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Shaw Avenue School

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Shaw Avenue School ranks 657 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

657^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Shaw Avenue School is an elementary school in Valley Stream, New York, serving 746 students in grades PK-6. It is part of the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District, which is ranked 133 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shaw Avenue School consistently ranks in the top 30% of New York elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on state assessments is generally higher than the state and district averages, particularly in Math and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, over 70% of 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at Shaw Avenue School were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of around 55-60%. The school also performs exceptionally well for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top 15% and top 27% of New York elementary schools, respectively, for these subgroups.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 50% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Shaw Avenue School maintains strong academic performance, ranking in the top 38% of New York elementary schools for its low-income student population. When compared to nearby schools, both within the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District and in other districts, Shaw Avenue School stands out as a strong-performing elementary school, with a focus on supporting the academic achievement of its diverse student population.

740

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,780

Per pupil spending ?

56.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

99 Shaw Ave
Valley Stream, NY 11580-3152

(516) 434-3701

District: Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

31.6%

Hispanic:

29.7%

African American:

29.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (65% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg72%

New York avg54%

657^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District

133^rd of 874Valley Stream 30 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	71.1	657 of 2445	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	642 of 2445	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	435 of 2439	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	695 of 2434	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	657 of 2201	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	429 of 2413	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	488 of 2395	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	71.0	642 of 2386	73.1%	★★★★☆
2016	66.9	726 of 2366	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.5	664 of 2352	71.8%	★★★★☆
2014	78.9	415 of 2345	82.3%	★★★★☆
2013	73.8	514 of 2325	77.9%	★★★★☆
2012	87.5	150 of 2320	93.5%	★★★★★
2011	89.7	103 of 2286	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	83.5	232 of 2263	89.7%	★★★★☆
2009	80.2	263 of 2257	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	77.8	406 of 2227	81.8%	★★★★☆
2007	79.2	357 of 2219	83.9%	★★★★☆
2006	72.0	647 of 2206	70.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	153 of 928	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	94 of 927	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	86 of 857	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	104 of 936	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	48 of 427	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	78 of 891	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	105 of 948	88.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	378 of 696	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	372 of 662	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	332 of 605	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	436 of 671	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	319 of 430	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	315 of 548	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.3	249 of 601	58.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	726 of 1117	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	314 of 1001	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	370 of 1027	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	282 of 860	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	221 of 938	76.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	632 of 2409	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	515 of 2413	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	403 of 2403	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	610 of 2401	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	383 of 1955	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	491 of 2357	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	553 of 2338	76.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	271 of 1569	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	397 of 1531	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	159 of 1429	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	391 of 1503	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	178 of 818	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	211 of 1315	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	202 of 1392	85.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	373 of 2098	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	306 of 2078	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	207 of 2041	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	453 of 2099	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	241 of 1678	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	205 of 2032	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	251 of 2045	87.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	688 of 2407	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	823 of 2411	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.0	514 of 2400	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	832 of 2400	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	907 of 1961	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.7	415 of 2358	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	471 of 2340	79.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	476 of 2134	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	32.6	1446 of 2110	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	600 of 2016	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	41.9	1038 of 2031	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.8	236 of 1044	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.3	859 of 1859	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	516 of 1941	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	975 of 1402	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	808 of 1392	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)84th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile-38 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math67%+11 vs state

English Language Arts66%+12 vs state

Science57%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	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 (2025)	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	Regents Algebra I End of Course	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th 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 Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
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) 434-3701	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
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) 434-3551	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
Ps 38 Rosedale	Public	K-5	135-21 241st St	Rosedale	11422	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2276	223	20	11.1	66.4%	2 (0.9%)	167 (74.9%)	27 (12.1%)	14 (6.3%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.6%)	69.9	694^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.6%		73.6	559^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.1%	135		68.8	66.7	79.0				68.8	61.0	66.7				50.0										$37,487	$2,162	$35,325
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) 434-3801	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
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
Gordon Parks School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	233-15 Merrick Blvd	Rosedale	11422	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 341-8280	561	50	11.2	79.0%	3 (0.5%)	451 (80.4%)	54 (9.6%)	14 (2.5%)	10 (1.8%)	17 (3.0%)	12 (2.1%)	51.1	1185^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.5%		38.7	1492^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.0%	307	69.7	64.5	60.0	60.4	55.3	52.1	48.8	48.4	72.2	54.6	41.7	51.9	44.4	25.6	40.3									$33,908	$2,531	$31,378
Ps 176 Cambria Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	120-45 235th St	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	No	(718) 525-4057	561	43	12.9	76.3%	3 (0.5%)	475 (84.7%)	40 (7.1%)	22 (3.9%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	84.7	313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.2%		82.4	374^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.7%	61		80.0	75.0	82.1				81.5	82.4	80.7				55.4										$30,619	$1,431	$29,188
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

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