Elementary school (grades K-5) · Old Bethpage, NY

Old Bethpage School

Federal NCES profile for Old Bethpage School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 362322003253
0/100100/10054/100
👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
88
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Old Bethpage School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

54
Resource Index · Higher
10.7:1
students per teacher
5.7%
free-lunch eligible
407
students enrolled

Old Bethpage School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

407

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

38.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.7:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-9% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

5.7%

vs 56.2% New York avg

-90% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Old Bethpage School compares with New York and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Old Bethpage School

Old Bethpage School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Old Bethpage, New York, enrolling 407 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.7:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 5.7% free-meal eligibility runs 90% below the New York average.

With 407 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 4,801 scored New York schools.

Against 311 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #75.

Its student body is led by White (58%) and Asian (30%) (diversity index 57/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 814 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance holds up well here: only 4.7% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District also operates Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School (1,720 students) and Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School (953 students) alongside Old Bethpage School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Old Bethpage School compares

Old Bethpage School on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.7:1 ▼ 9% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 5.7% ▼ 90% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 407 top 53% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.7:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
407
Bigger than 48% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
5.7%
free-lunch eligible - 90% below the New York average of 56.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.7:1
students per teacher - 9% below state mean
Top 40% in New York - lower ratio than 60% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$30,850
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $26,410
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 57.5%
Asian 29.7%
Hispanic or Latino 6.9%
Two or More 5.4%
African American 0.5%

Largest group: White at 57.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.3, Old Bethpage School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District, which includes Old Bethpage School.

$30,850
Per student
+17%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+86%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 75.5%
State 18.5%
Federal 6.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Old Bethpage School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
H B Mattlin Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Stratford Road School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Judy Jacobs Parkway Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Old Bethpage School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Old Bethpage School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Old Bethpage School

How many students attend Old Bethpage School?

Old Bethpage School has 407 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Old Bethpage, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Old Bethpage School?

The student-teacher ratio at Old Bethpage School is 10.7:1, which is 9% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 32% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Old Bethpage School?

5.7% of students at Old Bethpage School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Old Bethpage School?

The largest demographic group at Old Bethpage School is White at 57.5% of enrollment, in Old Bethpage, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Old Bethpage School?

Old Bethpage School has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Old Bethpage School a good school?

Old Bethpage School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District?

Besides Old Bethpage School, Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District also operates Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School (1,720 students), Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School (953 students), and H B Mattlin Middle School (783 students). See the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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