New YorkSchoolsMEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PublicRegular
EAST MEADOW, New York · EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Teachers51.0FTE
Ratio8.6:1students per teacher
Students440enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students440
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher8.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch28%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
8.5:1
(2024)
1.2%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
52
(2024)
2.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
442
(2024)
0.5%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

7.9:19.5:111.1:112.8:114.4:116.0:12020202120222023202410.2:19.8:19.0:18.6:18.5:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

426434441449456464414446485053202020212022202320244294404614404424245515152EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment429440461440442
Teacher FTE4245515152
Pupil : Teacher ratio10.2:19.8:19.0:18.6:18.5:115.4:1

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.