California Avenue Elementary School
236 California Ave
Uniondale NY, 11553, Nassau County
Phone: 516-918-1851
Ranking: (2,119 out of 3,424, bottom 38%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Uniondale 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: | 65 | 63 | 64 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 66 | |||||||
Total Students: | 760 | 766 | 729 | 702 | 749 | 741 | 758 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 122 | 16.1% | 131 | 17.1% | 118 | 16.2% | 105 | 15.0% | 113 | 15.1% | 118 | 15.9% | 114 | 15.0% |
Grade 1: | 133 | 17.5% | 139 | 18.1% | 109 | 15.0% | 100 | 14.2% | 126 | 16.8% | 116 | 15.7% | 125 | 16.5% |
Grade 2: | 127 | 16.7% | 113 | 14.8% | 118 | 16.2% | 131 | 18.7% | 114 | 15.2% | 123 | 16.6% | 136 | 17.9% |
Grade 3: | 114 | 15.0% | 116 | 15.1% | 149 | 20.4% | 117 | 16.7% | 112 | 15.0% | 139 | 18.8% | 138 | 18.2% |
Grade 4: | 123 | 16.2% | 144 | 18.8% | 116 | 15.9% | 114 | 16.2% | 139 | 18.6% | 142 | 19.2% | 104 | 13.7% |
Grade 5: | 137 | 18.0% | 115 | 15.0% | 113 | 15.5% | 133 | 18.9% | 139 | 18.6% | 94 | 12.7% | 141 | 18.6% |
Ungraded: | 4 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.2% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 374 | 49.2% | 382 | 49.9% | 378 | 51.9% | 370 | 52.7% | 375 | 50.1% | 376 | 50.7% | 383 | 50.5% |
Female: | 386 | 50.8% | 384 | 50.1% | 351 | 48.1% | 332 | 47.3% | 350 | 46.7% | 340 | 45.9% | 366 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 15 | 2.0% | 18 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 410 | 53.9% | 389 | 50.8% | 360 | 49.4% | 332 | 47.3% | 359 | 47.9% | 341 | 46.0% | 349 | 46.0% |
Black: | 317 | 41.7% | 338 | 44.1% | 334 | 45.8% | 347 | 49.4% | 359 | 47.9% | 371 | 50.1% | 390 | 51.5% |
White: | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 392 | 51.6% | 438 | 57.2% | 398 | 54.6% | 298 | 42.5% | 284 | 37.9% | 184 | 24.8% | 288 | 38.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 105 | 13.8% | 114 | 14.9% | 71 | 9.7% | 67 | 9.5% | 85 | 11.3% | 58 | 7.8% | 83 | 10.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.69 | 12.25 | 11.40 | 9.83 | 10.20 | 10.50 | 11.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 49% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 50% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 53% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 26.3% | 31.1% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 57% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 56% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 55% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 28.1% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 56% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 20.9% | 30.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 88% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 49% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 26.3% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 97% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 95% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 52% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 47% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 56% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 23.4% | 30.2% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 85% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 61% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 62% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 29.5% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 93% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | 86% |
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* California Avenue Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.