Best Public Schools in Valley Stream, NY

Summary:

The city of Valley Stream, New York is home to 14 schools spanning 11 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools across 4 different school districts. The data reveals a mix of academic performance, with some standout schools like Clearstream Avenue School and Forest Road School in the Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District, as well as James A Dever School in the Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District, outperforming their peers and the state averages.

The high schools, Valley Stream South High School and Valley Stream Central High School, both have a 84.3% four-year graduation rate and a 4.9% dropout rate, while the three high schools, including Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School, struggle with a 34.1% chronic absenteeism rate. The data also reveals a potential link between higher per-student spending and stronger academic performance, with the higher-spending schools generally outperforming their peers.

Overall, the analysis of the Valley Stream schools highlights both areas of strength and areas for improvement. While some schools are excelling, the data suggests the need for a deeper understanding of the factors contributing to the disparities in performance and the development of targeted strategies to support all students in achieving academic success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Regents Common Core Algebra I (2024)	Regents Chemistry (2024)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2024)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2024)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2024)	Regents Earth Science (2024)	Regents Global History and Geography (2024)	Regents Living Environment (2024)	Regents Physics (2024)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2024)	Regents Algebra I (2024)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)						NY State Assessments Math (2024)						NY State Assessments Science (2024)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core Algebra I End of Course	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alden Terrace School	Public	PK, KG-6	1835 Central Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Elmont Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 285-8310	400	36	11.2	47.5%	4 (1.0%)	164 (41.0%)	56 (14.0%)	161 (40.3%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	5 (1.3%)	71.8	600^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.5%		65	791^st of 2439 public elementary schools	67.6%	191												67.4	62.5	51.3	63.0			78.3	60.8	46.2	68.0			34.2		99.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.3	$20,229	$1,977	$18,252
Howell Road School	Public	PK, KG-6	1475 Howell Rd	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 568-6130	585	41	14.3	46.2%	47 (8.0%)	154 (26.3%)	144 (24.6%)	226 (38.6%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	53.8	1057^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.8%		70.8	659^th of 2439 public elementary schools	73.0%	398												29.0	42.9	52.6	53.9			36.9	74.1	56.7	60.0			30.4		98.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$17,698	$1,396	$16,302
James A Dever School	Public	K-6	585 N Corona Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 568-6120	418	45	9.3	23.4%	148 (35.4%)	57 (13.6%)	100 (23.9%)	100 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.2%)	79.3	442^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.9%		76.3	533^rd of 2439 public elementary schools	78.1%	91												61.0	58.3	64.8	51.1			80.5	80.8	66.7	59.1			52.9		97.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$21,922	$787	$21,135
Wheeler Avenue School	Public	K-6	1 W Wheeler Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 568-6140	608	56	10.9		66 (10.9%)	138 (22.7%)	208 (34.2%)	171 (28.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.6%)	66.3	742^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	69.7%		81.4	411^th of 2439 public elementary schools	83.1%	331												34.3	57.5	50.8	55.9			53.6	75.0	58.8	74.2			41.9		85.8	99.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.7	98.8	97.1	$18,381	$610	$17,770
Brooklyn Avenue School	Public	K-6	24 Brooklyn Ave	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2851	358	30	11.7	51.7%	51 (14.2%)	84 (23.5%)	160 (44.7%)	54 (15.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	53.7	1059^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.7%		59.8	931^st of 2439 public elementary schools	61.8%	128												30.2	46.0	50.0	73.1			45.5	43.2	60.0	75.0			41.2		97.6	98.5	98.8	98.8	100.0	98.2	98.8	99.1	$20,665	$596	$20,069
