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Drexel Avenue School

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Drexel Avenue School ranks 1528 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

1528^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Drexel Avenue School is an elementary school located in Westbury, New York, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 534 students. The school is part of the Westbury Union Free School District, which is ranked 766 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Drexel Avenue School has consistently performed below the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates were 36.11% for 3rd grade, 41.18% for 4th grade, and 36.63% for 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%, respectively. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1062 out of 2434 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1528 out of 2445 in 2024-2025, and its overall SchoolDigger rating decreasing from 3 stars to 2 stars during this period. However, the school has shown some strengths in the performance of specific student subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learner students, who have performed relatively better compared to their peers statewide.

Drexel Avenue School has a relatively high per-student spending compared to the nearby schools, such as Park Avenue School, Powells Lane School, and Dryden Street School, which also perform below the state averages in ELA and Math proficiency, suggesting a broader challenge within the Westbury Union Free School District. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.1 in the 2023-2024 school year does not seem to translate into significantly better academic outcomes, and the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges.

513

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,307

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

161 Drexel Ave
Westbury, NY 11590-3001

(516) 876-5030

District: Westbury Union Free School District

Students who attend Drexel Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Westbury Middle School
High:	Westbury High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.4%

African American:

8.2%

White:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 56th percentile in 2022 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 56th-percentile peak (2022) to 38th (2025)

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg39%

New York avg55%

1,528^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Westbury Union Free School District

766^th of 874Westbury 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	37.7	1528 of 2445	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	1430 of 2445	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1552 of 2439	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	1062 of 2434	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.3	1792 of 2201	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.7	1076 of 2413	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	1366 of 2395	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.4	1567 of 2386	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	1604 of 2366	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.1	1748 of 2352	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.5	1780 of 2345	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.9	1887 of 2325	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	1757 of 2320	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.3	1267 of 2286	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.4	1550 of 2263	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.3	1342 of 2257	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.3	1469 of 2227	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.7	1304 of 2219	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.3	1051 of 2206	52.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	54.2	370 of 927	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.5	131 of 936	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	233 of 948	75.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	368 of 1117	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	357 of 1066	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	580 of 1001	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	353 of 1027	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.9	381 of 454	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.3	309 of 860	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	296 of 938	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1700 of 2409	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1496 of 2413	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1613 of 2403	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.0	824 of 2401	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.5	1562 of 1955	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	1181 of 2357	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	1416 of 2338	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	780 of 1569	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	644 of 1531	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	740 of 1429	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.4	455 of 1503	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	557 of 818	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	387 of 1315	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	531 of 1392	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	1026 of 2098	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	768 of 2078	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	1051 of 2041	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	1131 of 1678	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	604 of 2032	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	841 of 2045	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	1347 of 2407	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	1342 of 2411	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1431 of 2400	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	1344 of 2400	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1646 of 1961	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	939 of 2358	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	1268 of 2340	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	464 of 2134	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	797 of 2110	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	905 of 2016	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	877 of 2031	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	526 of 1044	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	498 of 1859	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.5	723 of 1941	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2024)60th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math58%~ state avg

Science42%-3 vs state

English Language Arts38%-17 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
Drexel Avenue School	Public	1-5	161 Drexel Ave	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5030	513	38	13.4	67.6%	36 (7.0%)	42 (8.2%)	428 (83.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37.7	1528^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.5%		40.5	1430^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.5%	98	36.1	41.2	36.6		56.0	64.0	55.8		42.3	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	$42,307	$2,191	$40,117
Dryden Street School	Public	PK, KG-1	545 Dryden St	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5040	415	18	22.6	35.4%	42 (10.1%)	76 (18.3%)	295 (71.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)										97.8	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	97.8	99.7	98.1	$28,502	$1,407	$27,095
Cherry Lane School	Public	K-2	475 Roslyn Ave	Carle Place	11514	Nassau County	Carle Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 622-6407	283	23	12.4	21.2%	138 (48.8%)	2 (0.7%)	85 (30.0%)	48 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)								(n/a)										99.0	99.7	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.0	$38,188	$747	$37,441
Rushmore Avenue School	Public	3-6	251 Rushmore Ave	Carle Place	11514	Nassau County	Carle Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 622-6410	407	40	10.1	23.8%	204 (50.1%)	11 (2.7%)	113 (27.8%)	64 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	81.4	382^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.4%		83.3	354^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.5%	28	68.0	63.1	72.2	73.1	67.5	87.8	86.5	72.7	65.1	98.9	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$39,150	$752	$38,398
Powells Lane School	Public	1-5	603 Powells Ln	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5125	476	35	13.6	61.3%	34 (7.1%)	97 (20.4%)	338 (71.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.2	1948^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.3%		39.6	1468^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.0%	480	42.4	45.3	36.5		47.5	40.8	37.3		27.2	96.8	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.9	97.8	100.0	$41,750	$2,223	$39,526
Park Avenue School	Public	1-5	955 Park Ave	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5109	557	46	12.0	67.9%	8 (1.4%)	130 (23.3%)	416 (74.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13.3	2234^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.6%		15.5	2206^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.8%	28	24.5	37.2	29.7		36.1	29.2	40.0		13.5	97.1	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	99.2	98.2	$43,230	$2,105	$41,125
North Side School	Public	PK, KG-4	110 E Williston Ave	East Williston	11596	Nassau County	East Williston Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 333-6860	510	50	10.2	6.9%	256 (50.2%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.7%)	191 (37.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.3%)	91.3	171^st of 2445 public elementary schools	93.0%		92.6	154^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.7%	17	90.0	75.0			90.4	90.4				99.2	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.3	99.5	$41,859	$602	$41,257
Bowling Green School	Public	K-5	2340 Stewart Ave	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 876-7480	895	90	9.9	23.9%	294 (32.8%)	28 (3.1%)	281 (31.4%)	246 (27.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.7%)	86.4	271^st of 2445 public elementary schools	88.9%		83.9	340^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.1%	69	77.8	69.6	83.6		86.6	77.4	84.2		70.4	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.8	99.8	$32,683	$1,017	$31,666
Hemlock School	Public	K-1	78 Bayberry Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-1600	184	14	13.5	1.6%	149 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	22 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)										98.2	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.1	98.7	$30,335	$382	$29,953
Hampton Street School	Public	PK, KG-2	10 Hampton St	Mineola	11501	Nassau County	Mineola Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 237-2200	323	25	13.1	34.7%	107 (33.1%)	8 (2.5%)	127 (39.3%)	71 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)								(n/a)										98.2	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.4	98.8	$35,851	$1,161	$34,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Drexel Avenue School

How many students attend Drexel Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Drexel Avenue School.

What is the racial makeup of Drexel Avenue School?

Students at Drexel Avenue School are 83% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% White.

What schools do graduates of Drexel Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Drexel Avenue School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westbury Middle School
High : Westbury High School

Is Drexel Avenue School a good school?

Drexel Avenue School ranks 1528^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Drexel Avenue School in?

Westbury Union Free School District

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