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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 661 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360687001061
ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
50 WHEELER RD, CENTRAL ISLIP, NY 11722 · (631) 348-5139 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest 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
12.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
360 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 110 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
29%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
27.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
32.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 491 | 73.3% | 30.4% |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW ROCHELLE | 500 | 73.8% | 42.8% |
| EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRENTWOOD | 430 | 71.9% | N/A |
| ARCHER STREET SCHOOL FREEPORT | 433 | 76.2% | 50.3% |
| DREXEL AVENUE SCHOOL WESTBURY | 513 | 67.6% | 44.1% |
| PS 376 BROOKLYN | 466 | 78.5% | 66.8% |
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 ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #1,998 of 2,335 | #151 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #2,052 of 2,342 ▼ 438 | #161 of 169 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #2,174 of 2,343 ▼ 353 | #163 of 169 ▼ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #874 of 2,585 | #82 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #1,285 of 2,338 | #115 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.0% | #1,901 of 2,388 | #177 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.3% | #926 of 2,534 | #15 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.4% | #240 of 1,757 | #4 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
491
-100 (-17%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 491 | 40.8 | 12.0:1 | 73% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 39.3 | 12.7:1 | 81% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 35.9 | 16.3:1 | 85% (498) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 73% (434) |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 63% (455) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 39 | 19.5:1 | 72% (550) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 36 | 18.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 584 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 44% (259) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school for students in CENTRAL ISLIP, New York. The school counts 491 students across pre-K through 6.
Within CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 8 schools. The district enrolls 7,773 students.
The large majority of students at ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 84%, are Hispanic. Next come 11% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. The county population is about 23% Hispanic. ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.0:1. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. The lunch program counts 73% of students at ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Suffolk County report 39%.
The allk12 Grade for ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is D. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 48.0%. It scores 30.4%, 17.6 points below that figure.
Across Suffolk County, median household income is about $130,686, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Suffolk County number 343 and enroll about 222,439.
The shortest distance from ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to CENTRAL ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL went from 591 students to 491. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.9:1 to 12.0:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOLElementary · 821 students
- FRANCIS J O'NEILL SCHOOLElementary · 600 students
- MARGUERITE L MULVEY SCHOOLElementary · 567 students
Other schools in CENTRAL ISLIP
- 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
- CORDELLO AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 490 students
Nearby schools
- CENTRAL ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 2,615
- SOUTH SHORE CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 268
- FRANCIS J O'NEILL SCHOOL0.6 mi · 600
- CORDELLO AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 490
- CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 997
- RALPH REED SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,192
Frequently asked questions
About ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 491 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
How diverse is ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 84% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.