Wantagh School
1765 Beech St
Wantagh NY, 11793, Nassau County
Phone: 516-679-6480
Ranking:
(323 out of 3,424, top 9%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Wantagh Union Free School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 56 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 51 | |||||||
Total Students: | 664 | 696 | 713 | 744 | 775 | 805 | 817 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 89 | 13.4% | 99 | 14.2% | 99 | 13.9% | 110 | 14.8% | 95 | 12.3% | 115 | 14.3% | 127 | 15.5% |
Grade 1: | 106 | 16.0% | 106 | 15.2% | 117 | 16.4% | 103 | 13.8% | 125 | 16.1% | 137 | 17.0% | 126 | 15.4% |
Grade 2: | 110 | 16.6% | 118 | 17.0% | 101 | 14.2% | 127 | 17.1% | 133 | 17.2% | 131 | 16.3% | 133 | 16.3% |
Grade 3: | 127 | 19.1% | 102 | 14.7% | 129 | 18.1% | 135 | 18.1% | 132 | 17.0% | 134 | 16.6% | 155 | 19.0% |
Grade 4: | 100 | 15.1% | 132 | 19.0% | 137 | 19.2% | 132 | 17.7% | 135 | 17.4% | 157 | 19.5% | 132 | 16.2% |
Grade 5: | 132 | 19.9% | 139 | 20.0% | 130 | 18.2% | 137 | 18.4% | 155 | 20.0% | 131 | 16.3% | 144 | 17.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 324 | 48.8% | 346 | 49.7% | 351 | 49.2% | 365 | 49.1% | 394 | 50.8% | 400 | 49.7% | 411 | 50.3% |
Female: | 340 | 51.2% | 350 | 50.3% | 362 | 50.8% | 379 | 50.9% | 368 | 47.5% | 390 | 48.4% | 398 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.9% | 15 | 1.9% | 19 | 2.4% | 12 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 42 | 6.3% | 34 | 4.9% | 29 | 4.1% | 30 | 4.0% | 19 | 2.5% | 23 | 2.9% | 21 | 2.6% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 598 | 90.1% | 638 | 91.7% | 663 | 93.0% | 697 | 93.7% | 736 | 95.0% | 750 | 93.2% | 780 | 95.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 2.3% | 12 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 3.6% | 11 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.89 | 12.98 | 13.01 | 12.41 | 14.04 | 16.00 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 92% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 63.6% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 71.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 89% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 91% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56.5% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 66.3% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 73% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 78% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 47.7% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 62.1% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | 86% |
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* Wantagh School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.