Is North Elementary School a good school?

North Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.4% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend North Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 855 students attended North Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of North Elementary School?

Students at North Elementary School are 89% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

North Elementary School

Summary:

North Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Brentwood, New York, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 855 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.

North Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 13.02% of 3rd graders, 25.9% of 4th graders, and 27.01% 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 significantly lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, while the school's African American students perform relatively better, its Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students all perform in the bottom 30-40% of New York elementary schools. North Elementary School has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 87.84% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

The performance of North Elementary School has been declining over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1,370 out of 2,366 New York elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 2,166 out of 2,445 in 2023-2024. This trend is concerning and suggests the need for significant interventions to improve student outcomes. When compared to nearby school districts, such as Commack Union Free School District and Hauppauge Union Free School District, North Elementary School and the Brentwood district as a whole perform significantly worse, with higher academic achievement, lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, and more favorable school spending and student-teacher ratios.

Detail:

Public 1-5

50 W White St
Brentwood, NY 11717-1300

(631) 434-2275

District: Brentwood Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2166^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,786

Student/teacher ratio: 15.6

Number of students: 855

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.8%

African American:

6.8%

White:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details North Elementary School ranks worse than 88.6% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 5^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Brentwood Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.5. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.8%), African American (6.8%), White (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at North Elementary School is 15.6. 8 elementary schools in the Brentwood Union Free School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Elementary School is $16,786. 9 elementary schools in the Brentwood Union Free School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks North Elementary School 2166^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See North 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 North Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at North Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	40.98	1553^rd	2206	29.6%
2007	27.33	1761^st	2219	20.6%
2008	25.53	1817^th	2227	18.4%
2009	31.68	1790^th	2257	20.7%
2010	45.97	1398^th	2263	38.2%
2011	50.43	1261^st	2286	44.8%
2012	37.00	1612^th	2320	30.5%
2013	30.08	1713^th	2325	26.3%
2014	33.31	1635^th	2345	30.3%
2015	39.81	1455^th	2352	38.1%
2016	42.95	1370^th	2366	42.1%
2017	39.25	1462^nd	2386	38.7%
2018	37.56	1544^th	2395	35.5%
2019	29.95	1728^th	2413	28.4%
2021	12.71	2006^th	2201	8.9%
2022	27.85	1833^rd	2434	24.7%
2023	19.52	2047^th	2439	16.1%
2024	16.50	2166^th	2445	11.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at North Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.26	600^th	938	36.0%
2019	34.23	587^th	860	31.7%
2021	20.24	392^nd	454	13.7%
2022	33.02	694^th	1027	32.4%
2023	37.25	614^th	1001	38.7%
2024	33.89	756^th	1066	29.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at North Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.72	1379^th	1941	29.0%
2019	24.20	1609^th	1859	13.4%
2021	27.47	828^th	1044	20.7%
2022	27.71	1643^rd	2031	19.1%
2023	21.74	1799^th	2016	10.8%
2024	21.02	1924^th	2110	8.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.55	1136^th	2045	44.4%
2019	34.17	1356^th	2032	33.3%
2021	21.41	1485^th	1678	11.5%
2022	40.00	1221^st	2099	41.8%
2023	26.94	1582^nd	2041	22.5%
2024	24.55	1685^th	2078	18.9%

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Rank History for Female students at North Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.79	1495^th	2338	36.1%
2019	28.71	1742^nd	2357	26.1%
2021	7.95	1881^st	1955	3.8%
2022	25.82	1884^th	2401	21.5%
2023	20.23	2037^th	2403	15.2%
2024	18.72	2109^th	2413	12.6%

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Rank History for Male students at North Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.91	1569^th	2340	32.9%
2019	32.84	1625^th	2358	31.1%
2021	19.87	1673^rd	1961	14.7%
2022	33.64	1640^th	2400	31.7%
2023	20.56	2005^th	2400	16.5%
2024	16.57	2161^st	2411	10.4%

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Rank History for African American students at North Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.07	514^th	948	45.8%
2019	53.18	335^th	891	62.4%
2022	63.35	275^th	936	70.6%
2024	30.91	650^th	927	29.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.67	652^nd	1392	53.2%
2019	40.89	751^st	1315	42.9%
2021	12.97	784^th	818	4.2%
2022	38.01	949^th	1503	36.9%
2023	31.11	1035^th	1429	27.6%
2024	27.11	1205^th	1531	21.3%

