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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362684003659
WADING RIVER SCHOOL
1900 WADNG RVR MNR RD, WADING RIVER, NY 11792 · (631) 821-8253 · Suffolk County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
- C+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
10.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
23 students
DISTRICT 6% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 141 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 154 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 31% |
| Ungraded | 9 | 2% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 WADING RIVER SCHOOL
WADING RIVER SCHOOL's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WADING RIVER SCHOOL this school | 438 | 5.3% | 62.7% |
| MILLER AVENUE SCHOOL SHOREHAM | 408 | 4.9% | N/A |
| EASTPLAIN SCHOOL N MASSAPEQUA | 445 | 5.4% | 59.5% |
| INCREASE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOLDENS BRIDGE | 479 | 6.7% | 82.0% |
| WILSON SCHOOL ROCKVILLE CENTRE | 387 | 5.9% | 73.4% |
| UNQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MASSAPEQUA | 496 | 6.0% | 61.5% |
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 WADING RIVER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #649 of 2,335 | #36 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #826 of 2,342 ▼ 187 | #53 of 169 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #917 of 2,343 ▼ 388 | #56 of 169 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #1,140 of 2,585 | #104 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #732 of 2,338 | #61 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #1,774 of 2,388 | #166 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.3% | #2,488 of 2,534 | #194 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #1,553 of 1,757 | #113 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
438
+33 (+8%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 438 | 40.7 | 10.8:1 | 5% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 41.8 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 41.1 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 47 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 39 | 11.7:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 40 | 12.5:1 | 6% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 39 | 13.1:1 | 0% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 50 | 7.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WADING RIVER SCHOOL.
About WADING RIVER SCHOOL
WADING RIVER SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in WADING RIVER, New York, under SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Its grade span covers grades 3 through 5, with 438 students on the rolls.
SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,932 students in 4 schools, including WADING RIVER SCHOOL.
Federal enrollment data show WADING RIVER SCHOOL is 79% White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 66% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WADING RIVER SCHOOL scores 34%.
WADING RIVER SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1, with 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1, 2.1 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 5% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Suffolk County, the average is 39%.
Among New York public elementary schools, WADING RIVER SCHOOL outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 73.1%.
In Suffolk County, home to about 1,530,146 people, the median household earns about $130,686 a year, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Suffolk County number 343, with about 222,439 students.
About 1.4 miles separate WADING RIVER SCHOOL from the closest public school, SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER HIGH SCHOOL. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, WADING RIVER SCHOOL places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
An 8% rise took enrollment from 405 in 2020-21 to 438 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.8:1) than in 2020-21 (8.6:1).
WADING RIVER SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 629 students
- ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 457 students
- MILLER AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 408 students
Nearby schools
- SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 629
- LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL1.4 mi · 93
- MILLER AVENUE SCHOOL2.7 mi · 408
- ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL3.1 mi · 457
- RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.0 mi · 684
- JOSEPH A EDGAR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL4.7 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About WADING RIVER SCHOOLHow large is WADING RIVER SCHOOL?
WADING RIVER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does WADING RIVER SCHOOL serve?
WADING RIVER SCHOOL serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at WADING RIVER SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at WADING RIVER SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WADING RIVER SCHOOL?
At WADING RIVER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees WADING RIVER SCHOOL?
WADING RIVER SCHOOL is overseen by SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.