Is Loretta Park Elementary School a good school?

Loretta Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.5% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Loretta Park Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 646 students attended Loretta Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Loretta Park Elementary School?

Students at Loretta Park Elementary School are 89% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White, 1% American Indian.

Loretta Park Elementary School

Summary:

Loretta Park Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Brentwood, New York, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 646 students. The school is part of the Brentwood Union Free School District, which is ranked 810 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Loretta Park Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 30% of 3rd graders, 36.72% of 4th graders, and 25.64% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 42.6%, 47.05%, and 43.68%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are also lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a very low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools, and its performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively well but Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs or low socioeconomic status performing much worse.

The challenges faced by Loretta Park Elementary School appear to be systemic within the Brentwood Union Free School District, as the other elementary schools in the district, such as Oak Park Elementary, Laurel Park Elementary, and Southeast Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state averages. The school's relatively low per-student spending and high poverty rates may be contributing factors to its challenges, and addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to improving educational outcomes for all students.

Detail:

Public 1-5

77 Stahley St
Brentwood, NY 11717-7500

(631) 434-2246

District: Brentwood Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1871^st of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,325

Student/teacher ratio: 14.8

Number of students: 646

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.2%

African American:

5.9%

White:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Loretta Park Elementary School ranks worse than 76.5% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Brentwood Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.04. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.2%), African American (5.9%), White (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Brentwood Union Free School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Loretta Park Elementary School is 14.8. 5 elementary schools in the Brentwood Union Free School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Loretta Park Elementary School employs 43.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Loretta Park Elementary School is $18,325. 6 elementary schools in the Brentwood Union Free School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Loretta Park Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Loretta Park Elementary School 1871^st of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Loretta Park Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Brentwood Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Brentwood Union Free School District 810^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Loretta Park Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Loretta Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	50.39	1343^rd	2206	39.1%
2007	42.05	1515^th	2219	31.7%
2008	36.91	1637^th	2227	26.5%
2009	26.53	1876^th	2257	16.9%
2010	31.22	1724^th	2263	23.8%
2011	41.72	1485^th	2286	35.0%
2012	34.14	1677^th	2320	27.7%
2013	27.70	1782^nd	2325	23.4%
2014	24.20	1877^th	2345	20.0%
2015	21.61	1898^th	2352	19.3%
2016	17.90	2043^rd	2366	13.7%
2017	13.12	2190^th	2386	8.2%
2018	10.77	2242^nd	2395	6.4%
2019	13.21	2204^th	2413	8.7%
2021	13.07	1995^th	2201	9.4%
2022	24.28	1928^th	2434	20.8%
2023	21.85	1986^th	2439	18.6%
2024	26.04	1871^st	2445	23.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Loretta Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.82	791^st	938	15.7%
2019	24.46	778^th	860	9.5%
2021	17.99	418^th	454	7.9%
2022	33.39	689^th	1027	32.9%
2023	34.31	681^st	1001	32.0%
2024	37.74	647^th	1066	39.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Loretta Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.53	1389^th	1941	28.4%
2019	34.44	1174^th	1859	36.8%
2021	22.06	927^th	1044	11.2%
2022	30.61	1508^th	2031	25.8%
2023	39.87	1095^th	2016	45.7%
2024	30.88	1497^th	2110	29.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Loretta Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	32.54	1479^th	2099	29.5%
2023	32.22	1398^th	2041	31.5%
2024	37.81	1273^rd	2078	38.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Loretta Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.17	2213^th	2338	5.3%
2019	9.34	2273^rd	2357	3.6%
2021	15.52	1747^th	1955	10.6%
2022	26.96	1847^th	2401	23.1%
2023	24.31	1914^th	2403	20.3%
2024	25.88	1872^nd	2413	22.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Loretta Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.61	2186^th	2340	6.6%
2019	20.64	1957^th	2358	17.0%
2021	10.37	1844^th	1961	6.0%
2022	22.89	1966^th	2400	18.1%
2023	21.65	1975^th	2400	17.7%
2024	28.19	1796^th	2411	25.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Loretta Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	77.59	140^th	927	84.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Loretta Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.31	1202^nd	1392	13.6%
2019	21.56	1134^th	1315	13.8%
2021	22.99	699^th	818	14.5%
2022	36.97	978^th	1503	34.9%
2023	33.31	987^th	1429	30.9%
2024	37.58	948^th	1531	38.1%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Loretta Park Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	238	96	5	148	6	n/a	n/a	493
1990	223	92	4	148	10	n/a	n/a	477
1991	221	95	5	164	8	n/a	n/a	493
1992	207	74	5	133	8	n/a	n/a	427
1993	207	76	3	160	5	n/a	n/a	451
1994	178	88	2	177	2	n/a	n/a	447
1995	167	111	1	225	0	n/a	n/a	504
1996	167	111	1	225	0	n/a	n/a	504
1997	148	125	2	269	0	n/a	n/a	544
1998	123	121	5	308	1	n/a	n/a	558
1999	121	154	7	312	1	n/a	n/a	595
2000	117	175	9	369	2	n/a	n/a	672
2001	96	163	11	409	2	n/a	n/a	681
2002	84	128	9	421	0	n/a	n/a	642
2003	84	128	9	421	0	n/a	n/a	642
2004	77	129	11	431	0	n/a	n/a	648
2005	86	132	9	462	2	n/a	n/a	691
2006	69	139	10	486	0	n/a	n/a	704
2007	54	133	9	475	0	n/a	n/a	671
2008	49	136	8	471	0	n/a	n/a	664
2009	47	132	13	477	2	n/a	n/a	671
2010	44	112	9	541	1	n/a	n/a	707
2011	45	101	10	552	1	0	1	710
2012	37	90	12	550	1	1	0	691
2013	39	79	13	584	2	1	1	719
2014	30	76	13	621	1	0	1	742
2015	21	75	13	637	0	0	1	747
2016	15	65	8	633	0	0	1	722
2017	16	56	8	662	0	1	3	746
2018	10	55	10	658	1	0	5	739
2019	12	54	4	631	1	0	7	709
2020	11	53	3	646	1	0	7	721
2021	9	47	3	629	1	0	4	693
2022	11	48	3	561	5	0	4	632
2023	19	38	2	576	7	0	4	646

