Is David Paterson School a good school?

David Paterson School ranks in the bottom 5.4% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend David Paterson School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 435 students attended David Paterson School.

What is the racial makeup of David Paterson School?

Students at David Paterson School are 68% Hispanic, 28% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of David Paterson School attend?

Students who attend David Paterson School usually go on to attend: Middle : Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School High : Hempstead High School

David Paterson School

Summary:

David Paterson School is an elementary school located in Hempstead, New York, serving 404 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Hempstead Union Free School District, which is ranked 807 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

David Paterson School consistently performs below the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 11.11% (3rd grade) to 30.77% (6th grade), compared to the state averages of 42.6% to 43.64%. Similarly, the school's Math proficiency rates ranged from 14.06% (4th grade) to 26.98% (6th grade), compared to the state averages of 53.93% to 50.56%. The school's student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, generally perform better than the overall school, but still lag behind state and district averages. David Paterson School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

When comparing David Paterson School to other nearby schools within the Hempstead Union Free School District, it becomes evident that the school is performing significantly worse than its counterparts, such as Jackson Main Elementary School and Barack Obama Elementary School. Additionally, when comparing David Paterson School to higher-performing schools in nearby districts, such as William S Covert School in the Rockville Centre Union Free School District, the academic achievement gap becomes even more pronounced, highlighting the need for significant improvements in the educational opportunities and resources available to students at David Paterson School.

Detail:

Public K-6

40 Fulton Ave
Hempstead, NY 11550

(516) 434-4451

District: Hempstead Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2312^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,972

Students who attend David Paterson School usually attend:

Middle:	Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School
High:	Hempstead High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.7

Number of students: 435

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

African American:

27.6%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 62.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details David Paterson School ranks worse than 94.6% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Hempstead Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.11. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.3%), African American (27.6%), two or more races (3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 62.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at David Paterson School is 16.7, which is the 2^nd best among 5 elementary schools in the Hempstead Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare David Paterson School employs 26 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at David Paterson School is $23,972, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Hempstead Union Free School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

David Paterson School:

SchoolDigger ranks David Paterson School 2312^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See David Paterson School in the ranking list.)

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Hempstead Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hempstead Union Free School District 807^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for David Paterson School

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Rank History for all students at David Paterson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	25.59	1805^th	2206	18.2%
2007	38.44	1582^nd	2219	28.7%
2008	45.79	1457^th	2227	34.6%
2009	54.23	1276^th	2257	43.5%
2010	41.61	1494^th	2263	34.0%
2011	35.68	1619^th	2286	29.2%
2012	21.39	1942^nd	2320	16.3%
2013	11.16	2208^th	2325	5.0%
2014	18.14	2003^rd	2345	14.6%
2015	15.73	2071^st	2352	11.9%
2016	9.77	2239^th	2366	5.4%
2017	22.17	1951^st	2386	18.2%
2018	26.07	1880^th	2395	21.5%
2019	39.42	1440^th	2413	40.3%
2021	25.17	1741^st	2201	20.9%
2022	14.55	2206^th	2434	9.4%
2023	10.69	2312^th	2439	5.2%
2024	11.11	2312^th	2445	5.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at David Paterson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.71	279^th	938	70.3%
2019	59.76	208^th	860	75.8%
2021	25.12	366^th	454	19.4%
2022	23.35	916^th	1027	10.8%
2023	32.88	712^th	1001	28.9%
2024	28.64	875^th	1066	17.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at David Paterson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.96	874^th	1941	55.0%
2019	65.82	352^nd	1859	81.1%
2021	39.72	586^th	1044	43.9%
2022	42.38	1020^th	2031	49.8%
2023	32.36	1351^st	2016	33.0%
2024	36.31	1279^th	2110	39.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at David Paterson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.24	1445^th	2045	29.3%
2019	54.75	751^st	2032	63.0%
2021	37.37	1087^th	1678	35.2%
2022	24.08	1757^th	2099	16.3%
2023	19.30	1804^th	2041	11.6%
2024	20.23	1822^nd	2078	12.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at David Paterson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.47	418^th	730	42.7%
2022	36.19	409^th	622	34.2%
2023	22.78	550^th	637	13.7%
2024	30.52	557^th	766	27.3%

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Rank History for Female students at David Paterson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.79	1873^rd	2338	19.9%
2019	35.90	1534^th	2357	34.9%
2021	29.72	1465^th	1955	25.1%
2022	16.45	2143^rd	2401	10.7%
2023	10.68	2283^rd	2403	5.0%
2024	10.01	2320^th	2413	3.9%

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Rank History for Male students at David Paterson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.66	1819^th	2340	22.3%
2019	43.57	1304^th	2358	44.7%
2021	20.13	1667^th	1961	15.0%
2022	15.39	2171^st	2400	9.5%
2023	13.44	2211^th	2400	7.9%
2024	15.33	2191^st	2411	9.1%

