Is Shaw Avenue School a good school?

Shaw Avenue School ranks 642 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Shaw Avenue School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 746 students attended Shaw Avenue School.

What is the racial makeup of Shaw Avenue School?

Students at Shaw Avenue School are 31% African American, 30% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 6% White, 2% Two or more races.

Shaw Avenue School

Summary:

Shaw Avenue School is an elementary school located in Valley Stream, New York, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 736 students. It is part of the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District, which is ranked 128 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One of the school's key strengths is its consistently high performance in math, with a significant percentage of students scoring proficient or better on state assessments across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 71.23% of 3rd graders, 78.16% of 4th graders, and 69.01% of 6th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to the state averages of 53.93%, 58.03%, and 50.56%, respectively. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts (ELA) is more mixed, with some grades performing above the state and district averages, while others are below. The school also performs exceptionally well for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top 10-15% of New York elementary schools for these subgroups in recent years.

While Shaw Avenue School's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the other elementary schools in the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District, such as Forest Road School and Clearstream Avenue School, its performance is more mixed when compared to schools in the neighboring Elmont Union Free School District and New York City Geographic District #29. The school also faces challenges in consistently supporting the academic growth of its Asian, White, Special Education, and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, which presents an opportunity for further improvement and targeted interventions.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

99 Shaw Ave
Valley Stream, NY 11580-3152

(516) 434-3803

District: Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
642^nd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,924

Student/teacher ratio: 12.4

Number of students: 746

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.1%

Hispanic:

30.4%

Asian:

29.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Shaw Avenue School ranks better than 73.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.9. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Shaw Avenue School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District. Student population at Shaw Avenue School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (31.1%), Hispanic (30.4%), Asian (29.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Shaw Avenue School is 12.4. 1 elementary schools in the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Shaw Avenue School employs 59.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Shaw Avenue School is $16,924, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Shaw Avenue School:

SchoolDigger ranks Shaw Avenue School 642^nd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Shaw Avenue School in the ranking list.)

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Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District 128^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Shaw Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	72.02	647^th	2206	70.7%
2007	79.18	357^th	2219	83.9%
2008	77.79	406^th	2227	81.8%
2009	80.21	263^rd	2257	88.3%
2010	83.52	232^nd	2263	89.7%
2011	89.65	103^rd	2286	95.5%
2012	87.49	150^th	2320	93.5%
2013	73.76	514^th	2325	77.9%
2014	78.86	415^th	2345	82.3%
2015	69.53	664^th	2352	71.8%
2016	66.92	726^th	2366	69.3%
2017	70.95	642^nd	2386	73.1%
2018	76.11	488^th	2395	79.6%
2019	79.70	429^th	2413	82.2%
2021	67.71	657^th	2201	70.1%
2022	68.66	695^th	2434	71.4%
2023	80.14	435^th	2439	82.2%
2024	69.90	642^nd	2445	73.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Shaw Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.02	221^st	938	76.4%
2019	53.90	282^nd	860	67.2%
2022	51.64	370^th	1027	64.0%
2023	54.02	314^th	1001	68.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Shaw Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.08	516^th	1941	73.4%
2019	44.30	859^th	1859	53.8%
2021	65.77	236^th	1044	77.4%
2022	41.89	1038^th	2031	48.9%
2023	57.27	600^th	2016	70.2%
2024	32.56	1446^th	2110	31.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Shaw Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.79	251^st	2045	87.7%
2019	86.14	205^th	2032	89.9%
2021	77.51	241^st	1678	85.6%
2022	70.17	453^rd	2099	78.4%
2023	85.82	207^th	2041	89.9%
2024	78.13	306^th	2078	85.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Shaw Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.84	553^rd	2338	76.3%
2019	75.68	491^st	2357	79.2%
2021	75.35	383^rd	1955	80.4%
2022	71.47	610^th	2401	74.6%
2023	81.24	403^rd	2403	83.2%
2024	74.77	515^th	2413	78.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Shaw Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.01	471^st	2340	79.9%
2019	79.72	415^th	2358	82.4%
2021	52.26	907^th	1961	53.7%
2022	62.69	832^nd	2400	65.3%
2023	75.02	514^th	2400	78.6%
2024	62.26	823^rd	2411	65.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Shaw Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.30	249^th	601	58.6%
2019	52.54	315^th	548	42.5%
2021	38.03	319^th	430	25.8%
2022	42.92	436^th	671	35.0%
2023	52.56	332^nd	605	45.1%
2024	49.82	372^nd	662	43.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Shaw Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.95	105^th	948	88.9%
2019	87.81	78^th	891	91.2%
2021	84.09	48^th	427	88.8%
2022	83.92	104^th	936	88.9%
2023	85.77	86^th	857	90.0%
2024	85.02	94^th	927	89.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Shaw Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.10	202^nd	1392	85.5%
2019	77.14	211^th	1315	84.0%
2021	70.86	178^th	818	78.2%
2022	66.60	391^st	1503	74.0%
2023	82.71	159^th	1429	88.9%
2024	65.62	397^th	1531	74.1%

