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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 11762

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Top rankedEast Lake Elementary School739^th of 2,445 New York elementary schools

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Summary:

The 11762 zip code area is home to 3 elementary schools that are part of the Massapequa Union Free School District, which is ranked 260 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The schools, Birch Lane Elementary School, East Lake Elementary School, and McKenna Elementary School, generally perform well, with East Lake and McKenna standing out as particularly strong performers.

East Lake Elementary School ranks 739 out of 2,445 New York elementary schools, the highest among the 3 schools. It significantly outperforms the district and state averages in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates, with an impressive 79.63% 3rd grade Math proficiency rate compared to the district's 67.36% and the state's 59.7%. McKenna Elementary School, ranked 627 out of 2,439 New York elementary schools in 2022-2023, also outperforms the district and state in 3rd grade English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates, with the highest 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency at 66.67% compared to the district's 59.51% and the state's 54.15%.

The schools generally perform better in Math than English Language Arts, with proficiency rates above the district and state averages in many grade levels. However, 5th grade performance is more mixed, with Birch Lane outperforming the district and state in Science but underperforming in English Language Arts. The free/reduced lunch rates are relatively low, ranging from 5.08% at Birch Lane to 7.07% at McKenna, and the spending per student is similar across the 3 schools, ranging from $32,753 at Birch Lane to $33,402 at East Lake.

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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 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
McKenna Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 Spruce St	Massapequa Park	11762	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5501	485	52	9.3	7.8%	409 (84.3%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (10.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	59.8	942^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	61.5%		58.1	941^st of 2445 public elementary schools	61.5%	1	66.7	55.3	33.3	73.6	66.7	50.0	50.0	97.6	98.7	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.3	98.9	98.3	$32,865	$640	$32,225
Birch Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Birch Ln	Massapequa Park	11762	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5101	696	63	10.9	6.3%	597 (85.8%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (9.6%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.7%)	47.9	1250^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.9%		51.5	1135^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.6%	115	47.4	44.6	48.9	57.0	62.5	58.0	62.2	97.7	98.4	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.8	99.5	$32,236	$276	$31,961
East Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	154 E Lake Ave	Massapequa Park	11762	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5201	523	47	11.0	7.1%	425 (81.3%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (15.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	68.1	739^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.8%		56.7	986^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.7%	247	71.7	56.5	55.3	79.6	72.9	56.4	56.8	98.6	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.6	99.6	$32,103	$167	$31,936

Cities Near Zip Code 11762

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Massapequa Park	0.45 mi	3	315^th
Massapequa	0.77 mi	8	154^th
Amityville	1.18 mi	5	725^th
Farmingdale	1.74 mi	5	323^rd
North Massapequa	1.77 mi	1	198^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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