Public schools in Elmont, NY
Elmont has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,132 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Elmont Union Free School District runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Elmont's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Elmont | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmont Union Free School District | 4 | 3,394 | $27,474 |
| Sewanhaka Central High School District | 1 | 7,862 | $27,722 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Elmont, 1,492 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmont Memorial High School | 1,492 | 13.1 | 37.4% | Sewanhaka Central High |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Elmont, 2,640 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clara H Carlson School | 764 | 10.8 | 57.3% | Elmont Union Free |
| Dutch Broadway School | 715 | 11.6 | 54.0% | Elmont Union Free |
| Covert Avenue School | 646 | 11.6 | 54.6% | Elmont Union Free |
| Gotham Avenue School | 515 | 9.8 | 52.6% | Elmont Union Free |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Elmont's public schools compare with New York's
The median Elmont school has 11.6 students per full-time teacher, more than the New York median of 11.1. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 715 students (state 428).
| Elmont | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.6 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 715 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Elmont schools and the 4,767 New York schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Elmont
- Elmont Union Free School DistrictRuns 4 of Elmont's 5 public schools and spent $27,474 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,474
- Elmont Memorial High School, the largest high school in Elmont1,492 students in 2024-25, 13.1 per teacher.1,492
- Compare Elmont Union Free School District with Sewanhaka Central High School DistrictElmont's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Elmont addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Elmont
How many public schools are in Elmont, NY?
5 public schools with an address in Elmont were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,132 students.What is the largest high school in Elmont?
Elmont Memorial High School, with 1,492 students in 2024-25 (Sewanhaka Central High School District).Which districts run Elmont's schools?
Elmont Union Free School District (4 schools), Sewanhaka Central High School District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25