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Rank History for White students at Shaw Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	43.03	808^th	1392	42.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Shaw Avenue School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	423	1	37	32	1	n/a	n/a	0	494
1990	417	2	46	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	512
1991	459	1	31	25	4	n/a	n/a	0	520
1992	426	7	56	44	1	n/a	n/a	0	534
1993	458	7	57	50	3	n/a	n/a	0	575
1994	443	12	63	48	8	n/a	n/a	0	574
1995	417	44	62	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	596
1996	417	44	62	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	596
1997	405	53	72	69	1	n/a	n/a	0	600
1998	378	91	72	94	2	n/a	n/a	0	637
1999	308	117	95	118	0	n/a	n/a	0	638
2000	266	177	72	140	0	n/a	n/a	0	655
2001	239	211	96	176	1	n/a	n/a	0	723
2002	151	246	104	187	0	n/a	n/a	0	688
2003	151	246	104	187	0	n/a	n/a	0	688
2004	131	276	103	166	6	n/a	n/a	0	682
2005	129	263	115	175	4	n/a	n/a	0	686
2006	87	284	125	189	0	n/a	n/a	0	685
2007	73	285	128	200	0	n/a	n/a	0	686
2008	53	281	128	209	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
2009	49	283	124	201	0	n/a	n/a	0	657
2010	50	303	127	213	0	n/a	n/a	5	698
2011	42	286	127	221	0	0	7	0	683
2012	50	298	130	251	1	21	9	0	760
2013	44	302	147	256	2	14	15	0	780
2014	38	276	149	240	0	0	21	0	724
2015	40	285	173	253	0	0	24	0	775
2016	35	281	182	256	0	0	26	0	780
2017	41	280	165	251	2	6	26	0	771
2018	37	277	170	247	2	5	26	0	764
2019	26	266	171	230	3	5	20	0	721
2020	39	266	172	232	3	5	18	0	735
2021	45	239	176	217	2	4	13	0	696
2022	56	226	198	233	3	7	13	0	736
2023	56	219	213	220	4	7	17	0	736
2024	47	232	221	227	1	6	12	0	746

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Shaw Avenue School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	494	38.0	13.0	n/a
1990	512	42.0	12.1	n/a
1991	520	41.5	12.5	n/a
1992	534	41.2	12.9	n/a
1993	575	37.1	15.5	n/a
1994	574	38.1	15.1	7
1995	596	40.0	14.9	8.4
1996	596	40.0	14.9	8.4
1997	600	42.7	14.1	7.2
1998	637	43.7	14.6	8.8
1999	638	43.8	14.6	9.4
2000	655	46.2	14.2	13.7
2001	723	47.8	15.1	17.2
2002	688	47.8	14.4	18.6
2003	688	47.8	14.4	18.6
2004	682	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	686	44.7	15.3	20.4
2006	685	43.0	15.9	22.3
2007	686	43.1	15.9	28
2008	671	45.5	14.7	21
2009	657	44.5	14.8	28.3
2010	698	48.0	14.5	30.2
2011	683	48.9	13.9	30.9
2012	760	53.9	14.0	30.5
2013	780	51.0	15.2	36.5
2014	724	50.0	14.4	30.9
2015	775	50.0	15.5	41.8
2016	780	51.0	15.2	40
2017	771	52.7	14.6	39.8
2018	764	53.8	14.1	46.6
2019	721	48.8	14.7	45.9
2020	735	56.9	12.9	42.7
2021	696	56.0	12.4	43.8
2022	736	57.9	12.6	41.4
2023	736	60.5	12.1	47.6
2024	746	59.8	12.4	52.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Shaw Avenue School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	494	38.0	13.0	n/a
1990	512	42.0	12.1	n/a
1991	520	41.5	12.5	n/a
1992	534	41.2	12.9	n/a
1993	575	37.1	15.5	n/a
1994	574	38.1	15.1	7
1995	596	40.0	14.9	8.4
1996	596	40.0	14.9	8.4
1997	600	42.7	14.1	7.2
1998	637	43.7	14.6	8.8
1999	638	43.8	14.6	9.4
2000	655	46.2	14.2	13.7
2001	723	47.8	15.1	17.2
2002	688	47.8	14.4	18.6
2003	688	47.8	14.4	18.6
2004	682	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	686	44.7	15.3	20.4
2006	685	43.0	15.9	22.3
2007	686	43.1	15.9	28
2008	671	45.5	14.7	21
2009	657	44.5	14.8	28.3
2010	698	48.0	14.5	30.2
2011	683	48.9	13.9	30.9
2012	760	53.9	14.0	30.5
2013	780	51.0	15.2	36.5
2014	724	50.0	14.4	30.9
2015	775	50.0	15.5	41.8
2016	780	51.0	15.2	40
2017	771	52.7	14.6	39.8
2018	764	53.8	14.1	46.6
2019	721	48.8	14.7	45.9
2020	735	56.9	12.9	42.7
2021	696	56.0	12.4	43.8
2022	736	57.9	12.6	41.4
2023	736	60.5	12.1	47.6
2024	746	59.8	12.4	52.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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