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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362469003354
AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
499 MAIN RD, AQUEBOGUE, NY 11931 · (631) 369-6780 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
192 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 1% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 RIVERHEAD CENTRAL 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
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 15 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 458 | 41.9% | 48.3% |
| W L MORSE SCHOOL SLEEPY HOLLOW | 405 | 45.2% | N/A |
| SMITH CLOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CENTRAL VALLEY | 467 | 48.4% | N/A |
| BROOKHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROOKHAVEN | 515 | 41.4% | 33.5% |
| PARK SCHOOL OSSINING | 572 | 40.0% | N/A |
| RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUFFERN | 437 | 35.5% | 41.7% |
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 AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,238 of 2,335 | #80 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,703 of 2,342 ▼ 714 | #126 of 169 ▼ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,625 of 2,343 ▼ 564 | #109 of 169 ▼ 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #1,036 of 2,585 | #98 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #754 of 2,338 | #62 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #1,150 of 2,388 | #104 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #1,642 of 2,534 | #72 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #1,078 of 1,757 | #60 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
458
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
+80% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 458 | 42.3 | 10.8:1 | 42% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 50 | 8.7:1 | 40% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 45.7 | 10.4:1 | 40% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 44 | 10.8:1 | 39% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 49% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 30% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 15 | 20.1:1 | 27% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 16 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In AQUEBOGUE, New York, part of Suffolk County, AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 458 students enrolled.
AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 8 schools and 5,547 students.
Of every 100 students at AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 63 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 29% White and 7% Black. Suffolk County's residents are about 23% Hispanic, 40 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 52%.
Teacher count: 42.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.8:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is 2.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 42%. The average for public schools in Suffolk County is similar, at 39%.
On the allk12 Grade, AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 40% of New York public elementary schools.
AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.3%, compared with a predicted 59.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Suffolk County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $130,686, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 343 public schools and about 222,439 students.
Measured in a straight line, ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOL is about 2.5 miles from AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Suburb: Small.
The school's enrollment fell 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,927 students
- PULASKI STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · 797 students
- RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 793 students
- PHILLIPS AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 656 students
- RILEY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 520 students
- ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 395 students
Nearby schools
- ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOL2.5 mi · 395
- PULASKI STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 797
- PHILLIPS AVENUE SCHOOL2.7 mi · 656
- RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL2.8 mi · 793
- RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.8 mi · 1,927
- SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE3.1 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
How diverse is AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 29% White, 63% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.