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ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- BTest 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.
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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 10 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (74).
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 56.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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%.
Schools most like ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 562 | 19.8% | 55.0% |
| SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL COMMACK | 550 | 20.9% | 56.7% |
| GARDINERS AVENUE SCHOOL LEVITTOWN | 542 | 22.1% | 57.3% |
| PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE) NEW YORK | 607 | 19.4% | 90.3% |
| JOHN H WEST SCHOOL BETHPAGE | 473 | 18.0% | 55.3% |
| SUNQUAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELVILLE | 538 | 24.0% | 65.6% |
Where ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #965 of 2,335 | #67 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,047 of 2,342 ▲ 46 | #69 of 169 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #664 of 2,343 ▲ 489 | #34 of 169 ▲ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #591 of 2,585 | #50 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #811 of 2,338 | #72 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #804 of 2,388 | #76 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.8% | #2,241 of 2,534 | #148 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #1,483 of 1,757 | #104 of 137 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 562 | 51.3 | 10.9:1 | 20% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 51.4 | 11.0:1 | 19% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 55.5 | 10.3:1 | 21% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 54 | 10.6:1 | 17% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 49 | 12.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 46 | 12.8:1 | 7% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | 63 | 11.8:1 | 6% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 49 | 12.1:1 | 5% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 51 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
About ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school in EAST SETAUKET, New York. It serves 562 students in pre-K through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 5,629 students in 8 schools, including ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Roughly 60% of students at ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Other reported shares: 18% Hispanic, 15% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 51.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.9:1. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 20%. That is lower than the 39% average for public schools in Suffolk County.
allk12 grades ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 67.7% at ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.0%.
Across Suffolk County, the median household income is $130,686, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Suffolk County is home to 343 public schools and about 222,439 public school students.
Nearby, NORWOOD AVENUE SCHOOL is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 58.6% on proficiency, and ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is below that at 55.0%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 573 to 562.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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