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Enrollment
821
Elementary
DISTRICT 661 · STATE 443
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
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of New York public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 24 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (112).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
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
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 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 ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL
ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL this school | 821 | 72.5% | 32.2% |
| CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CENTRAL ISLIP | 997 | 71.4% | 28.5% |
| ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL YONKERS | 720 | 75.6% | 42.0% |
| ENRICO FERMI SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS YONKERS | 857 | 77.5% | 32.4% |
| JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT CHESTER | 725 | 70.8% | 34.5% |
| ZETA CHARTER SCHOOL - INWOOD NEW YORK | 824 | 80.9% | 87.4% |
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 ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #1,953 of 2,335 | #148 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,858 of 2,342 ▼ 33 | #140 of 169 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,992 of 2,343 ▼ 35 | #149 of 169 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 821 | #129 of 2,585 | #8 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,790 of 2,338 | #156 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #1,959 of 2,388 | #182 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #937 of 2,534 | #16 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #1,207 of 1,757 | #79 of 137 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
821
+82 (+11%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 821 | 60.2 | 13.6:1 | 72% (595) |
| 2023-24 | 794 | 60.3 | 13.2:1 | 72% (573) |
| 2022-23 | 795 | 59 | 13.5:1 | 79% (628) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 58 | 12.7:1 | 71% (525) |
| 2017-18 | 903 | 58.4 | 15.5:1 | 78% (704) |
| 2015-16 | 834 | 51 | 16.4:1 | 71% (588) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 64% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 51 | 14.1:1 | 59% (422) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | 40 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL.
About ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL
ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in ISLANDIA, New York. A total of 821 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 85% above average.
The district for ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL is CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 8 schools and 7,773 students.
Hispanic students make up 85% of enrollment at ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 10% Black and 2% White. In Suffolk County overall, about 23% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. On average, elementary schools in New York have 12.8:1, compared with 13.6:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL is 72%. The 39% average for public schools in Suffolk County is 33 points lower.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL, the prediction is 48.3% and the result is 32.2%.
In Suffolk County (population about 1,530,146), the median household income is $130,686, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, RALPH REED SCHOOL, is about 0.9 miles from ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment climbed 11% from its 2020-21 level of 739.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CENTRAL ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,615 students
- RALPH REED SCHOOLMiddle · 1,192 students
- CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 997 students
- FRANCIS J O'NEILL SCHOOLElementary · 600 students
- MARGUERITE L MULVEY SCHOOLElementary · 567 students
- ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
Nearby schools
- RALPH REED SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,192
- CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 997
- FRANCIS J O'NEILL SCHOOL1.5 mi · 600
- BRETTON WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 509
- CENTRAL ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 2,615
- HAUPPAUGE HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,038
Frequently asked questions
About ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOLWhat 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.