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William L Buck School

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William L Buck School ranks 486 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of New York elementary schools

Summary

William L Buck School is an exceptional elementary school located in Valley Stream, New York, serving 310 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District, which is ranked 280 out of 874 school districts in the state.

William L Buck School consistently ranks among the top 20% of elementary schools in New York, with strong academic performance that significantly exceeds the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are particularly impressive, with 6th-grade students scoring well above the state averages. The school's performance is also noteworthy for specific student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, who rank in the top 15% and top 25% of their respective statewide subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Brooklyn Avenue School and Robert W Carbonaro School within the same district, as well as schools in the neighboring Lynbrook Union Free School District and Malverne Union Free School District, William L Buck School consistently outperforms them academically. This exceptional performance is achieved while serving a diverse student population, with a significant proportion of minority and economically disadvantaged students, indicating the school's ability to effectively address the unique needs of its student body.

303

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,183

Per pupil spending ?

36%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 Horton Ave
Valley Stream, NY 11581-1499

(516) 434-2841

District: Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.6%

Asian:

23.1%

African American:

22.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg64%

New York avg54%

486^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District

280^th of 874Valley Stream 24 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	77.8	486 of 2445	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	318 of 2445	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	295 of 2439	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	457 of 2434	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	310 of 2201	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	790 of 2413	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.0	342 of 2395	85.7%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	489 of 2386	79.5%	★★★★☆
2016	82.8	322 of 2366	86.4%	★★★★☆
2015	72.2	604 of 2352	74.3%	★★★★☆
2014	65.6	745 of 2345	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.8	487 of 2325	79.1%	★★★★☆
2012	72.1	655 of 2320	71.8%	★★★★☆
2011	56.9	1092 of 2286	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.3	854 of 2263	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.6	895 of 2257	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.4	950 of 2227	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.9	784 of 2219	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	81.2	282 of 2206	87.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	129 of 928	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	92.6	50 of 927	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	47 of 857	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	119 of 936	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	97.4	7 of 427	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	66.1	227 of 891	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	149 of 948	84.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	258 of 696	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	392 of 662	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.1	268 of 605	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	302 of 671	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	202 of 430	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.2	472 of 548	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.9	283 of 601	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	580 of 2409	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	416 of 2413	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	372 of 2403	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	487 of 2401	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	239 of 1955	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	724 of 2357	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.7	356 of 2338	84.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	264 of 1569	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	157 of 1531	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	171 of 1429	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	315 of 1503	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	131 of 818	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	209 of 1315	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	110 of 1392	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	559 of 2098	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	261 of 2078	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	334 of 2041	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	451 of 2099	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	301 of 1678	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	52.0	829 of 2032	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	429 of 2045	79.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	428 of 2407	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	290 of 2411	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	222 of 2400	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	78.6	423 of 2400	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	417 of 1961	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	907 of 2358	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.7	345 of 2340	85.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	2114 of 2134	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	608 of 1402	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.4	138 of 1224	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	103 of 1408	92.7%	★★★★★

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)86th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-79 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math75%+19 vs state

English Language Arts71%+17 vs state

Science57%+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
William L Buck School	Public	K-6	75 Horton Ave	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-2841	303	24	12.5	36.0%	33 (10.9%)	69 (22.8%)	123 (40.6%)	70 (23.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	77.8	486^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.1%		84.7	318^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.0%	168	87.5	81.5	64.1	61.5	95.8	87.1	57.9	67.6	56.8	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$38,183	$1,183	$37,000
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
Hewlett Elementary School	Public	2-5	1570 Broadway	Hewlett	11557	Nassau County	Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 792-4500	369	44	8.3	26.3%	196 (53.1%)	31 (8.4%)	78 (21.1%)	51 (13.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	77.9	484^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.2%		70.6	620^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.6%	136	75.9	67.2	66.7		80.3	65.7	79.3		66.0	98.9	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.8	100.0	$49,907	$309	$49,598
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
Robert W Carbonaro School	Public	K-6	50 Hungry Harbor Rd	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-2861	376	36	10.3	35.4%	25 (6.6%)	95 (25.3%)	150 (39.9%)	94 (25.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	70.7	672^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	72.5%		69	677^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.3%	5	70.2	46.3	54.8	60.0	77.2	90.0	64.5	77.4	43.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$38,129	$1,135	$36,994
Kindergarten Center	Public	K	111 Atlantic Ave	Lynbrook	11563	Nassau County	Lynbrook Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-8065	163	15	10.8	5.5%	98 (60.1%)	9 (5.5%)	38 (23.3%)	13 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)								(n/a)										99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	99.5	$39,034	$382	$38,652
Marion Street School	Public	1-5	100 Marion St	Lynbrook	11563	Nassau County	Lynbrook Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-0295	435	42	10.4	19.1%	259 (59.5%)	30 (6.9%)	96 (22.1%)	29 (6.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	74.4	573^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	76.6%		89.5	215^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.2%	358	62.7	77.2	70.0		70.7	90.0	68.4		50.7	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.8	$37,093	$382	$36,711
Franklin Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	1180 Henrietta Pl	Hewlett	11557	Nassau County	Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 792-4600	386	40	9.6	19.9%	171 (44.3%)	47 (12.2%)	101 (26.2%)	52 (13.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)								(n/a)										98.8	98.8	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.4	100.0	99.4	$51,369	$2,871	$48,499
Forest Road School	Public	PK, KG-6	16 Forest Rd	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3803	332	33	10.2	35.5%	11 (3.3%)	126 (38.0%)	62 (18.7%)	116 (34.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	84.9	305^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.5%		86.8	278^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.6%	27	69.7	75.0	73.7	82.9	69.7	86.7	79.0	75.6	67.6	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	$34,640	$963	$33,677
Waverly Park School	Public	1-5	320 Waverly Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	Lynbrook Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-6589	197	21	9.2	11.2%	145 (73.6%)	8 (4.1%)	29 (14.7%)	10 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	77.7	491^st of 2445 public elementary schools	79.9%		79.2	445^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.8%	46	57.7	70.4	80.0		77.4	76.0	79.2		58.3	99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	$42,301	$380	$41,921

Frequently Asked Questions about William L Buck School

What district is William L Buck School in?

Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District

Is William L Buck School a good school?

William L Buck School ranks 486^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend William L Buck School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended William L Buck School.

What is the racial makeup of William L Buck School?

Students at William L Buck School are 41% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 23% African American, 11% White, 2% Two or more races.

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