East Meadow School District is a Contender: Watch Out North Shore!

By Cristina Callegari Kanellopoulos

Good news for residents in East Meadow Union Free School District #3 on Long Island arrived as the results of the 2008-2009 ELA (English Language Arts) and Math Assessments came in markedly higher than last year.

The School District has much to be proud of as the new scores indicate that programs and procedures implemented over the last several years are beginning to pay off. Some of the specifics are district programs that have been designed to improve instruction, and a series of professional development workshops with an emphasis on analyzing past test data to determine areas in which students need additional help.

The results are astounding! On the ELA Assessments, every grade level from 3 to 8 exceeded the county average, and in most cases, realized an increase in the number of students meeting proficiency. For example, in the 2007-2008 school year the percentage of students who passed the exam was 86%. However, in the 2008-2009 school year the percentage of students who passed the exam was 96%. Please see below for the full exam Results.

2008-2009 ELA Assessment Results:

Grade 3: 88%
Grade 4: 93%
Grade 5: 94%
Grade 6: 96%
Grade 7: 95%
Grade 8: 91%

2008-2009 Math Assessment Results:

Grade 3: 98%
Grade 4: 96%
Grade 5: 98%
Grade 6: 97%
Grade 7: 98%
Grade 8: 96%

These results put the East Meadow School District in line with, and in some cases ahead of, the high-performing Long Island School Districts of Roslyn, North Shore, Great Neck, Herricks and Port Washington. These districts are among the highest performing, most competitive school districts in the region, and the East Meadow results show that the school district means business.

This can only mean great things for the local Real Estate Market of East Meadow, and Salisbury (Salisbury is a Hamlet of Hempstead that is part of the East Meadow School District). Only time will tell, but I expect to see a boost in home prices if the school can keep this level of excellence up.

Kudos to you East Meadow Union Free School District!