Albany Avenue School, Lindenhurst NY

Original Research by School Decision on Albany Avenue School

Albany Avenue School is a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade elementary school in Lindenhurst, a suburban commuter village on Long Island's south shore in Suffolk County. The school serves just over five hundred students, distributed fairly evenly across its grade span, in a neighborhood of mixed residential character with both owner-occupied and rental housing. About half the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment reflects the area's Hispanic plurality alongside significant white and smaller Asian and Black populations.

The most recent state testing data, from the school year just ended, shows mixed proficiency across subjects and grades. In math, students in third grade posted the strongest results, with a clear majority meeting or exceeding the state standard, while fourth and fifth graders showed softer performance, with about half or fewer proficient. English language arts results track similarly: third-grade and fifth-grade cohorts performed well, but the fourth-grade cohort lagged considerably. Fifth-grade science proficiency was notably weaker than ELA and math at that grade level. The school tested only a modest share of its total enrollment on state exams, a reflection common in elementary schools where not all students sit for every assessment. A parent may want to look into the school's strategies for supporting learners who are not yet proficient, particularly in math and science at the upper elementary level, and to ask what support looks like for students working below grade level.

Lindenhurst is a family-oriented place anchored by healthcare, education, and retail employment. The housing market there is active; median home values are in the mid-range for the region, with the market showing modest appreciation over the past year. Homeownership is common, average car ownership is high, and most residents commute out to work. The village has a gathering spot in the Lindenhurst Village Green and is served by the Long Island Rail Road's Babylon Branch, supporting the commuter lifestyle.

The district is in the midst of a significant facility modernization. In May 2026 it presented voters with a major capital bond, the first such referendum in more than eight years, to fund districtwide upgrades including classroom air conditioning, roof and window replacement, fire alarm and electrical upgrades, ADA accessibility work, bathroom renovation, and athletic field improvements. This kind of infrastructure investment shapes both the school experience and family finances through long-term property tax effects.

A notable feature of the district is its Spanish Dual Language two-way immersion program at Albany Avenue School itself, where instruction is split between English and Spanish for both native English speakers and English language learners seeking bilingual and biliterate development. The program admits a new kindergarten cohort each year, making it a distinctive pathway for families prioritizing multilingual education.

Among the county's seventy-four school districts, Albany Avenue's overall proficiency index across tested subjects places it above the midpoint in academic performance. The school lacks reported data on chronic absenteeism and other measures, so a parent seeking a fuller picture of school environment, attendance patterns, or staffing would need to ask the school directly or consult its public reports.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 372%

School 72% · District 59% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 459%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 55% · ▼ 3 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 374%

School 74% · District 52% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 47% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 570%

School 70% · District 53% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Science

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 38% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 599%

School 99% · district not reported

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

This schoolLINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income67%Higher-income79%12 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income38%12 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income57%Higher-income81%24 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income58%Higher-income80%22 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income70%Higher-income50%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income29%Higher-income68%40 pp gap