1
Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362535003502
HIAWATHA SCHOOL
97 PATCHOGUE-HOLBROOK RD, LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY 11779 · (631) 471-1830 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest 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
12.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
210 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
36.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% 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 HIAWATHA SCHOOL
HIAWATHA SCHOOL's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIAWATHA SCHOOL this school | 541 | 38.8% | 40.3% |
| UNITY DRIVE KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER CENTEREACH | 478 | 39.3% | N/A |
| PS 198 ISADOR E IDA STRAUS NEW YORK | 516 | 39.5% | 76.8% |
| LYNWOOD AVENUE SCHOOL FARMINGVILLE | 561 | 35.3% | 40.2% |
| PS 207 ROCKWOOD PARK HOWARD BEACH | 668 | 37.6% | 63.7% |
| CAYUGA SCHOOL LAKE GROVE | 539 | 33.4% | 50.8% |
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 HIAWATHA SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #1,599 of 2,335 | #109 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,380 of 2,342 ▲ 194 | #96 of 169 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,969 of 2,343 ▼ 147 | #148 of 169 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #669 of 2,585 | #58 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #1,465 of 2,338 | #130 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #462 of 2,388 | #28 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #1,723 of 2,534 | #83 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #1,467 of 1,757 | #102 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
541
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 720
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 541 | 43.2 | 12.5:1 | 39% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 47.7 | 12.3:1 | 45% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 44.7 | 13.5:1 | 36% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 39 | 13.5:1 | 26% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 30% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 25% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 41 | 13.0:1 | 16% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 44 | 16.2:1 | 11% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 720 | 40 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIAWATHA SCHOOL.
About HIAWATHA SCHOOL
HIAWATHA SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in LAKE RONKONKOMA, New York. The school counted 541 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 22% above the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
The district, SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 11,556 students enrolled across 15 schools.
The largest group at HIAWATHA SCHOOL is White students, at 48%. The remaining students are 32% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Suffolk County is about 66% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at HIAWATHA SCHOOL is 12.5:1, based on 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is close to this figure. Lunch program data show 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Suffolk County is similar, at 39%.
Among New York public elementary schools, HIAWATHA SCHOOL outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
HIAWATHA SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.7%. The school's actual rate is 40.3%, 20.4 points lower.
American Community Survey estimates for Suffolk County show that median household income comes to about $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 343, with about 222,439 students.
Of the public schools around it, HIAWATHA SCHOOL is closest to NOKOMIS SCHOOL, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, HIAWATHA SCHOOL ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, HIAWATHA SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to HIAWATHA SCHOOL can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL NORTHHigh · 2,008 students
- SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EASTHigh · 1,984 students
- SENECA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 928 students
- SAGAMORE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 893 students
- SAMOSET MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 847 students
- LYNWOOD AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 561 students
Other schools in LAKE RONKONKOMA
- SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL NORTHHigh · 2,008 students
- SAMOSET MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 847 students
Nearby schools
- NOKOMIS SCHOOL0.8 mi · 496
- SAMOSET MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 847
- SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL NORTH1.3 mi · 2,008
- SENECA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 928
- CAYUGA SCHOOL1.7 mi · 539
- HOLBROOK ROAD SCHOOL1.7 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About HIAWATHA SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HIAWATHA SCHOOL?
HIAWATHA SCHOOL enrolls approximately 541 students in grades KG-05.
Is HIAWATHA SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HIAWATHA SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at HIAWATHA SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at HIAWATHA SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at HIAWATHA SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HIAWATHA SCHOOL are roughly 48% White, 32% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is HIAWATHA SCHOOL in?
HIAWATHA SCHOOL is part of SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.