Northwest Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Amityville, New York

Northwest Elementary School in Amityville, New York enrolled 525 students in 2024-25 with 55.4 full-time teachers, 9.5 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

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

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

564 students in 2022-23, 575 students in 2023-24, 525 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.3 to 55.4.

Students enrolled at Northwest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 564, 2023-24: 575, 2024-25: 52502004006002022-235642023-245752024-25525
Students enrolled at Northwest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 564, 2023-24: 575, 2024-25: 52502004006002022-235642023-245752024-25525
Students enrolled at Northwest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 564, 2023-24: 575, 2024-25: 52502004006002022-235642023-245752024-25525
Students enrolled at Northwest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 564, 2023-24: 575, 2024-25: 52502004006002022-235642023-245752024-25525
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356458.39.7
2023-2457558.19.9
2024-2552555.49.5

9.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 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; This school 9.5; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.5state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; This school 9.5; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.5state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; This school 9.5; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.5state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; This school 9.5; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.5state 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).

One counselor per 998 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northwest Elementary School enrolled 599 students and had 0.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.6, one per 998 of the 599 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent44.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.0% of students were Hispanic, 24.4% Black, 8.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic61.0%
  2. Black24.4%
  3. White8.2%
  4. Two or more races4.0%
  5. Asian1.7%
  6. American Indian0.8%

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 Amityville

3 public elementary schools in Amityville report 2024-25 enrollment; Northwest Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Park Avenue School60413.073.3%
Northwest Elementary School5259.570.7%
Northeast School14512.260.7%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Northwest Elementary School

  1. East Lake Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 523 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Northeast SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 145 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Northwest Elementary School with East Lake Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Amityville Union Free School District spends per student$36,588 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$36,588
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkNorthwest Elementary School is the number 712 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#712 of 2,546
  6. New York schools by students per teacher9.5 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.9.5:1
  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 Northwest Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Northwest Elementary School?
    525 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 564 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Amityville, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest Elementary School?
    9.5 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 Northwest Elementary School a Title I school?
    Northwest Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Northwest Elementary School in?
    Amityville Union Free School District, NCES district ID 3602940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360294000065 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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