Locust School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 1 · Garden City, New York

Locust School in Garden City, New York enrolled 151 students in 2024-25 with 13.3 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

138 students in 2022-23, 159 students in 2023-24, 151 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.6 to 13.3.

Students enrolled at Locust School by school year2022-23: 138, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231382023-241592024-25151
Students enrolled at Locust School by school year2022-23: 138, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231382023-241592024-25151
Students enrolled at Locust School by school year2022-23: 138, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231382023-241592024-25151
Students enrolled at Locust School by school year2022-23: 138, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1510501001502002022-231382023-241592024-25151
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313812.610.9
2023-2415913.311.9
2024-2515113.311.4

11.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 New York elementary schools

Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; Locust School 11.4; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLocust School 11.4state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; Locust School 11.4; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLocust School 11.4state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; Locust School 11.4; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLocust School 11.4state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; Locust School 11.4; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLocust School 11.4state median 11.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Locust School enrolled 146 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent15.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

72.8% of students were White, 13.2% Asian, 9.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White72.8%
  2. Asian13.2%
  3. Hispanic9.9%
  4. Black2.0%
  5. Two or more races2.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Garden City

5 public elementary schools in Garden City report 2024-25 enrollment; Locust School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Stratford Avenue School63814.02.0%
Stewart School62413.44.2%
Homestead School20515.72.0%
Hemlock School18413.51.6%
Locust School15111.44.0%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Locust School

  1. Stewart SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 624 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Jackson Main Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 436 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Locust School with Stewart SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Garden City Public Schools spends per student$28,565 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$28,565
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkLocust School is the number 2,474 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,474 of 2,546
  6. New York schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.11.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Locust School

  1. How many students attend Locust School?
    151 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 138 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Garden City, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Locust School?
    11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Locust School a Title I school?
    Locust School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Locust School in?
    Garden City Public Schools, NCES district ID 3611760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 361176000945 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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