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David Paterson School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

40 Fulton Ave, Hempstead, NY 11550 · (516) 434-4451 · Part of Hempstead Union Free School District

Hempstead’s School Grade A better than 87% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
388
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about David Paterson School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 21.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

40 Fulton Ave, Hempstead

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten40
Grade 166
Grade 253
Grade 343
Grade 463
Grade 558
Grade 665
Enrollment over time
495’20
419’21
404’22
435’23
388’24

Down 21.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 67%Black 32%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about David Paterson School from Hempstead families.

Other schools in Hempstead Union Free School District

The district →
Prospect Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Hempstead
441 students
Rhodes Academy of Humanities and the Arts
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Hempstead
631 students16:1
Barack Obama Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Hempstead
C
439 students14:1
Jackson Main Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Hempstead
C−
436 students17:1
Joseph McNeil School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Hempstead
D−
359 students15:1
Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hempstead
D−
748 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Hempstead’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.