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Loretta Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	493	34.9	14.1	n/a
1990	477	30.4	15.6	n/a
1991	493	35.3	13.9	n/a
1992	427	31.2	13.6	n/a
1993	451	25.0	18.0	n/a
1994	447	26.0	17.2	45
1995	504	27.0	18.7	56.9
1996	504	27.0	18.7	56.9
1997	544	29.0	18.8	55.5
1998	558	31.0	18.0	67.9
1999	595	33.0	18.0	62.9
2000	672	36.0	18.7	71.6
2001	681	38.0	17.9	81.8
2002	642	38.8	16.5	82.9
2003	642	38.8	16.5	82.9
2004	648	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	691	42.1	16.4	87.8
2006	704	42.0	16.8	88.8
2007	671	43.1	15.6	80.8
2008	664	42.1	15.8	71.8
2009	671	42.1	15.9	75.7
2010	707	41.0	17.2	76
2011	710	45.9	15.4	80
2012	691	38.0	18.1	78.1
2013	719	38.0	18.9	85.1
2014	742	36.0	20.6	78
2015	747	37.0	20.1	86.5
2016	722	37.0	19.5	87.8
2017	746	32.9	22.6	87.1
2018	739	36.0	20.5	89.2
2019	709	37.0	19.1	88.7
2020	721	41.0	17.5	90.4
2021	693	44.9	15.4	90.3
2022	632	38.1	16.5	n/a
2023	646	43.5	14.8	90.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Loretta Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	493	34.9	14.1	n/a
1990	477	30.4	15.6	n/a
1991	493	35.3	13.9	n/a
1992	427	31.2	13.6	n/a
1993	451	25.0	18.0	n/a
1994	447	26.0	17.2	45
1995	504	27.0	18.7	56.9
1996	504	27.0	18.7	56.9
1997	544	29.0	18.8	55.5
1998	558	31.0	18.0	67.9
1999	595	33.0	18.0	62.9
2000	672	36.0	18.7	71.6
2001	681	38.0	17.9	81.8
2002	642	38.8	16.5	82.9
2003	642	38.8	16.5	82.9
2004	648	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	691	42.1	16.4	87.8
2006	704	42.0	16.8	88.8
2007	671	43.1	15.6	80.8
2008	664	42.1	15.8	71.8
2009	671	42.1	15.9	75.7
2010	707	41.0	17.2	76
2011	710	45.9	15.4	80
2012	691	38.0	18.1	78.1
2013	719	38.0	18.9	85.1
2014	742	36.0	20.6	78
2015	747	37.0	20.1	86.5
2016	722	37.0	19.5	87.8
2017	746	32.9	22.6	87.1
2018	739	36.0	20.5	89.2
2019	709	37.0	19.1	88.7
2020	721	41.0	17.5	90.4
2021	693	44.9	15.4	90.3
2022	632	38.1	16.5	n/a
2023	646	43.5	14.8	90.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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