Is Steele Elementary School a good school?

Steele Elementary School ranks 706 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Steele Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 310 students attended Steele Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Steele Elementary School?

Students at Steele Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 35% African American, 10% Asian, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

Steele Elementary School

Summary:

Steele Elementary School is a public elementary school in Baldwin, New York, serving 310 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Baldwin Union Free School District, which is ranked 342 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Steele Elementary School has consistently performed well on state assessments, with a significant portion of students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. In the 2023-2024 school year, Steele's 4th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 66.67%, significantly higher than the district's 57.47% and the state's 47.05%. In Math, Steele's 5th-grade proficiency rate was 73.68%, outperforming the district's 52.16% and the state's 48.93%. Steele has also shown strong performance among specific student subgroups, ranking 98th out of 927 New York elementary schools for African American students and 296th out of 1,531 schools for Hispanic students, both with a 4-star rating.

Steele Elementary School's performance is generally stronger than the other schools in the Baldwin Union Free School District, such as Plaza Elementary and Meadow Elementary. For example, Steele's 5th-grade Math proficiency rate was 73.68%, compared to 48.33% at Plaza and 46.84% at Meadow. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Steele has maintained strong academic performance, suggesting effective strategies for supporting these students. The school has also shown a consistent trend of improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from a 3-star rating to a 4-star rating in recent years.

Detail:

Public K-5

860 Church St
Baldwin, NY 11510-4798

(516) 434-6700

District: Baldwin Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
706^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,966

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 310

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.2%

African American:

34.8%

Asian:

10.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Steele Elementary School ranks better than 71.1% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Baldwin Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.01. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.2%), African American (34.8%), Asian (10%). (See more...)

Compare Details 40% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Baldwin Union Free School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Steele Elementary School is 12.1, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Baldwin Union Free School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Steele Elementary School is $17,966. 3 elementary schools in the Baldwin Union Free School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Steele Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Steele Elementary School 706^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Steele Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Baldwin Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Baldwin Union Free School District 342^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Steele Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Steele Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	73.64	578^th	2206	73.8%
2007	76.67	461^st	2219	79.2%
2008	74.25	567^th	2227	74.5%
2009	71.13	672^nd	2257	70.2%
2010	70.64	671^st	2263	70.3%
2011	61.83	958^th	2286	58.1%
2012	69.28	737^th	2320	68.2%
2013	67.00	682^nd	2325	70.7%
2014	66.85	709^th	2345	69.8%
2015	73.00	584^th	2352	75.2%
2016	72.50	593^rd	2366	74.9%
2017	59.20	936^th	2386	60.8%
2018	61.43	909^th	2395	62.0%
2019	65.88	765^th	2413	68.3%
2021	75.08	475^th	2201	78.4%
2022	74.23	553^rd	2434	77.3%
2023	76.90	523^rd	2439	78.6%
2024	68.01	706^th	2445	71.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Steele Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	51.85	639^th	1859	65.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Steele Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.78	663^rd	2045	67.6%
2019	67.27	511^th	2032	74.9%
2021	70.11	361^st	1678	78.5%
2022	70.79	445^th	2099	78.8%
2023	71.33	446^th	2041	78.1%
2024	59.94	651^st	2078	68.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Steele Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.05	882^nd	2338	62.3%
2019	66.04	745^th	2357	68.4%
2021	70.88	488^th	1955	75.0%
2022	73.46	553^rd	2401	77.0%
2023	81.32	400^th	2403	83.4%
2024	66.66	704^th	2413	70.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Steele Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.97	898^th	2340	61.6%
2019	60.68	855^th	2358	63.7%
2021	74.85	420^th	1961	78.6%
2022	68.95	656^th	2400	72.7%
2023	67.78	704^th	2400	70.7%
2024	67.57	685^th	2411	71.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Steele Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	15.92	583^rd	662	11.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Steele Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.73	155^th	948	83.6%
2019	72.95	190^th	891	78.7%
2021	89.53	36^th	427	91.6%
2022	90.77	65^th	936	93.1%
2023	87.85	77^th	857	91.0%
2024	84.86	98^th	927	89.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Steele Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.76	475^th	1392	65.9%
2019	75.63	219^th	1315	83.3%
2021	82.62	87^th	818	89.4%
2022	80.69	189^th	1503	87.4%
2023	86.25	122^nd	1429	91.5%
2024	72.79	296^th	1531	80.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

