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Central Islip Union Free School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,149 students in Central Islip Union Free School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Central Islip Union Free School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
8 Schools
1,656 Schools
# Students
7,734 Students
889,568 Students
# Teachers
514 Teachers
84,014 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Central Islip Union Free School District, which is ranked #920 of all 1,017 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 86% has increased from 81% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#913 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
78%
Graduation Rate
86%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.73
# American Indian Students
8 Students
6,890 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
109 Students
78,879 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
6,299 Students
261,701 Students
% Hispanic Students
82%
29%
# Black Students
1,045 Students
178,523 Students
% Black Students
14%
20%
# White Students
167 Students
332,953 Students
% White Students
2%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
7 Students
2,164 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
99 Students
28,638 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
183
8,272
# Students in K Grade:
523
25,405
# Students in 1st Grade:
571
27,225
# Students in 2nd Grade:
521
26,902
# Students in 3rd Grade:
516
27,296
# Students in 4th Grade:
544
28,343
# Students in 5th Grade:
565
43,302
# Students in 6th Grade:
572
155,845
# Students in 7th Grade:
560
186,412
# Students in 8th Grade:
579
190,934
# Students in 9th Grade:
583
40,985
# Students in 10th Grade:
646
36,781
# Students in 11th Grade:
608
34,389
# Students in 12th Grade:
714
33,539
# Ungraded Students:
49
23,938
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $30,217 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,353. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,329 is less than the state median of $32,230. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$234 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$211 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$30,217
$31,353
Spending / Student
$27,329
$32,230
Best Central Islip Union Free School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ralph Reed School
Magnet School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
200 Half Mile Rd
Central Islip, NY 11722
(631) 348-5066
Central Islip, NY 11722
(631) 348-5066
Grades: 7-8
| 1,149 students
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