Is McVey Elementary School a good school?

Yes! McVey Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 83 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools.

How many students attend McVey Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 817 students attended McVey Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of McVey Elementary School?

Students at McVey Elementary School are 36% Asian, 34% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

McVey Elementary School

Summary:

McVey Elementary School is a public elementary school located in East Meadow, New York, serving 817 students in grades K-5 and part of the East Meadow Union Free School District, which is ranked 97 out of 865 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

McVey Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 29 and 143 over the past 10 years and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic performance. The school performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 100 New York elementary schools for female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and white students, as well as the top 60 for English Language Learner students and the top 51 for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. McVey's students consistently outperform the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, with 86.13% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in ELA and 98.58% proficient or better in Math, compared to 47.05% and 58.03% statewide, respectively.

While Barnum Woods School, another high-performing school in the East Meadow Union Free School District, also ranks among the top 134 elementary schools in New York, the differences in performance between the schools are not always significant. McVey Elementary School has maintained its exceptional performance over the past decade, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in New York, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.4 to 13.2 over the past three school years, suggesting the school may be able to provide more individualized attention and support for its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

2201 Devon St
East Meadow, NY 11554-2500

(516) 228-5300

District: East Meadow Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
83^rd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,454

Student/teacher ratio: 11.4

Number of students: 817

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

36.2%

White:

34.0%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 33.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McVey Elementary School ranks better than 96.6% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the East Meadow Union Free School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.36. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at McVey Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (36.2%), White (34%), Hispanic (23.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 33.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the East Meadow Union Free School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McVey Elementary School is 11.4. 3 elementary schools in the East Meadow Union Free School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare McVey Elementary School employs 71.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at McVey Elementary School is $13,454. 3 elementary schools in the East Meadow Union Free School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McVey Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks McVey Elementary School 83^rd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See McVey Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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East Meadow Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks East Meadow Union Free School District 97^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for McVey Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at McVey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	79.40	345^th	2206	84.4%
2007	84.28	161^st	2219	92.7%
2008	83.83	150^th	2227	93.3%
2009	81.44	204^th	2257	91.0%
2010	87.64	108^th	2263	95.2%
2011	89.14	118^th	2286	94.8%
2012	91.88	43^rd	2320	98.1%
2013	93.31	78^th	2325	96.6%
2014	94.41	57^th	2345	97.6%
2015	94.30	45^th	2352	98.1%
2016	95.53	29^th	2366	98.8%
2017	95.45	34^th	2386	98.6%
2018	94.59	52^nd	2395	97.8%
2019	97.60	39^th	2413	98.4%
2021	89.16	143^rd	2201	93.5%
2022	95.95	45^th	2434	98.2%
2023	94.17	121^st	2439	95.0%
2024	95.36	83^rd	2445	96.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at McVey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	93.17	18^th	938	98.1%
2021	82.76	42^nd	454	90.7%
2022	89.96	58^th	1027	94.4%
2024	89.33	32^nd	1066	97.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at McVey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	79.08	121^st	1044	88.4%
2022	86.11	142^nd	2031	93.0%
2023	45.36	901^st	2016	55.3%
2024	76.55	302^nd	2110	85.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	95.92	42^nd	2045	97.9%
2019	98.40	40^th	2032	98.0%
2021	87.86	105^th	1678	93.7%
2022	96.56	41^st	2099	98.0%
2023	95.69	71^st	2041	96.5%
2024	97.15	51^st	2078	97.5%

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Rank History for Female students at McVey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	92.51	72^nd	2338	96.9%
2019	96.45	45^th	2357	98.1%
2021	87.33	132^nd	1955	93.2%
2022	95.37	48^th	2401	98.0%
2023	93.31	119^th	2403	95.0%
2024	94.02	91^st	2413	96.2%

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Rank History for Male students at McVey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	95.02	35^th	2340	98.5%
2019	97.47	33^rd	2358	98.6%
2021	88.30	123^rd	1961	93.7%
2022	94.88	54^th	2400	97.8%
2023	92.54	130^th	2400	94.6%
2024	94.74	76^th	2411	96.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at McVey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.40	141^st	601	76.5%
2019	80.43	74^th	548	86.5%
2021	73.46	103^rd	430	76.0%
2022	84.31	59^th	671	91.2%
2023	78.88	97^th	605	84.0%
2024	84.70	64^th	662	90.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at McVey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	94.75	35^th	1392	97.5%
2021	96.44	11^th	818	98.7%
2022	96.36	35^th	1503	97.7%
2023	90.76	86^th	1429	94.0%
2024	88.67	110^th	1531	92.8%

