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Barack Obama Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–6

176 William St, Hempstead, NY 11550 · (516) 434-4401 · Part of Hempstead Union Free School District

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

Directions
Students
439
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–6
The gist

What stands out about Barack Obama Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 12.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts47%
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 ↗

176 William St, Hempstead

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 179
Grade 268
Grade 374
Grade 477
Grade 578
Grade 663
Enrollment over time
389’20
430’21
501’22
524’23
439’24

Up 12.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 86%Black 12%Asian 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Barack Obama Elementary 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
David Paterson School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Hempstead
C−
388 students18:1
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.