The top reported proficiency rate is 97% in Social studies. The lowest is 69% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on School 9e-boardman Elementary School
Boardman Elementary School sits on Beatrice Avenue in Oceanside, a South Shore Long Island hamlet in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County. It serves grades one through six as a regular public elementary school within the Oceanside Union Free School District. The school is a moderately sized elementary building for its grade band, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across all six grades.
Oceanside itself is a year-round residential community rather than a resort town, built out largely during the post-World War II boom. Housing stock runs heavily toward single-family Cape Cods, ranches, split-levels, and colonials, with a smaller share of waterfront condos and townhouse-style complexes near the LIRR station and local waterways. The Long Beach Road corridor anchors daily commercial life, and the hamlet lacks a traditional walkable downtown core. The LIRR Oceanside station connects commuters to Penn Station in roughly a half-hour ride. Mount Sinai South Nassau, a large acute-care teaching hospital in the hamlet, is the area's dominant employer; retail, health care, and educational services round out the local job base. The Marine Nature Study Area, a preserve of more than fifty acres with trails, a boardwalk, and an interpretive center, adds an outdoor science resource close to the school. The Oceanside Library on Davison Avenue completed a major renovation and expansion, reopening in late 2024, and it now includes a STEM workshop, theater, podcast room, and other amenities that directly serve district families and their children.
On the New York State assessments, Boardman posts strong results in mathematics. Third and fifth graders cleared proficiency at a solid level, and sixth graders performed particularly well, reaching a high proficiency rate that compares favorably even within a competitive county context. Fourth grade math was somewhat lower, worth a parent watching over time, but still showed the majority of students at or above proficiency. In ELA, results are somewhat more modest and fairly consistent across grades, with most grades landing in a range where a clear majority of students tested proficient but the margins are less commanding than in math. Fifth grade science also showed a majority of students reaching proficiency. Across all tested subjects and grades combined, Boardman's overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint relative to districts in Nassau County, a competitive county-level comparison set that includes sixty-one districts.
One item worth noting is test participation rates. Across several grades and subjects, participation fell below typical norms, and in some cases meaningfully so. When a substantial share of the eligible student body does not test, proficiency figures can shift depending on who sat for the exam. Parents who want a complete picture of academic performance should ask the school about participation patterns and how students opting out are distributed across the achievement range.
A relatively small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a lower-poverty population. Demographic data shows a predominantly white student body with Hispanic students making up the next largest group, and smaller shares of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. Data on English learner and special education rates was not available in the records reviewed.
The district has adopted and maintained a one-to-one device model across all K-12 grades, so Boardman students receive individual technology access as a standard part of daily instruction, a practical consideration for families thinking about how children learn. Budget trends have been stable and predictable, with modest tax levy increases in recent years approved by voters. Because this is a grades one through six school, there is no graduation rate applicable here; that measure belongs to the secondary level.
Home values in Oceanside's zip code are well above both the state and national medians and have continued rising. The Nassau County market as a whole carries listing prices that most buyers would describe as high, with carrying costs on a typical purchase substantially outpacing national averages. The southern portions of Oceanside carry flood risk, a factor some families weigh when choosing specific streets or properties.
Social studies assessment data in the payload dates to the 2009-10 school year and reflects an earlier testing regime, so no current social studies comparison is available. Multi-year trend data was not available, so the picture here is a single recent snapshot rather than a trajectory.
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