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How has CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
997
Elementary
DISTRICT 661 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360687000474
CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1 BROADWAY, CENTRAL ISLIP, NY 11722 · (631) 348-5041 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL997 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% 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.
- DBeats 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
14.9:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
712 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 | 150 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 149 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 137 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 151 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 149 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 127 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (150) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (127).
Student demographics
30%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
32.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 997 | 71.4% | 28.5% |
| ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL ISLANDIA | 821 | 72.5% | 32.2% |
| SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BAY SHORE | 975 | 76.6% | 30.6% |
| ENRICO FERMI SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS YONKERS | 857 | 77.5% | 32.4% |
| ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL YONKERS | 720 | 75.6% | 42.0% |
| 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 CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #2,064 of 2,335 | #157 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,963 of 2,342 ▲ 14 | #153 of 169 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #2,070 of 2,343 ▲ 138 | #157 of 169 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 997 | #45 of 2,585 | #1 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,016 of 2,338 | #178 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #1,882 of 2,388 | #175 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.4% | #957 of 2,534 | #18 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.3% | #100 of 606 | #4 of 57 |
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
997
+28 (+3%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 948
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
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 | 997 | 67 | 14.9:1 | 71% (712) |
| 2023-24 | 963 | 66.3 | 14.5:1 | 78% (749) |
| 2022-23 | 981 | 65.5 | 15.0:1 | 81% (790) |
| 2020-21 | 969 | 54 | 17.9:1 | 74% (714) |
| 2017-18 | 796 | 57 | 14.0:1 | 82% (656) |
| 2015-16 | 776 | 56 | 13.9:1 | 73% (569) |
| 2010-11 | 961 | 68 | 14.1:1 | 68% (649) |
| 2000-01 | 825 | 54 | 15.3:1 | 68% (563) |
| 1990-91 | 948 | 54 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school in CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in CENTRAL ISLIP, New York. The latest federal count shows 997 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 125% higher.
CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 8 schools; together they serve 7,773 students.
At CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Hispanic students make up 83% of the student body. It is also 9% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Suffolk County's residents are about 23% Hispanic, 60 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 30%.
Federal data list 67 full-time-equivalent teachers at CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 71%. It compares with 39% for public schools in Suffolk County.
CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 20.2 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.5%, compared with a predicted 48.7%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in New York.
County data help place the school in context: in Suffolk County, median household income is about $130,686, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 343 public schools in Suffolk County.
The next-closest public school is RALPH REED SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.5% against a local average of 34.7%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students grew from 969 to 997 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 17.9 in 2020-21 to 14.9 in 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 CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CENTRAL ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,615 students
- RALPH REED SCHOOLMiddle · 1,192 students
- ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOLElementary · 821 students
- FRANCIS J O'NEILL SCHOOLElementary · 600 students
- MARGUERITE L MULVEY SCHOOLElementary · 567 students
- ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
Other schools in CENTRAL ISLIP
- CENTRAL ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,615 students
- RALPH REED SCHOOLMiddle · 1,192 students
- FRANCIS J O'NEILL SCHOOLElementary · 600 students
- MARGUERITE L MULVEY SCHOOLElementary · 567 students
- ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
- CORDELLO AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 490 students
Nearby schools
- RALPH REED SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,192
- FRANCIS J O'NEILL SCHOOL0.4 mi · 600
- SOUTH SHORE CHARTER SCHOOL0.7 mi · 268
- ANTHONY ALFANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 491
- CENTRAL ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 2,615
- CORDELLO AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 997 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.9:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 83% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CHARLES A MULLIGAN 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.