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California Avenue Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
236 California Ave
Uniondale, NY 11553
Phone
(516) 918-1851
District
UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
NASSAU COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
663
Classroom Teachers
60

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.2% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

California Avenue Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
47%
49%
34%
45%
60%
54%
47%
49%
34%
45%
60%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
51%
29%
49%
30%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
47%
33%
45%
48%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 98 14.8%
Grade 1 110 16.6%
Grade 2 126 19.0%
Grade 3 107 16.1%
Grade 4 103 15.5%
Grade 5 118 17.8%
Total 663 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.5% 1.1% 42.2%
Black 26.1% 33.1% 16.4%
Hispanic 71.6% 64.4% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 1.2% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 63.0% 63.3% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 61.1% 61.6% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 1.7% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 46,881 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 7,056.2 415
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.7% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.9% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.6% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.5% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,328 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 9.5% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.0% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.7% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 33.3% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.5% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.3% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.1% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.3% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.7% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 5.0% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $22,533 $139,955,000 60.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,804 $11,203,000 4.8%
Staff $1,412 $8,768,000 3.8%
General Administration $757 $4,704,000 2.0%
School Administration $1,332 $8,272,000 3.6%
Operation $1,616 $10,040,000 4.3%
Transportation $1,463 $9,085,000 3.9%
Other $686 $4,260,000 1.8%
Total Support $9,070 $56,332,000 24.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,743 $35,667,000 15.4%
Total Expenditures $37,346 $231,954,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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