Is Charles A Mulligan Elementary School a good school?

Charles A Mulligan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Charles A Mulligan Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 981 students attended Charles A Mulligan Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Charles A Mulligan Elementary School?

Students at Charles A Mulligan Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 12% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Charles A Mulligan Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Charles A Mulligan Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Central Islip Senior High School

Charles A Mulligan Elementary School

Summary:

Charles A Mulligan Elementary School is a public elementary school in Central Islip, New York, serving 981 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Central Islip Union Free School District, which is ranked 749 out of 866 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Charles A Mulligan Elementary School faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 81.14% Hispanic and only 2.14% White, compared to nearby schools. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math that are significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, 80.53% of the students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student ($18,588 in 2022-2023), these challenges have not been adequately addressed, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Central Islip Union Free School District, such as Anthony Alfano Elementary School, Cordello Avenue Elementary School, Marguerite L Mulvey School, and Francis J O'Neill School, have similar demographic and academic performance profiles to Charles A Mulligan Elementary School, suggesting that the challenges faced by the school are systemic within the district. This indicates that a more comprehensive, district-wide approach may be necessary to address the underlying issues and improve educational outcomes for all students.

Detail:

Public K-6

1 Broadway
Central Islip, NY 11722-2436

(631) 348-5041

District: Central Islip Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2060^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,588

Students who attend Charles A Mulligan Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Central Islip Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 981

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.1%

African American:

12.1%

White:

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Charles A Mulligan Elementary School ranks worse than 84.5% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 5^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Central Islip Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.18. (See more...)

Compare Details Charles A Mulligan Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2018 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.56. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Charles A Mulligan Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Central Islip Union Free School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.1%), African American (12.1%), two or more races (2.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Charles A Mulligan Elementary School is 14.9. 4 elementary schools in the Central Islip Union Free School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Charles A Mulligan Elementary School employs 65.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Charles A Mulligan Elementary School is $18,588, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Central Islip Union Free School District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Charles A Mulligan Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Charles A Mulligan Elementary School 2060^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Charles A Mulligan Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Central Islip Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Islip Union Free School District 749^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Charles A Mulligan Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Charles A Mulligan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	21.95	1947^th	2413	19.3%
2021	15.77	1943^rd	2201	11.7%
2022	15.53	2176^th	2434	10.6%
2023	19.18	2060^th	2439	15.5%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Charles A Mulligan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	30.32	673^rd	860	21.7%
2021	18.62	412^th	454	9.3%
2022	27.15	857^th	1027	16.6%
2023	35.05	667^th	1001	33.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Charles A Mulligan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	18.33	1791^st	1859	3.7%
2021	17.39	994^th	1044	4.8%
2022	26.04	1711^th	2031	15.8%
2023	28.07	1539^th	2016	23.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Charles A Mulligan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	31.54	1428^th	2032	29.7%
2021	23.10	1435^th	1678	14.5%
2022	19.75	1878^th	2099	10.5%
2023	25.70	1627^th	2041	20.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Charles A Mulligan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	20.88	1976^th	2357	16.2%
2021	16.80	1726^th	1955	11.7%
2022	15.00	2185^th	2401	9.0%
2023	18.80	2082^nd	2403	13.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Charles A Mulligan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	25.57	1835^th	2358	22.2%
2021	14.24	1773^rd	1961	9.6%
2022	18.92	2078^th	2400	13.4%
2023	22.73	1941^st	2400	19.1%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Charles A Mulligan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	40.82	492^nd	891	44.8%
2021	56.44	148^th	427	65.3%
2022	40.32	532^nd	936	43.2%
2023	42.58	475^th	857	44.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Charles A Mulligan Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	33.82	872^nd	1315	33.7%
2021	21.86	710^th	818	13.2%
2022	22.68	1285^th	1503	14.5%
2023	27.49	1117^th	1429	21.8%

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

Rank History for Charles A Mulligan Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2014	19.59	1157^th	1401	17.4%
2015	19.32	1168^th	1407	17.0%
2016	23.47	1132^nd	1429	20.8%
2017	20.29	1236^th	1455	15.1%
2018	25.56	1116^th	1438	22.4%

