Is Hawkins Path School a good school?

Hawkins Path School ranks in the bottom 13.8% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Hawkins Path School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 383 students attended Hawkins Path School.

What is the racial makeup of Hawkins Path School?

Students at Hawkins Path School are 40% White, 35% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Hawkins Path School attend?

Students who attend Hawkins Path School usually go on to attend: Middle : Selden Middle School High : Newfield High School

Hawkins Path School

Summary:

Hawkins Path School is an elementary school located in Selden, New York, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 343 students. It is part of the Middle Country Central School District, which is ranked 726 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hawkins Path School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates were 31.51% for 3rd grade, 16.67% for 4th grade, and 22.58% for 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 42.6%, 47.05%, and 43.68%, respectively. The school's performance on the state assessments also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's rankings for White, English Language Learner, and Special Education students being particularly low. Hawkins Path School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, and has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 41.98% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Middle Country Central School District, such as North Coleman Road School and Stagecoach School, Hawkins Path School generally underperforms. The school's performance on the state assessments, particularly in Math, suggests that targeted interventions and support could help to improve student outcomes, despite the school's current challenges.

Detail:

Public 1-5

485 Hawkins Rd
Selden, NY 11784-1700

(631) 285-8530

District: Middle Country Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2108^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,269

Students who attend Hawkins Path School usually attend:

Middle:	Selden Middle School
High:	Newfield High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.7

Number of students: 383

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.9%

Hispanic:

35.0%

Asian:

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hawkins Path School ranks worse than 86.2% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 5^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Middle Country Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.42. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (39.9%), Hispanic (35%), Asian (10.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 48.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Middle Country Central School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hawkins Path School is 13.7, which is the lowest among 10 elementary schools in the Middle Country Central School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hawkins Path School is $20,269, which is the 3^rd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Middle Country Central School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hawkins Path School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hawkins Path School 2108^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Hawkins Path School in the ranking list.)

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Middle Country Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Middle Country Central School District 726^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hawkins Path School

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Rank History for all students at Hawkins Path School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	67.92	816^th	2206	63.0%
2007	70.76	715^th	2219	67.8%
2008	72.06	650^th	2227	70.8%
2009	68.35	783^rd	2257	65.3%
2010	72.52	607^th	2263	73.2%
2011	76.02	507^th	2286	77.8%
2012	83.45	275^th	2320	88.1%
2013	74.18	505^th	2325	78.3%
2014	73.33	563^rd	2345	76.0%
2015	65.02	774^th	2352	67.1%
2016	48.18	1234^th	2366	47.8%
2017	38.07	1489^th	2386	37.6%
2018	34.70	1619^th	2395	32.4%
2019	39.73	1428^th	2413	40.8%
2021	66.41	692^nd	2201	68.6%
2022	34.52	1637^th	2434	32.7%
2023	27.13	1838^th	2439	24.6%
2024	18.42	2108^th	2445	13.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hawkins Path School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	17.28	1001^st	1027	2.5%
2024	21.42	1003^rd	1066	5.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hawkins Path School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.68	1508^th	1941	22.3%
2019	66.03	348^th	1859	81.3%
2023	42.72	987^th	2016	51.0%
2024	19.28	1991^st	2110	5.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hawkins Path School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.10	1062^nd	2045	48.1%
2019	36.98	1281^st	2032	37.0%
2021	70.74	345^th	1678	79.4%
2022	34.75	1398^th	2099	33.4%
2023	29.58	1481^st	2041	27.4%
2024	21.15	1783^rd	2078	14.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Hawkins Path School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.78	1542^nd	2338	34.0%
2019	35.03	1557^th	2357	33.9%
2021	59.79	738^th	1955	62.3%
2022	30.41	1744^th	2401	27.4%
2023	30.13	1737^th	2403	27.7%
2024	19.96	2067^th	2413	14.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Hawkins Path School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.20	1658^th	2340	29.1%
2019	47.96	1187^th	2358	49.7%
2021	64.03	661^st	1961	66.3%
2022	41.71	1410^th	2400	41.3%
2023	26.27	1841^st	2400	23.3%
2024	19.35	2090^th	2411	13.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Hawkins Path School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	22.06	550^th	662	16.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hawkins Path School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.38	640^th	1392	54.0%
2019	41.64	738^th	1315	43.9%
2021	66.40	217^th	818	73.5%
2022	28.17	1169^th	1503	22.2%
2023	30.44	1046^th	1429	26.8%
2024	22.39	1303^rd	1531	14.9%

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Rank History for White students at Hawkins Path School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.08	1125^th	1408	20.1%
2019	39.06	851^st	1338	36.4%
2021	59.86	508^th	1224	58.5%
2022	44.50	805^th	1399	42.5%
2024	10.62	1307^th	1392	6.1%