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Rank History for African American students at David Paterson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.43	549^th	948	42.1%
2021	81.12	56^th	427	86.9%
2022	58.10	327^th	936	65.1%
2024	50.08	419^th	927	54.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at David Paterson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.77	769^th	1392	44.8%
2019	57.93	451^st	1315	65.7%
2021	29.25	621^st	818	24.1%
2022	21.97	1304^th	1503	13.2%
2023	16.12	1314^th	1429	8.0%
2024	15.30	1424^th	1531	7.0%

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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 David Paterson School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	3	335	1	84	0	n/a	n/a	0	423
1990	0	354	2	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	447
1991	0	376	2	103	0	n/a	n/a	0	481
1992	2	320	3	111	0	n/a	n/a	0	436
1993	1	355	2	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
1994	3	314	4	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	412
1995	0	301	5	113	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
1996	0	301	5	113	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
1997	2	321	0	113	0	n/a	n/a	0	436
1998	1	324	4	123	0	n/a	n/a	0	452
1999	3	326	4	138	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
2000	5	354	2	141	0	n/a	n/a	0	502
2001	3	377	1	178	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
2002	2	291	3	229	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
2003	2	291	3	229	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
2004	1	294	7	254	2	n/a	n/a	0	558
2005	1	254	3	282	0	n/a	n/a	0	540
2006	1	215	90	209	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
2007	2	200	0	279	0	n/a	n/a	0	481
2008	1	200	0	274	1	n/a	n/a	0	476
2009	0	194	0	263	1	n/a	n/a	1	459
2010	0	162	3	279	1	n/a	n/a	2	447
2011	3	153	3	259	1	0	2	0	421
2012	13	167	6	232	2	1	2	0	423
2013	15	191	7	258	3	1	2	0	477
2014	20	165	6	252	2	0	1	0	446
2015	27	187	7	287	2	0	1	0	511
2016	28	211	6	335	2	0	3	0	585
2017	19	209	4	320	1	0	4	0	557
2018	17	210	4	334	3	0	1	0	569
2019	9	202	6	326	3	0	2	0	548
2020	9	164	8	359	1	0	4	0	545
2021	9	156	8	316	1	0	5	0	495
2022	3	116	8	283	0	0	9	0	419
2023	3	107	8	270	0	0	16	0	404
2024	2	120	3	297	0	0	13	0	435

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 David Paterson School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	423	35.9	11.7	n/a
1990	447	35.4	12.6	n/a
1991	481	34.9	13.7	n/a
1992	436	33.4	13.0	n/a
1993	458	26.1	17.5	n/a
1994	412	23.5	17.5	86.2
1995	419	27.5	15.2	92.8
1996	419	27.5	15.2	92.8
1997	436	24.5	17.8	94
1998	452	25.0	18.1	90.5
1999	471	28.0	16.8	94.1
2000	502	28.0	17.9	98.4
2001	559	29.0	19.3	99.5
2002	525	29.0	18.1	95.2
2003	525	29.0	18.1	95.2
2004	558	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	540	32.0	16.9	85.2
2006	515	34.0	15.1	93.2
2007	481	34.2	14.1	93.1
2008	476	35.0	13.6	95.2
2009	459	34.0	13.5	94.1
2010	447	34.0	13.1	90.1
2011	421	31.3	13.4	89.1
2012	423	34.4	12.2	93.9
2013	477	33.4	14.2	87.6
2014	446	33.0	13.5	86.5
2015	511	27.0	18.9	88.8
2016	585	29.0	20.1	75
2017	557	22.0	25.3	78.8
2018	569	37.0	15.3	85.4
2019	548	39.0	14.0	76.6
2020	545	31.9	17.0	n/a
2021	495	24.9	19.8	76.2
2022	419	23.9	17.4	74.5
2023	404	24.9	16.1	60.6
2024	435	26.0	16.7	62.1

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 David Paterson School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	423	35.9	11.7	n/a
1990	447	35.4	12.6	n/a
1991	481	34.9	13.7	n/a
1992	436	33.4	13.0	n/a
1993	458	26.1	17.5	n/a
1994	412	23.5	17.5	86.2
1995	419	27.5	15.2	92.8
1996	419	27.5	15.2	92.8
1997	436	24.5	17.8	94
1998	452	25.0	18.1	90.5
1999	471	28.0	16.8	94.1
2000	502	28.0	17.9	98.4
2001	559	29.0	19.3	99.5
2002	525	29.0	18.1	95.2
2003	525	29.0	18.1	95.2
2004	558	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	540	32.0	16.9	85.2
2006	515	34.0	15.1	93.2
2007	481	34.2	14.1	93.1
2008	476	35.0	13.6	95.2
2009	459	34.0	13.5	94.1
2010	447	34.0	13.1	90.1
2011	421	31.3	13.4	89.1
2012	423	34.4	12.2	93.9
2013	477	33.4	14.2	87.6
2014	446	33.0	13.5	86.5
2015	511	27.0	18.9	88.8
2016	585	29.0	20.1	75
2017	557	22.0	25.3	78.8
2018	569	37.0	15.3	85.4
2019	548	39.0	14.0	76.6
2020	545	31.9	17.0	n/a
2021	495	24.9	19.8	76.2
2022	419	23.9	17.4	74.5
2023	404	24.9	16.1	60.6
2024	435	26.0	16.7	62.1

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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