David Paterson School
40 Fulton Ave
Hempstead NY, 11550, Nassau County
Phone: 516-292-7079
Ranking:
(2,592 out of 3,424, bottom 24%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5
School District: Hempstead 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: | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 35 | |||||||
Total Students: | 446 | 477 | 423 | 421 | 447 | 459 | 476 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 106 | 23.8% | 118 | 24.7% | 99 | 23.4% | 72 | 17.1% | 94 | 21.0% | 98 | 21.4% | 111 | 23.3% |
Grade 2: | 104 | 23.3% | 100 | 21.0% | 70 | 16.5% | 94 | 22.3% | 80 | 17.9% | 102 | 22.2% | 97 | 20.4% |
Grade 3: | 77 | 17.3% | 74 | 15.5% | 80 | 18.9% | 69 | 16.4% | 91 | 20.4% | 82 | 17.9% | 77 | 16.2% |
Grade 4: | 63 | 14.1% | 86 | 18.0% | 67 | 15.8% | 90 | 21.4% | 87 | 19.5% | 78 | 17.0% | 101 | 21.2% |
Grade 5: | 81 | 18.2% | 74 | 15.5% | 83 | 19.6% | 84 | 20.0% | 80 | 17.9% | 87 | 19.0% | 79 | 16.6% |
Ungraded: | 15 | 3.4% | 25 | 5.2% | 24 | 5.7% | 12 | 2.9% | 15 | 3.4% | 12 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 209 | 46.9% | 234 | 49.1% | 217 | 51.3% | 218 | 51.8% | 240 | 53.7% | 238 | 51.9% | 269 | 56.5% |
Female: | 237 | 53.1% | 243 | 50.9% | 206 | 48.7% | 203 | 48.2% | 197 | 44.1% | 212 | 46.2% | 203 | 42.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 252 | 56.5% | 258 | 54.1% | 232 | 54.8% | 259 | 61.5% | 279 | 62.4% | 263 | 57.3% | 274 | 57.6% |
Black: | 165 | 37.0% | 191 | 40.0% | 167 | 39.5% | 153 | 36.3% | 162 | 36.2% | 194 | 42.3% | 200 | 42.0% |
White: | 20 | 4.5% | 15 | 3.1% | 13 | 3.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 361 | 80.9% | 400 | 83.9% | 378 | 89.4% | 339 | 80.5% | 368 | 82.3% | 391 | 85.2% | 408 | 85.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 5.6% | 18 | 3.8% | 19 | 4.5% | 36 | 8.6% | 33 | 7.4% | 40 | 8.7% | 45 | 9.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.52 | 14.28 | 12.29 | 13.44 | 13.15 | 13.50 | 13.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 58% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 68% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 64% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 50% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 33% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 33% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 10.6% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 74% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 85% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 51% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 53% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 42% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 12.3% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 70% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 66% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 57% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 38% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 39% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 3.7% | 7.4% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 84% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 55% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 51% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 51% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 8.4% | 9.4% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 89% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 94% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 90% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 87% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 46% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 35% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 42% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.6% | 8.2% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 51% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 56% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 51% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 55% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.3% | 7.6% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 86% |
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* David Paterson School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.