Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361920001744
OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL
144 OXHEAD RD, CENTEREACH, NY 11720 · (631) 285-8700 · Suffolk County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
175 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
383
-28 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 15.8:1
% White
44%
was 55%
% Hispanic
40%
was 36%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
8%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL
Located at 144 OXHEAD RD, in CENTEREACH, New York, OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary school that educates 383 students (grades 1 through 5), overseen by MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Within MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 14 schools and 9,410 students, OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL lists that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 46% of students at OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.8%.
In the area at large, Suffolk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is DAWNWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 42.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL has fell 7%, going from 411 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 55% to 44% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.
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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 MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,553 students
- CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,467 students
- SELDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,080 students
- DAWNWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 967 students
- NEW LANE MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 771 students
- UNITY DRIVE KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTERElementary · 478 students
Other schools in CENTEREACH
- CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,467 students
- SELDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,080 students
- DAWNWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 967 students
- UNITY DRIVE KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTERElementary · 478 students
- JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined · 423 students
- NORTH COLEMAN ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- DAWNWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 967
- CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,467
- UNITY DRIVE KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER0.7 mi · 478
- EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL1.1 mi · 308
- JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 423
- NORTH COLEMAN ROAD SCHOOL1.7 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOLHow large is OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL?
OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL enrolls approximately 383 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL serve?
OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many teachers does OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL have?
OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
How diverse is OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL?
OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL reports a student body of 44% White, 40% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL in?
OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL is part of MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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