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Park Avenue School

Public Grades K-5

2234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Park Avenue School is an elementary school located in Westbury, New York, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 575 students. It 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.

Park Avenue School consistently underperforms compared to the Westbury Union Free School District and the state of New York in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in ELA was 24.47% at Park Avenue School, compared to 34.44% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for Hispanic students and English Language Learner students in ELA and Math. As a result, Park Avenue School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

When comparing Park Avenue School to other nearby schools within the Westbury Union Free School District, such as Drexel Avenue School and Powells Lane School, Park Avenue School consistently underperforms in academic metrics. The data also shows a stark contrast between Park Avenue School and schools in the higher-performing Jericho Union Free School District and East Meadow Union Free School District, such as Jeffrey Ratner-Robert Seaman Elementary School in Jericho, which ranked in the top 1% of New York elementary schools.

557

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,230

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

955 Park Ave
Westbury, NY 11590-3900

(516) 876-5109

District: Westbury Union Free School District

Students who attend Park Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Westbury Middle School
High:	Westbury High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.7%

African American:

23.3%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (30% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg39%

New York avg55%

2,234^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	13.3	2234 of 2445	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	2206 of 2445	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2064 of 2439	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1842 of 2434	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1969 of 2201	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	2213 of 2413	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	2126 of 2395	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	2082 of 2386	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	2170 of 2366	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	43.0	519 of 948	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	801 of 1117	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	949 of 1066	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	738 of 1001	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	824 of 1027	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	429 of 454	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	704 of 860	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	544 of 938	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	2223 of 2409	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	2217 of 2413	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1991 of 2403	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1798 of 2401	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1767 of 1955	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	2159 of 2357	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	2013 of 2338	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1294 of 1569	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1269 of 1531	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1059 of 1429	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	965 of 1503	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.6	749 of 818	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1097 of 1315	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1072 of 1392	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1870 of 2098	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1703 of 2078	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1525 of 2041	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1522 of 1678	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1855 of 2032	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1757 of 2045	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	2162 of 2407	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2107 of 2411	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2048 of 2400	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1833 of 2400	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1786 of 1961	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	2185 of 2358	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	2117 of 2340	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1445 of 2134	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	849 of 2110	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	675 of 2016	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	537 of 2031	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	23.4	1641 of 1859	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.4	913 of 1941	53.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2018)45th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math35%-23 vs state

English Language Arts30%-25 vs state

Science14%-31 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 (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	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th 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
Park Avenue School	Public	K-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
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
Cantiague Elementary School	Public	K-5	678 Cantiague Rock Rd	Jericho	11753	Nassau County	Jericho Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 203-3650	436	32	13.6	18.1%	49 (11.2%)	11 (2.5%)	24 (5.5%)	335 (76.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	93.6	116^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.3%		91.7	169^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.1%	53	79.6	89.9	88.5	93.1	95.8	85.0	80.0	99.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.2	$39,434	$600	$38,835
Dryden Street School	Public	PK-K	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
Old Country Road School	Public	K-5	49 Rhodes Ln	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 733-2302	394	28	13.8	68.8%	32 (8.1%)	10 (2.5%)	235 (59.6%)	95 (24.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.6%)	49.8	1206^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.7%		46.9	1237^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.4%	31	35.0	61.9	55.6	57.4	73.9	63.2	29.6	98.2	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	98.8	$26,473	$1,767	$24,706
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
Burns Avenue School	Public	K-5	40 Burns Ave	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 733-2311	263	25	10.4	55.1%	26 (9.9%)	21 (8.0%)	112 (42.6%)	84 (31.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.1%)	60.1	938^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.6%		79.4	439^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.0%	499	45.7	80.0	68.4	47.2	66.7	83.3	68.4	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	$33,000	$1,795	$31,205
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
Dutch Lane School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Stewart Ave	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 733-2362	216	26	8.1	52.3%	45 (20.8%)	5 (2.3%)	80 (37.0%)	80 (37.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	58.7	962^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	60.7%		41.6	1399^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.8%	437	54.1	50.0	57.1	60.5	86.4	61.5	70.0	98.6	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.5	98.6	$45,297	$1,384	$43,913
Jeffrey Ratner-Robert Seaman Elementary School	Public	K-5	137 Leahy St	Jericho	11753	Nassau County	Jericho Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 203-3630	278	23	12.1	12.9%	63 (22.7%)	7 (2.5%)	11 (4.0%)	188 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.9%)	97.1	26^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.9%		96.9	44^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.2%	18	94.7	92.7	96.2	94.7	95.2	100.0	87.5	97.6	99.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	98.0	98.7	$49,179	$274	$48,905

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