Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361554001326
MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
301 SMITH AVE, ISLIP, NY 11751 · (631) 650-8650 · Suffolk County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
121 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 90 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 28% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
64.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +24.0pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 366 | 33.1% | 51.0% |
| GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY FLORIDA | 335 | 33.4% | 53.7% |
| RHAME AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST ROCKAWAY | 330 | 30.9% | 44.1% |
| KINRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POUGHKEEPSIE | 368 | 34.0% | 61.2% |
| WEST ROAD/D'AQUANNIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PLEASANT VALLEY | 354 | 32.2% | 46.3% |
| PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAWLING | 401 | 28.4% | 47.0% |
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 MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,117 of 2,335 | #73 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #889 of 2,342 ▲ 450 | #59 of 169 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #764 of 2,343 ▲ 516 | #43 of 169 ▲ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #1,571 of 2,585 | #143 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #608 of 2,338 | #53 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #763 of 2,388 | #69 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #1,898 of 2,534 | #101 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.2% | #177 of 606 | #10 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
366
+61 (+20%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 366 | 34.9 | 10.5:1 | 33% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 34 | 10.3:1 | 33% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 30.9 | 10.9:1 | 32% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 30 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 24% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 20% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 21% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 18% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 24 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Among the schools in ISLIP, New York, is MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school. It enrolls 366 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 2 through 5.
MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a system of 5 schools with 2,652 students.
About 56% of the student body at MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Enrollment also includes 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Suffolk County, the White share is about 66%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
The school has 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 10.5 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Of all students at MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 33% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 43% of New York public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 62.8%.
Looking at the county, Suffolk County, 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, ISLIP MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.8 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 305 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 366.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 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 ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ISLIP HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 890 students
- ISLIP MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 601 students
- COMMACK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 422 students
- WING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 373 students
Other schools in ISLIP
- ISLIP HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 890 students
- ISLIP MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 601 students
- COMMACK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 422 students
- WING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 373 students
Nearby schools
- ISLIP MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 601
- ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 890
- BAY SHORE PREKINDERGARTEN CENTER1.4 mi · 27
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 416
- WING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 373
- COMMACK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 366 students in grades 02-05.
What grades does MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades 02-05.
How many teachers does MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the student diversity at MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 56% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.