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Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

Summary:

Ruth C Kinney Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 302 students in grades 3-5 in Islip Terrace, New York. The school is part of the East Islip Union Free School District, which is ranked 455 out of 865 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school spends significantly more per student ($25,454) compared to the nearby John F. Kennedy Elementary School ($19,115) and the state average, its test scores and overall performance are generally lower. For example, in 2023-2024, only 17.57% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 26.67% for the district and 42.6% statewide. However, the school performs better in 5th grade, with 67.65% proficient in ELA and 68.75% proficient in Math, suggesting potential opportunities for improvement in the earlier grades.

The school's performance also varies significantly by student subgroup, with Hispanic students performing relatively well, ranking in the top 50% of New York elementary schools, while White students and students with disabilities rank in the bottom 25% of schools statewide. This indicates a need for targeted interventions and support to address these disparities. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined from the 814th position in 2013-2014 to the 1,510th position in 2023-2024, suggesting a relative decline in performance compared to other New York elementary schools.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 1 Spur Dr S
       Islip Terrace, NY  11752-2399

(631) 224-2007

District: East Islip Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1510th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $25,454 Help


Students who attend Ruth C Kinney Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    East Islip Middle School
High:    East Islip High School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.3 Help
Number of students:  302

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.6%
Hispanic:
24.5%
African American:
5.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  32.1% Help


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Compare Details Ruth C Kinney Elementary School ranks worse than 61.8% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.89. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Ruth C Kinney Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the East Islip Union Free School District. Racial makeup is: White (61.6%), Hispanic (24.5%), African American (5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 32.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ruth C Kinney Elementary School is 9.3, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the East Islip Union Free School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ruth C Kinney Elementary School is $25,454, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the East Islip Union Free School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ruth C Kinney Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ruth C Kinney Elementary School 1510th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ruth C Kinney Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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East Islip Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks East Islip Union Free School District 455th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 75.23 510th 2206 76.9%
2007 77.99 406th 2219 81.7%
2008 76.95 433rd 2227 80.6%
2009 82.80 137th 2257 93.9%
2010 75.93 491st 2263 78.3%
2011 77.12 466th 2286 79.6%
2012 81.96 330th 2320 85.8%
2013 61.62 818th 2325 64.8%
2014 62.69 827th 2345 64.7%
2015 63.71 814th 2352 65.4%
2016 44.01 1341st 2366 43.3%
2017 42.39 1383rd 2386 42.0%
2018 29.89 1759th 2395 26.6%
2019 32.48 1647th 2413 31.7%
2021 47.66 1132nd 2201 48.6%
2022 59.55 937th 2434 61.5%
2023 65.35 784th 2439 67.9%
2024 37.89 1510th 2445 38.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.73 765th 1941 60.6%
2019 28.74 1406th 1859 24.4%
2021 34.95 691st 1044 33.8%
2022 49.79 785th 2031 61.3%
2023 48.47 819th 2016 59.4%
2024 33.95 1386th 2110 34.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.81 1943rd 2045 5.0%
2019 35.91 1313th 2032 35.4%
2021 35.76 1133rd 1678 32.5%
2022 55.59 782nd 2099 62.7%
2023 81.44 266th 2041 87.0%
2024 38.38 1253rd 2078 39.7%
See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.50 1829th 2338 21.8%
2019 37.60 1470th 2357 37.6%
2021 35.84 1314th 1955 32.8%
2022 57.77 969th 2401 59.6%
2023 64.44 771st 2403 67.9%
2024 39.88 1447th 2413 40.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.61 1579th 2340 32.5%
2019 31.37 1682nd 2358 28.7%
2021 54.04 871st 1961 55.6%
2022 59.56 909th 2400 62.1%
2023 63.85 805th 2400 66.5%
2024 34.95 1595th 2411 33.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.15 943rd 948 0.5%
2019 59.49 275th 891 69.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.32 1044th 1392 25.0%
2019 23.35 1095th 1315 16.7%
2021 55.70 322nd 818 60.6%
2022 57.96 544th 1503 63.8%
2023 57.30 510th 1429 64.3%
2024 46.10 754th 1531 50.8%
See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.36 1013th 1408 28.1%
2019 30.54 999th 1338 25.3%
2021 32.69 885th 1224 27.7%
2022 53.44 647th 1399 53.8%
2023 58.01 563rd 1337 57.9%
2024 24.79 1110th 1392 20.3%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 541 1 9 15 0 n/a n/a 0 566
1990 548 7 12 25 0 n/a n/a 0 592
1991 552 8 9 27 0 n/a n/a 0 596
1992 490 9 9 38 0 n/a n/a 0 546
1993 508 12 6 29 0 n/a n/a 0 555
1994 530 10 9 21 0 n/a n/a 0 570
1995 530 14 7 26 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1996 530 14 7 26 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1997 540 7 6 33 0 n/a n/a 0 586
1998 543 9 9 31 1 n/a n/a 0 593
1999 564 5 12 41 1 n/a n/a 0 623
2000 562 3 17 43 0 n/a n/a 0 625
2001 575 3 14 43 1 n/a n/a 0 636
2002 558 8 19 41 1 n/a n/a 0 627
2003 558 8 19 41 1 n/a n/a 0 627
2004 540 6 17 39 1 n/a n/a 0 603
2005 517 6 18 37 0 n/a n/a 0 578
2006 407 6 8 39 0 n/a n/a 0 460
2007 344 8 8 42 0 n/a n/a 0 402
2008 323 7 7 47 0 n/a n/a 0 384
2009 314 7 5 49 0 n/a n/a 0 375
2010 316 11 7 51 1 n/a n/a 4 390
2011 267 6 8 68 1 0 7 0 357
2012 337 10 11 80 0 0 10 0 448
2013 317 12 10 83 0 0 13 0 435
2014 292 16 16 83 0 0 15 0 422
2015 276 14 14 72 0 0 6 0 382
2016 264 14 13 83 0 0 11 0 385
2017 241 16 9 77 0 0 16 0 359
2018 248 17 10 98 1 0 18 0 392
2019 254 20 14 87 1 0 13 0 389
2020 235 17 10 75 2 0 13 0 352
2021 221 17 7 71 2 0 9 0 327
2022 192 16 17 79 1 0 11 0 316
2023 186 15 14 74 0 0 13 0 302

