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Wheeler Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

1 W Wheeler Ave, Valley Stream, NY 11580 · (516) 568-6140 · Part of Valley Stream Union Free School District 13

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

Directions
Students
608
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Wheeler Avenue School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts82%
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 ↗

1 W Wheeler Ave, Valley Stream

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten68
Grade 172
Grade 282
Grade 387
Grade 4101
Grade 5109
Grade 689
Enrollment over time
554’20
558’21
540’22
608’23
608’24

Up 9.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 36%Asian 27%Black 23%White 11%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wheeler Avenue School from Hempstead families.

Other schools in Valley Stream Union Free School District 13

The district →
Howell Road School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Valley Stream
B+
599 students14:1
James A Dever School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Valley Stream
B
437 students10:1
Willow Road School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Franklin Square
B
410 students9:1

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.