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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360687000471

ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL

299 SYCAMORE AVE, ISLANDIA, NY 11749 · (631) 348-5037 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL821 STUDENTS
Enrollment
821
Elementary
DISTRICT 661 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
595 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
113
Grade 1
115
Grade 2
125
Grade 3
111
Grade 4
107
Grade 5
114
Grade 6
112
Ungraded
24
Student demographics
White
182%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
69585%
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 31%
Black
8510%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 16%
Asian
91%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10%
Two+
121%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
41350%
Female
40850%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
35.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
821
-82 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.5:1
% White
2%
was 4%
% Hispanic
85%
was 78%
% Black
10%
was 16%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL

ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL is an elementary campus of expansive scale in ISLANDIA, New York, one of the schools within CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosting 821 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL sits 85% larger than that benchmark.

CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 7,773 students. ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 10% Black, 2% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

In terms of school funding signals, ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL logs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Suffolk County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.3%, the actual is 32.2%, a residual of -16.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household earnings sit near $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

The closest other public school is RALPH REED SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL has ticked down 9%, going from 903 students in 2018 to 821 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 78% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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Suffolk County at a glance

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Population
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

Quick facts

School name
ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL
District
CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
299 SYCAMORE AVE, ISLANDIA, NY 11749
Phone
(631) 348-5037
County
Suffolk County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
821
Teachers (FTE)
60
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
595 (72%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
360687000471
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL?
ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL enrolls approximately 821 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL serve?
ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL.
How diverse is ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL?
ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 85% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL?
ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL is overseen by CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
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