My children were sent to Steele School after Milburn was closed down. We moved to the area specifically because we wanted our children to start elementary school at Milburn, although we assumed Steele wouldn't be so bad because many of our neighbors had gone there when they were children. Unfortunately, that is simply not the case. Ms. Presti (the Principal) seems to be more concerned with the "school and teachers" than with the actual students. I attended the orientation meeting for the incoming students with many parents and she stated (several times), that having a larger school with more students and teachers proved to be more effective for students than having smaller class sizes (which of course is moronic). We are constantly bombarded with paperwork for donations for the school and "extra" activities when the main goal should be getting the students to truly comprehend this new Core Curriculum. The school is ill prepared for emergencies and in depth teacher/parent meetings are not encouraged. There are a few bright stars at Steele School that are truly wonderful teachers. Other than a select few, the others could use some serious improvement. Our school taxes are through the roof and families are struggling to keep their children in good schools, but the Town of Hempstead continues to shut schools down. If my husband and I had the money, we would enroll them in a private school. I pray that we will be able to put our youngest child into a different elementary school when his time comes. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Steele Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	256	2	7	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	274
1990	249	4	8	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	274
1991	252	4	4	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	270
1992	258	8	3	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	279
1993	247	6	10	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	272
1994	276	3	4	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	301
1995	275	9	11	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	309
1996	275	9	11	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	309
1997	269	9	15	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	315
1998	268	10	16	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
1999	254	13	8	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
2000	257	19	16	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	329
2001	214	26	14	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	283
2002	178	38	9	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	284
2003	178	38	9	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	284
2004	155	41	8	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	259
2005	147	40	9	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	247
2006	147	49	11	52	1	n/a	n/a	0	260
2007	113	46	6	69	0	n/a	n/a	8	242
2008	105	53	5	74	0	n/a	n/a	2	239
2009	99	52	5	60	0	n/a	n/a	9	225
2010	92	53	2	84	0	n/a	n/a	10	241
2011	97	53	3	86	1	0	10	0	250
2012	81	53	6	82	0	0	5	0	227
2013	127	77	16	129	0	1	8	0	358
2014	110	64	15	133	0	0	11	0	333
2015	89	64	11	112	0	0	12	0	288
2016	71	85	15	122	0	0	15	0	308
2017	59	98	17	113	0	0	15	0	302
2018	48	95	18	119	0	0	15	0	295
2019	39	105	22	129	0	1	16	0	312
2020	29	103	21	129	1	2	17	0	302
2021	30	116	24	139	1	0	15	0	325
2022	26	108	23	125	1	2	14	0	299
2023	23	108	31	137	1	2	8	0	310

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Steele Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	274	16.7	16.4	n/a
1990	274	16.7	16.4	n/a
1991	270	15.9	16.9	n/a
1992	279	15.9	17.5	n/a
1993	272	15.0	18.1	n/a
1994	301	15.0	20.1	0
1995	309	16.0	19.3	0
1996	309	16.0	19.3	0
1997	315	16.0	19.7	0.3
1998	326	17.0	19.2	0
1999	317	16.0	19.8	0
2000	329	16.0	20.6	0
2001	283	13.0	21.8	0
2002	284	19.0	14.9	0
2003	284	19.0	14.9	0
2004	259	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	247	17.1	14.4	0
2006	260	17.0	15.3	0
2007	242	16.0	15.1	0
2008	239	17.0	14.1	0
2009	225	17.0	13.2	n/a
2010	241	16.2	14.8	0
2011	250	19.8	12.5	0
2012	227	18.2	12.4	4.8
2013	358	23.0	15.5	2.8
2014	333	27.0	12.3	5.1
2015	288	19.0	15.1	22.9
2016	308	21.0	14.6	21.8
2017	302	18.9	15.9	34.1
2018	295	20.0	14.7	32.5
2019	312	22.0	14.1	39.7
2020	302	27.3	11.0	45.4
2021	325	30.2	10.7	39.4
2022	299	27.7	10.7	43.8
2023	310	25.4	12.1	40

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Steele Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	274	16.7	16.4	n/a
1990	274	16.7	16.4	n/a
1991	270	15.9	16.9	n/a
1992	279	15.9	17.5	n/a
1993	272	15.0	18.1	n/a
1994	301	15.0	20.1	0
1995	309	16.0	19.3	0
1996	309	16.0	19.3	0
1997	315	16.0	19.7	0.3
1998	326	17.0	19.2	0
1999	317	16.0	19.8	0
2000	329	16.0	20.6	0
2001	283	13.0	21.8	0
2002	284	19.0	14.9	0
2003	284	19.0	14.9	0
2004	259	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	247	17.1	14.4	0
2006	260	17.0	15.3	0
2007	242	16.0	15.1	0
2008	239	17.0	14.1	0
2009	225	17.0	13.2	n/a
2010	241	16.2	14.8	0
2011	250	19.8	12.5	0
2012	227	18.2	12.4	4.8
2013	358	23.0	15.5	2.8
2014	333	27.0	12.3	5.1
2015	288	19.0	15.1	22.9
2016	308	21.0	14.6	21.8
2017	302	18.9	15.9	34.1
2018	295	20.0	14.7	32.5
2019	312	22.0	14.1	39.7
2020	302	27.3	11.0	45.4
2021	325	30.2	10.7	39.4
2022	299	27.7	10.7	43.8
2023	310	25.4	12.1	40

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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