The top reported proficiency rate is 98% in Science. The lowest is 81% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Old Bethpage School
Old Bethpage School serves kindergarten through fourth grade within the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District, a mid-sized Nassau County district that has held its property tax levy below the state cap for more than a decade. The school enrolls a moderately sized cohort and sits in a residential hamlet where the local economy centers on small professional services and family-owned businesses rather than large institutional employers.
The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Asian enrollment and smaller populations of Hispanic students and other groups. A small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a community with relatively high household income overall. Specific data on special education enrollment and English learner rates were not available.
In math, the school shows strong performance. Third-grade proficiency runs high across the cohort. Fourth grade also reports solid proficiency, though the tested participation rate drops notably at that grade level, a pattern worth understanding with the school directly. English language arts results show strength in third grade; fourth-grade proficiency dips to a lower level, and again participation falls. The school's earlier science result, from several years ago, was exceptionally strong. State testing data for science at the upper elementary grades is not currently available in the reporting system.
Compared to other districts in Nassau County, Old Bethpage's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades ranks in the top quartile. Graduation rate and chronic absenteeism data do not apply to an elementary school.
The school building itself is situated on Round Swamp Road in Old Bethpage. The surrounding housing market in the area carries property values in the mid-to-high range for Long Island, with homes appreciating modestly year over year. Rental availability exists but at levels that consume a substantial share of median household income for renters.
The district has navigated recent infrastructure pressures. Voters rejected a bond referendum in early 2025 that would have expanded space at the high school and one elementary building. Rather than pursue another referendum, the district has redirected annual operating funds and capital reserves to address overcrowding and facility upgrades at scale, including air-conditioning installations in elementary and middle school cafeterias and classroom additions at one elementary school. The district has also launched a state-funded universal pre-kindergarten program with lottery-based enrollment, adding an early-education option for families entering the district.
For families with young children prioritizing academic proficiency in math and early literacy, demonstrated fiscal restraint at the district level, and a community setting of small businesses and established residential neighborhoods, Old Bethpage School offers a neighborhood elementary with test results in the county's upper range. A parent may want to confirm directly with the school why fourth-grade test participation drops below earlier grades, to understand whether that reflects scheduling, opt-out patterns, or other factors.
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