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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
618
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360816000596
CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
130 CHEROKEE ST, RONKONKOMA, NY 11779 · (631) 467-6027 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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.
- 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
9.1:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
157 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
42.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 66% 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 CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 618 | 25.4% | 44.8% |
| LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAHOPAC | 598 | 27.1% | 55.0% |
| CHIPPEWA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLTSVILLE | 543 | 29.1% | 43.4% |
| MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MONTGOMERY | 539 | 27.6% | 53.3% |
| CORNWALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORNWALL | 595 | 19.7% | 67.4% |
| COTTAGE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLAUVELT | 636 | 19.2% | 55.6% |
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 CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #1,399 of 2,335 | #92 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,406 of 2,342 ▼ 261 | #97 of 169 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,705 of 2,343 ▼ 545 | #117 of 169 ▼ 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #408 of 2,585 | #35 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #185 of 2,338 | #20 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #719 of 2,388 | #65 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #2,085 of 2,534 | #128 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.4% | #242 of 606 | #20 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
618
+74 (+14%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 832
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 7.3:1
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 | 618 | 68 | 9.1:1 | 25% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 61.3 | 10.2:1 | 38% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 58.8 | 10.1:1 | 35% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 75 | 7.3:1 | 32% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 49 | 11.3:1 | 27% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 28% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 43 | 15.6:1 | 20% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 844 | 50 | 16.9:1 | 11% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 832 | 51 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Students in RONKONKOMA, New York, attend CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 618 students. Enrollment is 40% higher than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 5,227 students in 10 schools, and CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
White students are the majority at CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 55% of enrollment. Other groups make up 31% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Black, and 2% multiracial. Suffolk County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 9.1 students per teacher and 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Suffolk County average 39%.
allk12 grades CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the bottom 10% of New York schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 44.8%. Predicted: 65.7%. Difference: 20.8 points.
Census estimates describe Suffolk County this way: the median household income is $130,686, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, Suffolk County has 343 public schools and roughly 222,439 students.
The shortest distance from CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 1.3 miles, to EDITH L SLOCUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 74 more students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 7.3:1 to 9.1:1.
Community posts for CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CONNETQUOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,774 students
- RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 641 students
- OAKDALE-BOHEMIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 564 students
- SYCAMORE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 380 students
- HELEN B DUFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 313 students
- EDWARD J BOSTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 269 students
Other schools in RONKONKOMA
- RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 641 students
- HELEN B DUFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 313 students
- EDITH L SLOCUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 257 students
Nearby schools
- EDITH L SLOCUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 257
- TACKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 470
- HELEN B DUFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 313
- RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 641
- GREAT HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 750
- ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL1.9 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 618 students in grades KG-05.
Is CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 9.1:1 (68 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 55% White, 31% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.