Robert W Carbonaro School	Public	K-6	50 Hungry Harbor Rd	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-2861	386	34	11.2	38.3%	31 (8.0%)	93 (24.1%)	167 (43.3%)	84 (21.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	69	677^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.3%		83.5	370^th of 2439 public elementary schools	84.8%	307												37.0	58.6	60.0	52.8			50.0	79.3	76.7	66.1			44.2		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$21,585	$196	$21,389
William L Buck School	Public	K-6	75 Horton Ave	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-2841	310	22	13.8	38.1%	39 (12.6%)	72 (23.2%)	129 (41.6%)	62 (20.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	84.7	318^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.0%		86.8	295^th of 2439 public elementary schools	87.9%	23												60.0	62.1	77.5	57.8			75.0	79.3	72.5	72.9			56.4		99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$20,208	$150	$20,058
Clearstream Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	60 Clearstream Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3553	384	25	15.4	46.9%	20 (5.2%)	137 (35.7%)	122 (31.8%)	99 (25.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	89.4	217^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.1%		88.6	241^st of 2439 public elementary schools	90.1%	24												68.6	71.4	68.8	62.8			90.5	77.3	88.6	90.0			47.1		99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$17,233	$1,904	$15,328
Forest Road School	Public	PK, KG-6	16 Forest Rd	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3803	336	29	11.4	30.4%	14 (4.2%)	116 (34.5%)	62 (18.5%)	126 (37.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.6%)	86.8	278^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.6%		86.4	305^th of 2439 public elementary schools	87.5%	27												62.2	61.0	76.2	64.7			81.8	68.3	82.9	79.4			67.5		98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	$22,769	$3,019	$19,751
Shaw Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	99 Shaw Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3803	746	60	12.4	52.9%	47 (6.3%)	232 (31.1%)	227 (30.4%)	221 (29.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	12 (1.6%)	69.9	642^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	73.7%		80.1	435^th of 2439 public elementary schools	82.2%	207												46.5	79.0	46.8	66.2			71.2	78.2	50.0	69.0			26.1		97.7	98.4	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.6	98.4	98.4	$16,924	$2,038	$14,886
Valley Stream Central High School	Public	10-12	135 Fletcher Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 561-4410	1,120	80	14.0	44.4%	71 (6.3%)	439 (39.2%)	312 (27.9%)	267 (23.8%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	22 (2.0%)	74.3	256^th of 1242 public high schools	79.4%		70.5	318^th of 1228 public high schools	74.1%	62	68.9	68.9	94.3	92.9	84.8	83.1	87.9	37.7	53.1	91.0	71.0															99.6	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	100.0	$19,340	$923	$18,416
Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School	Public	7-9	320 Fletcher Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 872-7710	973	83	11.7	45.4%	74 (7.6%)	356 (36.6%)	300 (30.8%)	207 (21.3%)	12 (1.2%)	8 (0.8%)	16 (1.6%)	49.6	719^th of 1504 public middle schools	52.2%		50.7	700^th of 1500 public middle schools	53.3%	19					94.1	98.4		83.1			87.5					49.4	48.9					64.7	37.7		18.6	98.0	99.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.8	99.6	$18,134	$1,404	$16,730
Valley Stream South High School	Public	7-12	150 Jedwood Pl	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 791-0310	1,247	104	11.9	40.6%	159 (12.8%)	354 (28.4%)	402 (32.2%)	295 (23.7%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.6%)	25 (2.0%)	77.2	187^th of 1242 public high schools	84.9%		77.2	182^nd of 1228 public high schools	85.2%	5	60.0	89.9	97.9	94.8	73.7	76.2	92.7	83.7	65.5	91.2	97.5					62.1	52.3					74.8	49.0		25.0	94.2	95.8	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.5	98.4	98.3	$20,529	$752	$19,776
Ogden Elementary School	Public	2-5	875 Longview Ave	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 792-4700	309	38	8.1	34.3%	170 (55.0%)	39 (12.6%)	57 (18.4%)	34 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	71.6	603^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	75.3%		76.8	528^th of 2439 public elementary schools	78.4%	75												39.3	57.1	67.8				59.7	66.7	73.7				53.6		99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$29,523	$316	$29,207

Cities Near Valley Stream

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elmont	1.18 mi	5	295^th
Cambria Heights	1.32 mi	6	576^th
Rosedale	1.32 mi	5	413^th
Lynbrook	1.72 mi	7	180^th
Springfield Gardens	1.79 mi	15	404^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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