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Shaw Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

99 Shaw Ave, Valley Stream, NY 11580 · (516) 434-3803 · Part of Valley Stream Union Free School District 30

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

Directions
Students
740
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Shaw Avenue School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of New York’s public schools

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency61%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts63%
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 ↗

99 Shaw Ave, Valley Stream

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K54
Kindergarten81
Grade 198
Grade 283
Grade 392
Grade 4109
Grade 5105
Grade 6118
Enrollment over time
696’20
736’21
736’22
746’23
740’24

Up 6.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 32%Hispanic 30%Black 30%White 6%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 Shaw Avenue School from Hempstead families.

Other schools in Valley Stream Union Free School District 30

The district →
Clearstream Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Valley Stream
B
385 students15:1
Forest Road School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Valley Stream
B+
332 students10:1

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.