Is Powells Lane School a good school?

Powells Lane School ranks 1426 th of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Powells Lane School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 486 students attended Powells Lane School.

What is the racial makeup of Powells Lane School?

Students at Powells Lane School are 66% Hispanic, 24% African American, 7% White, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Powells Lane School attend?

Students who attend Powells Lane School usually go on to attend: Middle : Westbury Middle School High : Westbury High School

Powells Lane School

Summary:

Powells Lane School is an elementary school in Westbury, New York, serving 486 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Westbury Union Free School District, which is ranked 705 out of 866 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Powells Lane School has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (66.46%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 27.8% to 84.1% Hispanic students. The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally higher than the district average but lower than the state average. For example, in 2022-2023, Powells Lane School's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 33.67% compared to the district's 30.16% and the state's 44.89%. The school's performance also varies significantly by student subgroup, ranking in the top 30% of New York elementary schools for African American and Hispanic students, but in the bottom 50% for White and English Language Learner students.

Powells Lane School spends $23,056 per student, which is higher than the district average of $21,686 and the state average. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.1, compared to the district average of 12.8 and the state average. However, the school's performance has declined over the past few years, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2021-2022 to a 2-star rating in 2022-2023. This trend is concerning and may be related to the school's high percentage of students (59.67%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Compared to nearby Cantiague Elementary School and Rushmore Avenue School, both of which are part of higher-performing school districts, Powells Lane School's performance is generally lower, suggesting that the Westbury Union Free School District may need to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools.

Detail:

Public 1-5

603 Powells Ln
Westbury, NY 11590-1345

(516) 876-5125

District: Westbury Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1426^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,056

Students who attend Powells Lane School usually attend:

Middle:	Westbury Middle School
High:	Westbury High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 486

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.5%

African American:

24.5%

White:

7.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Powells Lane School ranks worse than 58.5% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Westbury Union Free School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.45. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66.5%), African American (24.5%), White (7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 59.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Powells Lane School is 12.1, which is the 2^nd best among 3 elementary schools in the Westbury Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Powells Lane School employs 40 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Powells Lane School is $23,056. 2 elementary schools in the Westbury Union Free School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Powells Lane School:

SchoolDigger ranks Powells Lane School 1426^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Powells Lane School in the ranking list.)

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Westbury Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Westbury Union Free School District 705^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Powells Lane School

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Rank History for all students at Powells Lane School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	69.48	761^st	2206	65.5%
2007	66.93	860^th	2219	61.2%
2008	62.54	1015^th	2227	54.4%
2009	69.28	741^st	2257	67.2%
2010	60.42	1010^th	2263	55.4%
2011	50.25	1269^th	2286	44.5%
2012	75.70	524^th	2320	77.4%
2013	25.68	1834^th	2325	21.1%
2014	31.46	1674^th	2345	28.6%
2015	26.47	1784^th	2352	24.1%
2016	31.39	1697^th	2366	28.3%
2017	36.47	1545^th	2386	35.2%
2018	47.86	1254^th	2395	47.6%
2019	44.74	1295^th	2413	46.3%
2021	21.77	1821^st	2201	17.3%
2022	57.29	993^rd	2434	59.2%
2023	40.45	1426^th	2439	41.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Powells Lane School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.69	178^th	938	81.0%
2019	45.87	370^th	860	57.0%
2021	17.34	425^th	454	6.4%
2022	51.12	377^th	1027	63.3%
2023	34.32	680^th	1001	32.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Powells Lane School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.37	486^th	1941	75.0%
2019	60.21	451^st	1859	75.7%
2022	42.30	1022^nd	2031	49.7%
2023	42.62	990^th	2016	50.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Powells Lane School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.47	791^st	2045	61.3%
2019	52.63	807^th	2032	60.3%
2021	27.93	1318^th	1678	21.5%
2023	48.12	947^th	2041	53.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Powells Lane School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.78	1496^th	2338	36.0%
2019	39.36	1429^th	2357	39.4%
2021	22.93	1604^th	1955	18.0%
2022	50.83	1153^rd	2401	52.0%
2023	40.10	1432^nd	2403	40.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Powells Lane School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.16	1011^th	2340	56.8%
2019	49.68	1145^th	2358	51.4%
2021	20.03	1670^th	1961	14.8%
2022	62.69	833^rd	2400	65.3%
2023	41.94	1371^st	2400	42.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Powells Lane School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.93	97^th	948	89.8%
2019	73.53	185^th	891	79.2%
2021	41.58	236^th	427	44.7%
2022	81.72	121^st	936	87.1%
2023	57.97	316^th	857	63.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Powells Lane School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.28	574^th	1392	58.8%
2019	50.16	572^nd	1315	56.5%
2021	24.29	679^th	818	17.0%
2022	64.87	433^rd	1503	71.2%
2023	51.61	627^th	1429	56.1%

