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Cornwell Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–3

250 Cornwell Ave, West Hempstead, NY 11552 · (516) 390-3140 · Part of West Hempstead Union Free School District

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

Directions
Students
331
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–3
The gist

What stands out about Cornwell Avenue School

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts67%
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 ↗

250 Cornwell Ave, West Hempstead

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 1107
Grade 2112
Grade 3110
Ungraded2
Enrollment over time
329’20
338’21
328’22
319’23
331’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%Black 21%White 15%Asian 11%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cornwell Avenue School from Hempstead families.

Other schools in West Hempstead Union Free School District

The district →
Chestnut Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · West Hempstead
120 students12:1
George Washington School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · West Hempstead
C
340 students14:1
West Hempstead Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12 · West Hempstead
A
806 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.