Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360816000601
IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
334 IDLE HOUR BLVD, OAKDALE, NY 11769 · (631) 244-2306 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
12 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 43 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
20%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
84.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
76.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (76.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 218 | 5.5% | 76.6% |
| GARRISON SCHOOL GARRISON | 208 | 4.8% | 77.3% |
| GOOSEHILL PRIMARY CENTER COLD SPRING HARBOR | 208 | 1.4% | N/A |
| POUND RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POUND RIDGE | 202 | 11.9% | 70.6% |
| WEST SIDE SCHOOL SYOSSET | 215 | 1.9% | 82.8% |
| BLUE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLUE POINT | 218 | 13.8% | 62.2% |
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 IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #223 of 2,335 | #4 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #302 of 2,342 ▲ 72 | #6 of 169 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #163 of 2,343 ▲ 39 | #1 of 169 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #2,329 of 2,585 | #196 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #1,551 of 2,338 | #140 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.1% | #2,102 of 2,388 | #196 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.5% | #2,485 of 2,534 | #193 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #386 of 606 | #33 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
218
+23 (+12%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 218 | 17 | 12.8:1 | 6% (12) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 17.3 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 16.2 | 11.7:1 | 13% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 20 | 9.8:1 | 14% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 15 | 13.8:1 | 8% (17) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 9% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 8% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 35 | 12.2:1 | 4% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 26 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school found in OAKDALE, New York. The school counted 218 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 51% below the average for elementary schools in New York.
CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 10 schools; together they serve 5,227 students.
The share of students at IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL who are White is 89%. Other groups include 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Suffolk County residents are about 66% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 17 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is close to this figure. Income data for the school show 6% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Suffolk County average 39%.
On the allk12 Grade, IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at A-, ahead of 81% of New York public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 76.6% actual against 73.0% predicted.
The county, Suffolk County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $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%. The county's public schools total 343, with about 222,439 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, OAKDALE-BOHEMIA MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 1.4 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 195 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 218. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.8:1) than in 2020-21 (9.8:1).
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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 CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CONNETQUOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,774 students
- RONKONKOMA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 641 students
- CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 618 students
- OAKDALE-BOHEMIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 564 students
- SYCAMORE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 380 students
- HELEN B DUFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 313 students
Nearby schools
- OAKDALE-BOHEMIA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 564
- TIMBER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 370
- CONNETQUOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 352
- EAST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,170
- EAST ISLIP MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 758
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 218 students in grades PK-05.
Is IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.8:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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