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B+

Park Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

1599 Park Ave, North Merrick, NY 11566 · (516) 992-3117 · Part of North Bellmore Union Free School District

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

Directions
Students
324
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Park Avenue School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, B+, 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 ↗

1599 Park Ave, North Merrick

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten43
Grade 155
Grade 246
Grade 344
Grade 446
Grade 546
Grade 644
Enrollment over time
312’20
300’21
305’22
327’23
324’24

Up 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 15%Asian 11%Black 5%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Park Avenue School from Hempstead families.

Other schools in North Bellmore Union Free School District

The district →
Saw Mill Road School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · North Bellmore
B−
700 students13:1
John G Dinkelmeyer School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · North Bellmore
B+
440 students14:1
Newbridge Road School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · North Bellmore
B
336 students12:1
Martin Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bellmore
B+
328 students11:1

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.