Enrollment
193
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360816000602
JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1070 SMITHTOWN AVE, BOHEMIA, NY 11716 · (631) 244-2300 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
10.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
28 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 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
48%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
72.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 193 | 14.5% | 66.3% |
| ANN MACARTHUR PRIMARY LOCUST VALLEY | 211 | 13.7% | N/A |
| LINCOLN AVENUE SCHOOL PEARL RIVER | 190 | 15.8% | 76.6% |
| WAVERLY PARK SCHOOL EAST ROCKAWAY | 197 | 11.2% | 67.1% |
| WATSON SCHOOL ROCKVILLE CENTRE | 224 | 15.2% | 77.3% |
| BAYVILLE PRIMARY BAYVILLE | 179 | 14.5% | N/A |
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 JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #512 of 2,335 | #23 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #595 of 2,342 ▼ 119 | #25 of 169 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #460 of 2,343 ▲ 291 | #15 of 169 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #2,404 of 2,585 | #198 of 209 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.5% | #2,356 of 2,534 | #164 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #932 of 1,757 | #49 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
193
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 193 | 17.7 | 10.9:1 | 15% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 13.4 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 189 | 14.8 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 196 | 16 | 12.3:1 | 26% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 223 | 15 | 14.9:1 | 25% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 29% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 19 | 15.0:1 | 16% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 12% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 362 | 19 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A small elementary school in BOHEMIA, New York, JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 193 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students.
JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the 10 schools that make up CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (5,227 students in total).
JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 69% White. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 66% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 48%.
JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.9:1. That ratio is under the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 15%. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Suffolk County is 24 points.
The allk12 Grade for JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is B+. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 69.7%. It scores 66.3%, 3.3 points below that figure.
Among Suffolk County residents, median household income is about $130,686, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County, which together enroll about 222,439 students.
SYCAMORE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 9.
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.
Federal data show 196 students in 2020-21 and 193 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.3:1 to 10.9:1.
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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
Other schools in BOHEMIA
- CONNETQUOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,774 students
- SYCAMORE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 380 students
- EDWARD J BOSTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 269 students
Nearby schools
- SYCAMORE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 380
- SAYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 582
- EDWARD J BOSTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 269
- LINCOLN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 428
- CONNETQUOT HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,774
- OAKDALE-BOHEMIA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 193 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 69% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
JOHN PEARL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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