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 Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 566 32.9 17.2 n/a
1990 592 42.0 14.0 n/a
1991 596 35.9 16.6 n/a
1992 546 29.9 18.2 n/a
1993 555 32.0 17.3 n/a
1994 570 32.0 17.8 11.6
1995 577 28.0 20.6 12
1996 577 28.0 20.6 12
1997 586 29.0 20.2 10.1
1998 593 30.0 19.8 8.9
1999 623 35.0 17.8 12
2000 625 36.0 17.4 16
2001 636 36.0 17.7 15.6
2002 627 36.0 17.4 15.2
2003 627 36.0 17.4 15.2
2004 603 n/a n/a n/a
2005 578 32.0 18.1 14.5
2006 460 25.0 18.4 12
2007 402 25.0 16.1 14.2
2008 384 22.0 17.5 18
2009 375 22.0 17.0 17.6
2010 390 21.0 18.5 24.9
2011 357 26.9 13.2 17.9
2012 448 34.0 13.1 17.6
2013 435 32.0 13.5 16.6
2014 422 31.6 13.3 18.7
2015 382 32.0 11.9 26.4
2016 385 28.0 13.7 29.1
2017 359 24.9 14.3 26.2
2018 392 31.0 12.6 26.5
2019 389 28.0 13.8 30.6
2020 352 36.0 9.7 26.4
2021 327 30.4 10.7 27.2
2022 316 29.6 10.6 25.3
2023 302 32.4 9.3 32.1

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 Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 566 32.9 17.2 n/a
1990 592 42.0 14.0 n/a
1991 596 35.9 16.6 n/a
1992 546 29.9 18.2 n/a
1993 555 32.0 17.3 n/a
1994 570 32.0 17.8 11.6
1995 577 28.0 20.6 12
1996 577 28.0 20.6 12
1997 586 29.0 20.2 10.1
1998 593 30.0 19.8 8.9
1999 623 35.0 17.8 12
2000 625 36.0 17.4 16
2001 636 36.0 17.7 15.6
2002 627 36.0 17.4 15.2
2003 627 36.0 17.4 15.2
2004 603 n/a n/a n/a
2005 578 32.0 18.1 14.5
2006 460 25.0 18.4 12
2007 402 25.0 16.1 14.2
2008 384 22.0 17.5 18
2009 375 22.0 17.0 17.6
2010 390 21.0 18.5 24.9
2011 357 26.9 13.2 17.9
2012 448 34.0 13.1 17.6
2013 435 32.0 13.5 16.6
2014 422 31.6 13.3 18.7
2015 382 32.0 11.9 26.4
2016 385 28.0 13.7 29.1
2017 359 24.9 14.3 26.2
2018 392 31.0 12.6 26.5
2019 389 28.0 13.8 30.6
2020 352 36.0 9.7 26.4
2021 327 30.4 10.7 27.2
2022 316 29.6 10.6 25.3
2023 302 32.4 9.3 32.1

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.

Immunization Rates

Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201398.4%0.5%0.5%99.1%98.9%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%98.7%
201499.8%0.2%0.0%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%
201599.7%0.3%0.0%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
201699.0%0.0%0.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.0%99.5%99.5%
201799.2%0.0%0.3%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.2%99.7%99.7%
201899.2%0.5%0.0%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.2%99.5%99.5%
201998.3%0.0%0.0%98.3%98.3%98.3%98.3%98.3%98.3%98.3%
202099.2%0.0%99.7%100.0%99.7%100.0%99.4%99.7%99.4%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $318 (1.8%) $17,729 (98.2%) $18,046
2020 $362 (1.8%) $19,630 (98.2%) $19,992
2021 $517 (2.3%) $22,084 (97.7%) $22,602
2022 $1,400 (6.2%) $21,186 (93.8%) $22,586
2023 $726 (2.9%) $24,728 (97.1%) $25,454

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ruth C Kinney Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1647th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 784th of 2439 Elementary schools
 36.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ruth C Kinney Elementary School)3552.8
 17.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (East Islip Union Free School District)5145.8
 5.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Ruth C Kinney Elementary School)4654
 8%
   3rd Grade Math (East Islip Union Free School District)5351.5
 1.5%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ruth C Kinney Elementary School)3162.9
 31.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (East Islip Union Free School District)3967.9
 28.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Ruth C Kinney Elementary School)4247.1
 5.1%
   4th Grade Math (East Islip Union Free School District)5763.4
 6.4%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ruth C Kinney Elementary School)3160
 29%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (East Islip Union Free School District)3645.1
 9.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Ruth C Kinney Elementary School)4667.4
 21.4%
   5th Grade Math (East Islip Union Free School District)4951.9
 2.9%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students389302
 22.4%
African American2015
 25%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian1414
Hispanic8774
 14.9%
Pacific Islander00
White254186
 26.8%
Two or More Races1313
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30.6%32.1%
 1.5%

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Students who attend Ruth C Kinney Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Islip Middle School
High : East Islip High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 302 students attended Ruth C Kinney Elementary School.

Students at Ruth C Kinney Elementary School are 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Ruth C Kinney Elementary School ranks 1510th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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