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

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Charles A Mulligan Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	270	302	13	339	0	n/a	n/a	924
1990	264	284	8	351	12	n/a	n/a	919
1991	272	283	20	373	0	n/a	n/a	948
1992	251	273	11	375	0	n/a	n/a	910
1993	243	267	22	383	0	n/a	n/a	915
1994	230	257	18	410	0	n/a	n/a	915
1995	197	281	15	485	0	n/a	n/a	978
1996	197	281	15	485	0	n/a	n/a	978
1997	164	219	19	360	0	n/a	n/a	762
1998	185	224	22	410	1	n/a	n/a	842
1999	158	242	33	452	0	n/a	n/a	885
2000	122	225	36	338	0	n/a	n/a	721
2001	103	274	41	402	5	n/a	n/a	825
2002	80	257	48	438	6	n/a	n/a	829
2003	80	257	48	438	6	n/a	n/a	829
2004	68	239	45	465	5	n/a	n/a	822
2005	124	338	39	518	1	n/a	n/a	1020
2006	93	290	5	538	36	n/a	n/a	962
2007	78	278	0	523	30	n/a	n/a	909
2008	68	274	3	499	29	n/a	n/a	873
2009	63	285	5	519	28	n/a	n/a	900
2010	47	277	34	563	4	n/a	n/a	925
2011	143	258	29	524	6	0	1	961
2012	56	229	26	649	3	0	1	964
2013	43	224	25	682	1	0	0	975
2014	29	161	17	484	2	0	0	693
2015	28	162	19	550	2	0	1	762
2016	26	167	21	560	0	0	2	776
2017	50	166	14	573	0	1	1	805
2018	79	151	16	546	0	0	4	796
2019	32	145	26	760	1	0	4	968
2020	23	124	23	857	0	0	2	1029
2021	26	118	25	791	2	0	7	969
2022	25	125	20	809	3	1	16	999
2023	21	119	20	796	3	1	21	981

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 Charles A Mulligan Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	924	54.1	17.0	n/a
1990	919	54.1	16.9	n/a
1991	948	54.1	17.5	n/a
1992	910	47.5	19.1	n/a
1993	915	50.6	18.1	n/a
1994	915	50.0	18.3	30.3
1995	978	55.2	17.7	69.9
1996	978	55.2	17.7	69.9
1997	762	48.0	15.9	43.8
1998	842	53.0	15.9	66.6
1999	885	55.0	16.1	58.5
2000	721	52.1	13.8	74.9
2001	825	54.1	15.2	68.2
2002	829	52.0	15.9	70.4
2003	829	52.0	15.9	70.4
2004	822	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1020	77.5	13.2	76
2006	962	76.0	12.7	56.7
2007	909	69.0	13.2	71.3
2008	873	74.0	11.8	78.6
2009	900	74.0	12.2	69.9
2010	925	76.0	12.1	69.4
2011	961	68.1	14.1	67.5
2012	964	60.0	16.0	83.2
2013	975	59.0	16.5	84.9
2014	693	48.0	14.4	74
2015	762	48.0	15.8	74.3
2016	776	56.0	13.8	73.3
2017	805	54.9	14.6	82
2018	796	57.0	13.9	82.4
2019	968	56.0	17.2	57.7
2020	1029	66.0	15.5	62.4
2021	969	54.2	17.8	73.7
2022	999	60.8	16.4	65.1
2023	981	65.5	14.9	80.5

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 Charles A Mulligan Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	924	54.1	17.0	n/a
1990	919	54.1	16.9	n/a
1991	948	54.1	17.5	n/a
1992	910	47.5	19.1	n/a
1993	915	50.6	18.1	n/a
1994	915	50.0	18.3	30.3
1995	978	55.2	17.7	69.9
1996	978	55.2	17.7	69.9
1997	762	48.0	15.9	43.8
1998	842	53.0	15.9	66.6
1999	885	55.0	16.1	58.5
2000	721	52.1	13.8	74.9
2001	825	54.1	15.2	68.2
2002	829	52.0	15.9	70.4
2003	829	52.0	15.9	70.4
2004	822	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1020	77.5	13.2	76
2006	962	76.0	12.7	56.7
2007	909	69.0	13.2	71.3
2008	873	74.0	11.8	78.6
2009	900	74.0	12.2	69.9
2010	925	76.0	12.1	69.4
2011	961	68.1	14.1	67.5
2012	964	60.0	16.0	83.2
2013	975	59.0	16.5	84.9
2014	693	48.0	14.4	74
2015	762	48.0	15.8	74.3
2016	776	56.0	13.8	73.3
2017	805	54.9	14.6	82
2018	796	57.0	13.9	82.4
2019	968	56.0	17.2	57.7
2020	1029	66.0	15.5	62.4
2021	969	54.2	17.8	73.7
2022	999	60.8	16.4	65.1
2023	981	65.5	14.9	80.5

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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