Denton Avenue School
1050 Denton Ave
New Hyde Park NY, 11040, Nassau County
Phone: 516-305-8400
Ranking: (123 out of 3,424, top 4%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Herricks Union Free School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 47 | 46 | 43 | 54 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |||||||
Total Students: | 622 | 598 | 578 | 562 | 521 | 521 | 513 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 87 | 14.0% | 85 | 14.2% | 101 | 17.5% | 101 | 18.0% | 69 | 13.2% | 84 | 16.1% | 68 | 13.3% |
Grade 1: | 102 | 16.4% | 105 | 17.6% | 109 | 18.9% | 87 | 15.5% | 94 | 18.0% | 79 | 15.2% | 66 | 12.9% |
Grade 2: | 108 | 17.4% | 103 | 17.2% | 91 | 15.7% | 103 | 18.3% | 84 | 16.1% | 68 | 13.1% | 102 | 19.9% |
Grade 3: | 104 | 16.7% | 88 | 14.7% | 113 | 19.6% | 86 | 15.3% | 69 | 13.2% | 108 | 20.7% | 84 | 16.4% |
Grade 4: | 95 | 15.3% | 119 | 19.9% | 84 | 14.5% | 76 | 13.5% | 110 | 21.1% | 86 | 16.5% | 93 | 18.1% |
Grade 5: | 119 | 19.1% | 90 | 15.1% | 77 | 13.3% | 109 | 19.4% | 95 | 18.2% | 96 | 18.4% | 90 | 17.5% |
Ungraded: | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 1.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 312 | 50.2% | 318 | 53.2% | 315 | 54.5% | 307 | 54.6% | 277 | 53.2% | 283 | 54.3% | 273 | 53.2% |
Female: | 310 | 49.8% | 280 | 46.8% | 263 | 45.5% | 255 | 45.4% | 234 | 44.9% | 230 | 44.1% | 236 | 46.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 385 | 61.9% | 366 | 61.2% | 340 | 58.8% | 328 | 58.4% | 297 | 57.0% | 298 | 57.2% | 282 | 55.0% |
Hispanic: | 58 | 9.3% | 45 | 7.5% | 52 | 9.0% | 38 | 6.8% | 38 | 7.3% | 31 | 6.0% | 25 | 4.9% |
Black: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 170 | 27.3% | 178 | 29.8% | 181 | 31.3% | 188 | 33.5% | 182 | 34.9% | 192 | 36.9% | 206 | 40.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 2.7% | 16 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.1% | 17 | 3.3% | 8 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.10 | 13.00 | 13.44 | 10.48 | 10.97 | 10.70 | 10.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 65% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 71.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 58.9% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 99% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 94% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 59.5% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 71.4% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 99% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | 86% |
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* Denton Avenue School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.