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Rank History for White students at McVey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	91.57	24^th	1408	98.3%
2019	94.89	16^th	1338	98.8%
2021	86.78	67^th	1224	94.5%
2022	90.06	48^th	1399	96.6%
2023	90.13	82^nd	1337	93.9%
2024	90.27	70^th	1392	95.0%

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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

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Enrollment information for McVey Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	798	3	30	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	862
1990	764	3	37	36	1	n/a	n/a	0	841
1991	636	3	35	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	707
1992	632	3	37	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	713
1993	649	2	39	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	720
1994	650	2	44	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	729
1995	681	4	56	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	789
1996	681	4	56	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	789
1997	707	6	60	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	830
1998	685	12	71	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	836
1999	704	10	77	57	1	n/a	n/a	0	849
2000	717	12	63	60	2	n/a	n/a	0	854
2001	678	15	93	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	857
2002	669	11	107	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	852
2003	669	11	107	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	852
2004	630	10	117	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	832
2005	548	9	140	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	757
2006	350	11	95	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
2007	510	9	142	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	736
2008	480	12	127	105	1	n/a	n/a	1	726
2009	433	14	116	116	1	n/a	n/a	0	680
2010	401	11	117	125	0	n/a	n/a	0	654
2011	392	13	121	133	0	0	0	0	659
2012	374	19	117	135	0	1	4	0	650
2013	368	12	112	136	0	1	4	0	633
2014	372	15	117	144	0	0	5	0	653
2015	373	18	108	151	0	0	5	0	655
2016	393	22	109	152	0	0	4	0	680
2017	387	22	125	160	0	1	6	0	701
2018	379	21	146	154	0	2	8	0	710
2019	333	32	170	148	0	2	5	0	690
2020	349	27	205	162	0	4	5	0	752
2021	332	24	227	167	0	3	3	0	756
2022	298	24	258	188	0	4	7	0	779
2023	278	28	296	194	2	3	16	0	817

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 McVey Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	862	51.9	16.6	n/a
1990	841	46.9	17.9	n/a
1991	707	42.9	16.4	n/a
1992	713	40.8	17.4	n/a
1993	720	41.1	17.5	n/a
1994	729	40.7	17.9	4.8
1995	789	42.7	18.5	4.1
1996	789	42.7	18.5	4.1
1997	830	46.1	18.0	4.7
1998	836	47.2	17.7	3.6
1999	849	48.2	17.6	4.7
2000	854	50.3	17.0	8.7
2001	857	56.0	15.3	7.4
2002	852	46.5	18.3	6.6
2003	852	46.5	18.3	6.6
2004	832	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	757	47.5	15.9	9.8
2006	530	45.0	11.8	14.5
2007	736	42.5	17.3	10.1
2008	726	42.5	17.1	10.8
2009	680	44.5	15.3	13.5
2010	654	43.0	15.2	12.7
2011	659	49.7	13.2	11.5
2012	650	40.0	16.2	10.5
2013	633	39.0	16.2	17.4
2014	653	41.0	15.9	18.4
2015	655	42.0	15.5	22.3
2016	680	47.0	14.4	26
2017	701	46.0	15.2	26.5
2018	710	50.0	14.2	26.6
2019	690	49.0	14.0	25.8
2020	752	61.0	12.3	26.2
2021	756	57.0	13.2	27.4
2022	779	58.7	13.2	27
2023	817	71.3	11.4	33.5

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 McVey Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	862	51.9	16.6	n/a
1990	841	46.9	17.9	n/a
1991	707	42.9	16.4	n/a
1992	713	40.8	17.4	n/a
1993	720	41.1	17.5	n/a
1994	729	40.7	17.9	4.8
1995	789	42.7	18.5	4.1
1996	789	42.7	18.5	4.1
1997	830	46.1	18.0	4.7
1998	836	47.2	17.7	3.6
1999	849	48.2	17.6	4.7
2000	854	50.3	17.0	8.7
2001	857	56.0	15.3	7.4
2002	852	46.5	18.3	6.6
2003	852	46.5	18.3	6.6
2004	832	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	757	47.5	15.9	9.8
2006	530	45.0	11.8	14.5
2007	736	42.5	17.3	10.1
2008	726	42.5	17.1	10.8
2009	680	44.5	15.3	13.5
2010	654	43.0	15.2	12.7
2011	659	49.7	13.2	11.5
2012	650	40.0	16.2	10.5
2013	633	39.0	16.2	17.4
2014	653	41.0	15.9	18.4
2015	655	42.0	15.5	22.3
2016	680	47.0	14.4	26
2017	701	46.0	15.2	26.5
2018	710	50.0	14.2	26.6
2019	690	49.0	14.0	25.8
2020	752	61.0	12.3	26.2
2021	756	57.0	13.2	27.4
2022	779	58.7	13.2	27
2023	817	71.3	11.4	33.5

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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