Elementary · New York

Wheeler Avenue School

Free meals for all

Wheeler Avenue School, a public elementary school in Valley Stream, New York: grades k–6, 608 students, 10.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
608
Teachers (FTE)
57.1
Students per teacher
10.6
Grades
K–6
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 69% of elementary schools in New York

Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 89% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 83% of elementary schools in New York

Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared

Larger than 81% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New York: 53%

72%proficient

+22.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 80% of elementary schools in New York

Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

286 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

66%proficient

+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 65% of elementary schools in New York

Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

296 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades K–6
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Large suburb

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District.

Location

Address
1 W Wheeler Ave, Valley Stream, NY 11580
Phone
(516)568-6140
City or town
Valley Stream

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Howell Road SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–659914.260%63%
James A Dever SchoolFree meals for all
K–64379.870%74%
K–53869.483%78%
Brooklyn Avenue SchoolFree meals for all
K–635710.851%62%
Shaw Avenue SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–674012.766%67%
Willow Road SchoolFree meals for all
K–64109.244%56%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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