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B−

Brooklyn Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

24 Brooklyn Ave, Valley Stream, NY 11581 · (516) 434-2851 · Part of Valley Stream Union Free School District 24

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

Directions
Students
357
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Brooklyn Avenue School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of New York’s public schools
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts62%
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 ↗

24 Brooklyn Ave, Valley Stream

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten45
Grade 135
Grade 272
Grade 344
Grade 449
Grade 556
Grade 656
Enrollment over time
324’20
315’21
342’22
358’23
357’24

Up 10.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%Black 24%Asian 22%White 12%Two or more races 2%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 Brooklyn Avenue School from Hempstead families.

Other schools in Valley Stream Union Free School District 24

The district →
Robert W Carbonaro School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Valley Stream
B+
376 students10:1
William L Buck School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Valley Stream
B+
303 students13:1

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.