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Rank History for White students at Powells Lane School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	48.51	720^th	1337	46.1%

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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 Powells Lane School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	31	273	4	47	1	n/a	n/a	0	356
1990	43	259	4	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	350
1991	29	297	8	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	390
1992	14	213	3	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	275
1993	6	252	0	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	306
1994	9	255	2	55	3	n/a	n/a	0	324
1995	7	208	2	91	49	n/a	n/a	0	357
1996	7	208	2	91	49	n/a	n/a	0	357
1997	1	181	20	97	59	n/a	n/a	0	358
1998	10	195	2	100	75	n/a	n/a	0	382
1999	5	245	7	138	7	n/a	n/a	0	402
2000	10	253	5	150	6	n/a	n/a	0	424
2001	6	275	10	182	4	n/a	n/a	0	477
2002	3	238	8	220	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
2003	3	238	8	220	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
2004	2	236	6	231	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
2005	4	213	4	229	3	n/a	n/a	0	453
2006	5	199	4	226	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
2007	3	193	9	230	0	n/a	n/a	0	435
2008	3	179	8	227	1	n/a	n/a	0	418
2009	1	178	3	242	1	n/a	n/a	3	428
2010	13	182	4	258	0	n/a	n/a	1	458
2011	10	188	3	290	1	0	0	0	492
2012	11	207	4	345	1	1	1	0	570
2013	8	165	1	341	2	1	0	0	518
2014	8	163	4	360	1	0	0	0	536
2015	10	172	6	389	1	0	0	0	578
2016	10	149	10	394	2	0	0	0	565
2017	15	160	11	397	2	1	2	0	588
2018	11	145	9	380	2	1	2	0	550
2019	13	146	12	356	5	1	2	0	535
2020	15	146	7	345	5	0	2	0	520
2021	21	141	7	337	4	0	2	0	512
2022	26	102	4	317	5	0	0	0	454
2023	34	119	5	323	5	0	0	0	486

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 Powells Lane School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	356	26.4	13.4	n/a
1990	350	27.5	12.7	n/a
1991	390	27.4	14.2	n/a
1992	275	23.4	11.7	n/a
1993	306	22.0	13.9	n/a
1994	324	24.7	13.1	28.1
1995	357	28.0	12.8	39.8
1996	357	28.0	12.8	39.8
1997	358	30.1	11.9	55.9
1998	382	29.6	12.9	77.5
1999	402	31.6	12.7	73.6
2000	424	33.6	12.6	84.7
2001	477	36.0	13.3	79.9
2002	469	37.0	12.7	79.1
2003	469	37.0	12.7	79.1
2004	475	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	453	36.0	12.6	83
2006	434	34.0	12.8	84.1
2007	435	35.4	12.3	89.9
2008	418	37.4	11.2	80.4
2009	428	40.4	10.6	82.6
2010	458	38.4	11.9	78.6
2011	492	38.8	12.6	82.7
2012	570	43.0	13.2	76.8
2013	518	40.9	12.6	90.5
2014	536	41.9	12.7	49.1
2015	578	39.0	14.8	92.4
2016	565	38.0	14.8	85.3
2017	588	37.0	15.8	67
2018	550	48.0	11.4	70.4
2019	535	44.0	12.1	76.8
2020	520	42.0	12.3	70.4
2021	512	40.0	12.8	63.1
2022	454	42.6	10.6	67
2023	486	40.0	12.1	59.7

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 Powells Lane School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	356	26.4	13.4	n/a
1990	350	27.5	12.7	n/a
1991	390	27.4	14.2	n/a
1992	275	23.4	11.7	n/a
1993	306	22.0	13.9	n/a
1994	324	24.7	13.1	28.1
1995	357	28.0	12.8	39.8
1996	357	28.0	12.8	39.8
1997	358	30.1	11.9	55.9
1998	382	29.6	12.9	77.5
1999	402	31.6	12.7	73.6
2000	424	33.6	12.6	84.7
2001	477	36.0	13.3	79.9
2002	469	37.0	12.7	79.1
2003	469	37.0	12.7	79.1
2004	475	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	453	36.0	12.6	83
2006	434	34.0	12.8	84.1
2007	435	35.4	12.3	89.9
2008	418	37.4	11.2	80.4
2009	428	40.4	10.6	82.6
2010	458	38.4	11.9	78.6
2011	492	38.8	12.6	82.7
2012	570	43.0	13.2	76.8
2013	518	40.9	12.6	90.5
2014	536	41.9	12.7	49.1
2015	578	39.0	14.8	92.4
2016	565	38.0	14.8	85.3
2017	588	37.0	15.8	67
2018	550	48.0	11.4	70.4
2019	535	44.0	12.1	76.8
2020	520	42.0	12.3	70.4
2021	512	40.0	12.8	63.1
2022	454	42.6	10.6	67
2023	486	40.0	12.1	59.7

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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