111 (28.8%)	38 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	84.6	314^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.2%		90.8	181^st of 2445 public elementary schools	92.6%	133	81.8	82.3	84.4		79.0	74.6	80.0		55.8	99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.5	99.5	$35,895	$382	$35,513
Cornwell Avenue School	Public	1-3	250 Cornwell Ave	West Hempstead	11552	Nassau County	West Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 390-3140	331	19	17.0	29.0%	50 (15.1%)	71 (21.5%)	163 (49.2%)	38 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)								(n/a)	50.5				52.0					97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$40,068	$1,938	$38,131
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
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

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