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Wheeler Avenue School

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Wheeler Avenue School ranks 593 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Wheeler Avenue School is an elementary school located in Valley Stream, New York, serving 608 students in grades K-6. As part of the Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District, this school consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in New York, with impressive academic performance across all grade levels.

Wheeler Avenue School's students excel on state assessments, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math compared to district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 77.65% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 65.96% for the district and 56.61% for the state. In Math, 75.31% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 74.19% for the district and 58.64% for the state. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking 50th and 205th, respectively, out of thousands of New York elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Howell Road School lags behind Wheeler Avenue School in several academic metrics, while Clearstream Avenue School, part of the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District, matches or exceeds Wheeler Avenue School's achievements in many areas. The high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio at Wheeler Avenue School suggest a strong commitment to providing a quality education for all students.

608

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,313

Per pupil spending ?

31.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 W Wheeler Ave
Valley Stream, NY 11580-3497

(516) 568-6140

District: Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.5%

Asian:

27.0%

African American:

22.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (67% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New York elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg62%

New York avg54%

593^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	73.7	593 of 2445	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	742 of 2445	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.4	411 of 2439	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	540 of 2434	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	325 of 2201	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	596 of 2413	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	502 of 2395	79.0%	★★★★☆
2017	72.0	611 of 2386	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	76.6	484 of 2366	79.5%	★★★★☆
2015	76.7	479 of 2352	79.6%	★★★★☆
2014	71.1	605 of 2345	74.2%	★★★★☆
2013	77.6	430 of 2325	81.5%	★★★★☆
2012	73.2	611 of 2320	73.7%	★★★★☆
2011	78.5	424 of 2286	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	77.5	430 of 2263	81.0%	★★★★☆
2009	77.3	397 of 2257	82.4%	★★★★☆
2008	78.6	369 of 2227	83.4%	★★★★☆
2007	80.7	295 of 2219	86.7%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	366 of 2206	83.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	143 of 928	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	148 of 927	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	93.9	50 of 857	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	78.5	155 of 936	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	91.4	29 of 427	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	74.9	174 of 891	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	130 of 948	86.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	422 of 696	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	394 of 662	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	341 of 605	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	343 of 671	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.7	169 of 430	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	297 of 548	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	372 of 601	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	52.6	343 of 1001	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	727 of 2409	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	872 of 2413	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	669 of 2403	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	683 of 2401	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	266 of 1955	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	627 of 2357	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	447 of 2338	80.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	266 of 1569	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	322 of 1531	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	205 of 1429	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	242 of 1503	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	82 of 818	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	70.1	281 of 1315	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	251 of 1392	82.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	352 of 2098	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	601 of 2078	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	301 of 2041	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	449 of 2099	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	183 of 1678	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	461 of 2032	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	567 of 2045	72.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	463 of 2407	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	633 of 2411	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	239 of 2400	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	438 of 2400	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	361 of 1961	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	580 of 2358	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	564 of 2340	75.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	867 of 2134	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.7	1592 of 2110	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	67.6	430 of 2016	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	47.4	863 of 2031	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	769 of 1941	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	91.9	21 of 1408	98.5%	★★★★★

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 (2018)99th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)66th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+18 vs state

Math66%+10 vs state

Science55%+10 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
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
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
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
Brooklyn Avenue School	Public	K-6	24 Brooklyn Ave	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2851	357	33	10.7	47.6%	44 (12.3%)	85 (23.8%)	142 (39.8%)	77 (21.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	53.1	1121^st of 2445 public elementary schools	54.2%		53.7	1059^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.7%	62	56.8	34.2	43.3	69.2	72.5	53.9	55.6	65.0	41.4	97.6	98.5	98.8	98.8	100.0	98.2	98.8	99.1	$34,524	$1,075	$33,449
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wheeler Avenue School

What district is Wheeler Avenue School in?

Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of Wheeler Avenue School?

Students at Wheeler Avenue School are 36% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 23% African American, 11% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Wheeler Avenue School a good school?

Wheeler Avenue School ranks 593^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wheeler Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Wheeler Avenue School.

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