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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 North Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	241	114	7	264	0	n/a	n/a	626
1990	234	113	7	265	2	n/a	n/a	621
1991	253	128	5	287	4	n/a	n/a	677
1992	218	97	10	259	10	n/a	n/a	594
1993	227	107	10	270	4	n/a	n/a	618
1994	219	107	9	300	2	n/a	n/a	637
1995	237	131	10	370	1	n/a	n/a	749
1996	237	131	10	370	1	n/a	n/a	749
1997	213	136	9	402	1	n/a	n/a	761
1998	205	163	8	436	0	n/a	n/a	812
1999	194	162	9	503	1	n/a	n/a	869
2000	165	186	13	514	1	n/a	n/a	879
2001	161	198	10	499	1	n/a	n/a	869
2002	118	163	12	534	1	n/a	n/a	828
2003	118	163	12	534	1	n/a	n/a	828
2004	120	166	17	546	0	n/a	n/a	849
2005	94	142	24	604	0	n/a	n/a	864
2006	87	119	18	672	0	n/a	n/a	896
2007	72	113	10	571	0	n/a	n/a	766
2008	71	94	11	615	1	n/a	n/a	792
2009	59	84	13	619	1	n/a	n/a	776
2010	64	77	14	598	4	n/a	n/a	757
2011	48	74	13	623	5	0	2	765
2012	46	77	21	677	6	0	1	828
2013	41	69	21	686	2	0	1	820
2014	33	81	21	679	1	0	2	817
2015	23	71	18	733	2	0	3	850
2016	24	60	16	796	3	0	6	905
2017	21	58	16	834	3	2	8	942
2018	19	63	12	876	4	2	10	986
2019	14	48	12	821	5	1	9	910
2020	17	46	16	836	3	1	7	926
2021	15	59	13	807	3	0	9	906
2022	11	56	11	757	4	0	7	846
2023	14	58	8	759	9	0	7	855

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 North Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	626	48.9	12.8	n/a
1990	621	50.6	12.2	n/a
1991	677	54.9	12.3	n/a
1992	594	45.9	12.9	n/a
1993	618	36.0	17.2	n/a
1994	637	39.0	16.3	51.3
1995	749	45.0	16.6	64.2
1996	749	45.0	16.6	64.2
1997	761	47.0	16.2	54
1998	812	48.1	16.9	63.1
1999	869	49.2	17.7	61.1
2000	879	52.2	16.8	79.5
2001	869	51.1	17.0	81.9
2002	828	53.0	15.6	83.7
2003	828	53.0	15.6	83.7
2004	849	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	864	57.0	15.2	86.1
2006	896	57.0	15.7	88.1
2007	766	56.0	13.7	80.8
2008	792	58.0	13.7	68.3
2009	776	59.0	13.2	74.6
2010	757	56.0	13.5	78.5
2011	765	54.6	13.9	76.9
2012	828	49.0	16.8	71.1
2013	820	50.0	16.4	82.3
2014	817	43.0	18.9	74.1
2015	850	42.0	20.2	84.8
2016	905	46.0	19.6	87.5
2017	942	48.9	19.2	86.3
2018	986	52.0	18.9	85.4
2019	910	50.0	18.2	86.4
2020	926	58.0	15.9	88.1
2021	906	54.3	16.6	88.2
2022	846	54.2	15.6	n/a
2023	855	54.7	15.6	87.8

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 North Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	626	48.9	12.8	n/a
1990	621	50.6	12.2	n/a
1991	677	54.9	12.3	n/a
1992	594	45.9	12.9	n/a
1993	618	36.0	17.2	n/a
1994	637	39.0	16.3	51.3
1995	749	45.0	16.6	64.2
1996	749	45.0	16.6	64.2
1997	761	47.0	16.2	54
1998	812	48.1	16.9	63.1
1999	869	49.2	17.7	61.1
2000	879	52.2	16.8	79.5
2001	869	51.1	17.0	81.9
2002	828	53.0	15.6	83.7
2003	828	53.0	15.6	83.7
2004	849	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	864	57.0	15.2	86.1
2006	896	57.0	15.7	88.1
2007	766	56.0	13.7	80.8
2008	792	58.0	13.7	68.3
2009	776	59.0	13.2	74.6
2010	757	56.0	13.5	78.5
2011	765	54.6	13.9	76.9
2012	828	49.0	16.8	71.1
2013	820	50.0	16.4	82.3
2014	817	43.0	18.9	74.1
2015	850	42.0	20.2	84.8
2016	905	46.0	19.6	87.5
2017	942	48.9	19.2	86.3
2018	986	52.0	18.9	85.4
2019	910	50.0	18.2	86.4
2020	926	58.0	15.9	88.1
2021	906	54.3	16.6	88.2
2022	846	54.2	15.6	n/a
2023	855	54.7	15.6	87.8

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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