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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 Hawkins Path School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	360	7	6	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	388
1990	457	6	17	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1991	456	8	10	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	498
1992	422	13	10	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1993	448	13	10	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	514
1994	446	18	12	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
1995	435	18	10	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	522
1996	435	18	10	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	522
1997	404	19	16	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
1998	444	5	12	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
1999	442	4	12	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	484
2000	437	9	10	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	477
2001	369	8	9	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	415
2002	344	3	8	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	383
2003	344	3	8	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	383
2004	346	6	14	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	395
2005	322	16	11	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	390
2006	311	12	3	38	14	n/a	n/a	0	378
2007	319	12	17	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	393
2008	311	16	14	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
2009	315	11	14	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	375
2010	294	14	14	45	0	n/a	n/a	1	368
2011	289	16	11	40	0	0	0	0	356
2012	276	15	10	42	0	0	2	0	345
2013	246	14	10	46	0	0	4	0	320
2014	206	10	9	41	0	0	9	0	275
2015	238	14	15	59	0	0	7	0	333
2016	183	12	18	68	0	0	10	0	291
2017	221	19	25	72	0	0	9	0	346
2018	182	15	15	61	0	0	12	0	285
2019	177	13	17	59	0	0	13	0	279
2020	152	15	24	72	0	0	18	0	281
2021	145	11	35	98	0	0	22	0	311
2022	142	13	37	117	0	0	21	0	330
2023	145	19	31	127	0	0	21	0	343
2024	153	29	41	134	0	0	26	0	383

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 Hawkins Path School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	388	21.0	18.4	n/a
1990	496	24.0	20.6	n/a
1991	498	28.0	17.7	n/a
1992	480	27.0	17.7	n/a
1993	514	27.0	19.0	n/a
1994	525	28.0	18.8	17
1995	522	26.1	20.0	10.5
1996	522	26.1	20.0	10.5
1997	501	26.1	19.2	12
1998	483	28.1	17.2	11.4
1999	484	28.0	17.3	10.7
2000	477	26.0	18.3	17.2
2001	415	23.0	18.0	16.6
2002	383	23.0	16.7	18.3
2003	383	23.0	16.7	18.3
2004	395	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	390	23.0	17.0	22.1
2006	378	22.0	17.2	18.5
2007	393	18.0	21.8	18.3
2008	373	22.0	17.0	21.4
2009	375	21.0	17.9	25.1
2010	368	21.8	16.8	30.5
2011	356	23.7	15.0	29.2
2012	345	21.0	16.4	31
2013	320	19.2	16.6	33.8
2014	275	15.0	18.3	32.4
2015	333	20.0	16.6	32.4
2016	291	19.0	15.3	37.1
2017	346	17.9	19.2	40.8
2018	285	18.5	15.3	39.3
2019	279	17.5	15.9	28
2020	281	26.0	10.8	39.9
2021	311	23.1	13.4	26
2022	330	22.3	14.7	45.2
2023	343	25.2	13.5	42
2024	383	27.8	13.7	48.3

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 Hawkins Path School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	388	21.0	18.4	n/a
1990	496	24.0	20.6	n/a
1991	498	28.0	17.7	n/a
1992	480	27.0	17.7	n/a
1993	514	27.0	19.0	n/a
1994	525	28.0	18.8	17
1995	522	26.1	20.0	10.5
1996	522	26.1	20.0	10.5
1997	501	26.1	19.2	12
1998	483	28.1	17.2	11.4
1999	484	28.0	17.3	10.7
2000	477	26.0	18.3	17.2
2001	415	23.0	18.0	16.6
2002	383	23.0	16.7	18.3
2003	383	23.0	16.7	18.3
2004	395	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	390	23.0	17.0	22.1
2006	378	22.0	17.2	18.5
2007	393	18.0	21.8	18.3
2008	373	22.0	17.0	21.4
2009	375	21.0	17.9	25.1
2010	368	21.8	16.8	30.5
2011	356	23.7	15.0	29.2
2012	345	21.0	16.4	31
2013	320	19.2	16.6	33.8
2014	275	15.0	18.3	32.4
2015	333	20.0	16.6	32.4
2016	291	19.0	15.3	37.1
2017	346	17.9	19.2	40.8
2018	285	18.5	15.3	39.3
2019	279	17.5	15.9	28
2020	281	26.0	10.8	39.9
2021	311	23.1	13.4	26
2022	330	22.3	14.7	45.2
2023	343	25.2	13.5	42
2024	383	27.8	13.7	48.3

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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