Enrollment
468
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE)·NCES 368097306763
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE)
244-248 LONG ISLAND AVE, WYANDANCH, NY 11798 · (631) 901-8873 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
352 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 31% larger than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
74.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 70.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE)
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE)'s state test result (73.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) this school | 468 | 75.2% | 73.7% |
| SCHOOL 8-ROBERTO CLEMENTE ROCHESTER | 436 | 77.5% | 9.3% |
| PS 68 BRONX | 493 | 80.1% | 57.9% |
| PS 153 HELEN KELLER BRONX | 440 | 72.5% | 61.1% |
| OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL 2 HOWARD BEACH | 437 | 81.0% | 49.5% |
| ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 4 BRONX | 357 | 74.5% | 96.6% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #289 of 2,335 | #8 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #516 of 2,342 ▲ 62 | #18 of 169 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #414 of 2,343 ▼ 175 | #12 of 169 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #978 of 2,585 | #93 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,055 of 2,338 | #181 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #957 of 2,388 | #91 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #892 of 2,534 | #12 of 200 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 468 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 75% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 15 | 12.7:1 | 80% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 144 | 15 | 9.6:1 | 76% (109) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE).
About ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE)
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) is classified as an elementary school. It is located in WYANDANCH, New York. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 468 students.
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Black students are 56% of those enrolled at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE). Other reported shares: 36% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 8% Black among all Suffolk County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
Based on 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) has a ratio of 15.1:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Suffolk County is 39%.
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 92% of New York public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) is in the top 10% of New York schools: 73.7% actual against 47.3% predicted.
Looking at the county, Suffolk County, the median household earns about $130,686 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE), Suffolk County has 343 public schools.
The closest school to ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) is LAFRANCIS HARDIMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 38.6% on proficiency, and ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) is above that at 73.7%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large. ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) is run as a public charter school.
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Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
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- MILTON L OLIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 546
- ROBERT FROST MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 913
- MAY MOORE PRIMARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE)How many students attend ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE)?
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) enrolls approximately 468 students in grades KG-06.
Is ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) is approximately 15.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE)?
At ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE), the student body is approximately 1% White, 36% Hispanic, 56% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) public or private?
ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE).
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