Is Floral Park-Bellerose School a good school?

Floral Park-Bellerose School ranks 412 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Floral Park-Bellerose School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 879 students attended Floral Park-Bellerose School.

What is the racial makeup of Floral Park-Bellerose School?

Students at Floral Park-Bellerose School are 56% White, 19% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Floral Park-Bellerose School

Summary:

Floral Park-Bellerose School is an elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, with 893 students and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency, with 73.97% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 42.6%. The school's performance on the 4th grade Science assessment is particularly impressive, with 91.67% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state average of 79.97%.

Floral Park-Bellerose School performs well across different student subgroups, with male and female students, as well as Hispanic and White students, all ranking in the top 40% of New York elementary schools. The school's performance for Special Education students is especially noteworthy, ranking in the top 10% of New York elementary schools. However, the school's performance for Asian students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is relatively lower, ranking in the 50th and 67th percentiles, respectively. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and increasing per-student spending, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Floral Park-Bellerose School outperforms the John Lewis Childs School, which is also in the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, across most academic metrics. However, the school lags behind some higher-performing schools in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #26, such as PS 133 and PS 18 Winchester, which have stronger ELA and Math proficiency rates. The school may need to focus on addressing the needs of specific subgroups, such as Asian students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, to ensure all students are reaching their full potential.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

2 Larch Ave
Floral Park, NY 11001-2399

(516) 434-2751

District: Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,798

Student/teacher ratio: 15.4

Number of students: 879

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.9%

Asian:

19.0%

Hispanic:

17.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 13.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Floral Park-Bellerose School ranks better than 83.1% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.93. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Floral Park-Bellerose School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (55.9%), Asian (19%), Hispanic (17.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 13.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Floral Park-Bellerose School is 15.4. (See more...)

Compare Floral Park-Bellerose School employs 57 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Floral Park-Bellerose School is $13,798.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Floral Park-Bellerose School:

SchoolDigger ranks Floral Park-Bellerose School 412^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Floral Park-Bellerose School in the ranking list.)

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Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District 120^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Floral Park-Bellerose School

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Rank History for all students at Floral Park-Bellerose School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	84.76	142^nd	2206	93.6%
2007	84.90	126^th	2219	94.3%
2008	84.59	120^th	2227	94.6%
2009	82.01	173^rd	2257	92.3%
2010	81.68	297^th	2263	86.9%
2011	84.84	226^th	2286	90.1%
2012	81.42	345^th	2320	85.1%
2013	83.29	300^th	2325	87.1%
2014	84.90	254^th	2345	89.2%
2015	84.37	282^nd	2352	88.0%
2016	78.69	423^rd	2366	82.1%
2017	84.08	292^nd	2386	87.8%
2018	86.70	224^th	2395	90.6%
2019	84.77	310^th	2413	87.2%
2021	84.63	257^th	2201	88.3%
2022	83.45	349^th	2434	85.7%
2023	80.78	424^th	2439	82.6%
2024	80.93	412^th	2445	83.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Floral Park-Bellerose School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.07	295^th	1941	84.8%
2021	73.82	156^th	1044	85.1%
2022	75.31	272^nd	2031	86.6%
2023	87.05	152^nd	2016	92.5%
2024	82.34	207^th	2110	90.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Floral Park-Bellerose School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.96	355^th	2045	82.6%
2019	80.71	282^nd	2032	86.1%
2021	86.44	126^th	1678	92.5%
2022	63.48	595^th	2099	71.7%
2023	69.90	466^th	2041	77.2%
2024	58.70	678^th	2078	67.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Floral Park-Bellerose School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.54	300^th	2338	87.2%
2019	83.46	325^th	2357	86.2%
2021	82.97	242^nd	1955	87.6%
2022	81.45	363^rd	2401	84.9%
2023	78.15	465^th	2403	80.6%
2024	78.90	433^rd	2413	82.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Floral Park-Bellerose School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.31	186^th	2340	92.1%
2019	82.84	326^th	2358	86.2%
2021	82.30	260^th	1961	86.7%
2022	82.90	312^th	2400	87.0%
2023	80.79	392^nd	2400	83.7%
2024	80.73	374^th	2411	84.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Floral Park-Bellerose School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.91	231^st	601	61.6%
2019	47.80	353^rd	548	35.6%
2021	52.83	247^th	430	42.6%
2022	67.10	231^st	671	65.6%
2023	46.01	376^th	605	37.9%
2024	53.03	345^th	662	47.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Floral Park-Bellerose School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	70.98	277^th	1315	78.9%
2021	90.44	45^th	818	94.5%
2022	71.43	311^th	1503	79.3%
2023	89.16	94^th	1429	93.4%
2024	72.10	306^th	1531	80.0%

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Rank History for White students at Floral Park-Bellerose School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.60	219^th	1408	84.4%
2019	80.27	225^th	1338	83.2%
2021	75.30	272^nd	1224	77.8%
2022	73.65	322^nd	1399	77.0%
2023	73.78	340^th	1337	74.6%
2024	70.87	351^st	1392	74.8%

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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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by a citizen
Friday, April 15, 2016

Wow! There seems to be a big difference in how certain people feel about Floral Park Bellerose School. Perhaps some people want change, while others are happy with being status quo - doing what the state says, not involving critical thinking, teaching to a test, etc.. What I do find most disturbing is that the residents of the town are not very respectful to one another. Suggesting people should move because they disagree with what others consider the norm, is downright rude. No matter how good or bad a school is, there is always room for changes and improvements. I give this school 2 stars because of the behavior of the adults. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Floral Park is a great community with wonderful schools both at the elementary and high school. As with any community there are a small handful of naysayers who hate everything and everyone. This school has been great for my children and I'm proud to be part of the PTA and school community. The teachers and administrators are extremely responsive. There are always a few bad apples and they seize any moment to try to make our district look bad. Too bad they don't move if things are so bad. The vast majority of people are happy as are our children. Great education and still one of the lowest per pupil spending on Long Island . Thank you. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 17, 2016

