Walt Whitman Elementary School

Walt Whitman Elementary School serves 398 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Woodbury, New York. This highly-rated public school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1 with 33 full-time equivalent teachers, creating an environment conducive to personalized attention and academic success. The school demonstrates exceptional academic performance, earning a MySchoolScout rating of 8.6 out of 10 and ranking #190 out of 4,758 elementary schools statewide, placing it in the 96th percentile.

Students consistently excel in core subjects, with 89% achieving proficiency or above in mathematics and 81% meeting or exceeding standards in English Language Arts and reading. Walt Whitman Elementary benefits from its location in an affluent and highly educated community. The surrounding neighborhood in ZIP code 11797 has a median household income of $193,866 and a median home value of $948,500.

Families in the area are strongly committed to education, with 66% of residents holding bachelor's degrees or higher and a low poverty rate of just 3.8%. The school operates within a large suburban setting that provides students with access to numerous educational and cultural opportunities while maintaining the benefits of a close-knit community atmosphere that supports academic achievement and student development.