The students, parents and teachers are miserable in this school. The only people that seem to be happy are the highly overpaid administrators. All the administrators care about are test scores. There is no creativity or free thinking. Only a few minutes for recess each day too (if any). This school is very pro common core. All they do is test prep. There is no real learning. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Floral Park-Bellerose School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	812	6	30	39	1	n/a	n/a	0	888
1990	825	7	37	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	906
1991	734	9	28	42	1	n/a	n/a	130	944
1992	908	9	30	43	2	n/a	n/a	0	992
1993	913	11	35	51	2	n/a	n/a	0	1012
1994	891	13	35	44	2	n/a	n/a	0	985
1995	915	21	40	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	1039
1996	915	21	40	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	1039
1997	873	17	58	85	0	n/a	n/a	0	1033
1998	914	16	64	96	3	n/a	n/a	0	1093
1999	852	18	70	123	0	n/a	n/a	0	1063
2000	842	32	65	93	4	n/a	n/a	7	1043
2001	819	26	86	95	0	n/a	n/a	0	1026
2002	771	13	83	110	2	n/a	n/a	0	979
2003	771	13	83	110	2	n/a	n/a	0	979
2004	733	29	86	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	949
2005	727	23	81	98	0	n/a	n/a	0	929
2006	717	35	105	89	0	n/a	n/a	0	946
2007	697	26	113	83	0	n/a	n/a	0	919
2008	695	22	120	92	0	n/a	n/a	0	929
2009	702	25	120	104	0	n/a	n/a	1	952
2010	704	27	125	103	0	n/a	n/a	1	960
2011	693	19	134	109	0	0	4	0	959
2012	618	20	110	101	0	15	0	0	864
2013	601	23	119	101	0	13	1	0	858
2014	593	27	125	100	0	0	1	0	846
2015	592	35	126	98	0	0	9	0	860
2016	596	38	112	96	0	0	11	0	853
2017	576	42	111	97	0	3	12	0	841
2018	590	30	124	121	0	2	19	0	886
2019	608	25	133	113	3	0	20	0	902
2020	563	23	123	120	2	0	20	0	851
2021	544	23	129	128	1	0	21	0	846
2022	535	19	156	141	1	0	36	1	889
2023	506	22	164	152	1	0	47	1	893
2024	491	14	167	156	1	0	49	1	879

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 Floral Park-Bellerose School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	888	54.7	16.2	n/a
1990	906	52.8	17.1	n/a
1991	944	53.0	17.8	n/a
1992	992	55.3	17.9	n/a
1993	1012	54.0	18.7	n/a
1994	985	55.4	17.8	2
1995	1039	57.1	18.2	3
1996	1039	57.1	18.2	3
1997	1033	62.5	16.5	2.9
1998	1093	64.4	17.0	1.6
1999	1063	61.7	17.2	0.9
2000	1043	59.2	17.6	4.2
2001	1026	59.8	17.2	4.1
2002	979	62.1	15.8	3
2003	979	62.1	15.8	3
2004	949	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	929	58.8	15.8	3.7
2006	946	58.0	16.3	4.7
2007	919	57.4	16.0	4.7
2008	929	58.9	15.8	5.2
2009	952	61.0	15.6	4.9
2010	960	58.7	16.3	4.9
2011	959	66.2	14.4	7.6
2012	864	57.4	15.0	6.9
2013	858	51.2	16.7	7.2
2014	846	50.7	16.6	2
2015	860	54.0	15.9	11.3
2016	853	54.0	15.7	11.6
2017	841	56.8	14.7	10.7
2018	886	63.9	13.8	10.3
2019	902	62.0	14.5	9
2020	851	59.0	14.4	10.3
2021	846	61.7	13.7	9.1
2022	889	66.4	13.3	7.1
2023	893	60.8	14.6	11.6
2024	879	57.0	15.4	13.5

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 Floral Park-Bellerose School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	888	54.7	16.2	n/a
1990	906	52.8	17.1	n/a
1991	944	53.0	17.8	n/a
1992	992	55.3	17.9	n/a
1993	1012	54.0	18.7	n/a
1994	985	55.4	17.8	2
1995	1039	57.1	18.2	3
1996	1039	57.1	18.2	3
1997	1033	62.5	16.5	2.9
1998	1093	64.4	17.0	1.6
1999	1063	61.7	17.2	0.9
2000	1043	59.2	17.6	4.2
2001	1026	59.8	17.2	4.1
2002	979	62.1	15.8	3
2003	979	62.1	15.8	3
2004	949	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	929	58.8	15.8	3.7
2006	946	58.0	16.3	4.7
2007	919	57.4	16.0	4.7
2008	929	58.9	15.8	5.2
2009	952	61.0	15.6	4.9
2010	960	58.7	16.3	4.9
2011	959	66.2	14.4	7.6
2012	864	57.4	15.0	6.9
2013	858	51.2	16.7	7.2
2014	846	50.7	16.6	2
2015	860	54.0	15.9	11.3
2016	853	54.0	15.7	11.6
2017	841	56.8	14.7	10.7
2018	886	63.9	13.8	10.3
2019	902	62.0	14.5	9
2020	851	59.0	14.4	10.3
2021	846	61.7	13.7	9.1
2022	889	66.4	13.3	7.1
2023	893	60.8	14.6	11.6
2024	879	57.0	15.4	13.5

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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