Is Eugene Auer Memorial School a good school?

Eugene Auer Memorial School ranks 1503 rd of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Eugene Auer Memorial School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 317 students attended Eugene Auer Memorial School.

What is the racial makeup of Eugene Auer Memorial School?

Students at Eugene Auer Memorial School are 61% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Eugene Auer Memorial School attend?

Students who attend Eugene Auer Memorial School usually go on to attend: Middle : Dawnwood Middle School High : Centereach High School

Eugene Auer Memorial School

Summary:

Eugene Auer Memorial School is an elementary school located in Lake Grove, New York, serving 317 students in grades 1-5 as part of the Middle Country Central School District. While the school has a higher percentage of White students compared to surrounding schools, its academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally lower than district and state averages, with significant gaps between different student groups.

Specifically, Eugene Auer Memorial School's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 38.71% in 2022-2023, compared to the district's 39.47% and the state's 44.89%. The school's 5th-grade math proficiency rate was only 16.67%, significantly lower than the district's 40% and the state's 49.69%. Additionally, the school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 946 out of 2,201 New York elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 1,503 out of 2,439 in 2022-2023.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Smithtown Central School District and Sachem Central School District, such as Saint James Elementary School, generally outperform Eugene Auer Memorial School academically, despite serving similar student populations. This raises questions about the effectiveness of resource allocation and the need to address equity issues, particularly the significant performance gaps between different student groups at the school.

Detail:

Public 1-5

17 Wing St
Lake Grove, NY 11755-1909

(631) 285-8500

District: Middle Country Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1503^rd of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,003

Students who attend Eugene Auer Memorial School usually attend:

Middle:	Dawnwood Middle School
High:	Centereach High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.2

Number of students: 317

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

Hispanic:

24.9%

Asian:

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 36.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Eugene Auer Memorial School ranks worse than 61.6% 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 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.61. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Eugene Auer Memorial School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Middle Country Central School District. Racial makeup is: White (60.9%), Hispanic (24.9%), Asian (6.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 36.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Eugene Auer Memorial School is 14.2, which is the 2^nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Middle Country Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Eugene Auer Memorial School employs 22.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Eugene Auer Memorial School is $26,003, which is the highest among 10 elementary schools in the Middle Country Central School District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Eugene Auer Memorial School:

SchoolDigger ranks Eugene Auer Memorial School 1503^rd of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Eugene Auer Memorial School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

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Middle Country Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Middle Country Central School District 558^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Eugene Auer Memorial School

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Rank History for all students at Eugene Auer Memorial School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	58.73	1121^st	2206	49.2%
2007	60.44	1064^th	2219	52.1%
2008	59.94	1090^th	2227	51.1%
2009	62.22	1020^th	2257	54.8%
2010	63.89	902^nd	2263	60.1%
2011	65.92	819^th	2286	64.2%
2012	72.47	642^nd	2320	72.3%
2013	57.98	898^th	2325	61.4%
2014	54.43	1047^th	2345	55.4%
2015	59.14	919^th	2352	60.9%
2016	56.77	990^th	2366	58.2%
2017	24.25	1895^th	2386	20.6%
2018	33.65	1655^th	2395	30.9%
2019	34.29	1598^th	2413	33.8%
2021	55.28	946^th	2201	57.0%
2022	35.91	1593^rd	2434	34.6%
2023	37.61	1503^rd	2439	38.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Eugene Auer Memorial School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	20.18	1845^th	1941	4.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Eugene Auer Memorial School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.30	1773^rd	2045	13.3%
2019	42.35	1102^nd	2032	45.8%
2022	31.96	1504^th	2099	28.3%
2023	36.88	1252^nd	2041	38.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Eugene Auer Memorial School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.38	1802^nd	2338	22.9%
2019	49.34	1167^th	2357	50.5%
2022	54.99	1041^st	2401	56.6%
2023	54.10	1049^th	2403	56.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Eugene Auer Memorial School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.08	1386^th	2340	40.8%
2019	20.43	1964^th	2358	16.7%
2022	16.81	2132^nd	2400	11.2%
2023	22.02	1965^th	2400	18.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Eugene Auer Memorial School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	3.17	1390^th	1392	0.1%
2023	37.55	906^th	1429	36.6%

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Rank History for White students at Eugene Auer Memorial School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.40	1171^st	1408	16.8%
2019	26.59	1064^th	1338	20.5%
2022	22.26	1163^rd	1399	16.9%

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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 Eugene Auer Memorial School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	466	5	5	36	0	n/a	n/a	512
1990	462	9	15	37	0	n/a	n/a	523
1991	479	9	18	27	0	n/a	n/a	533
1992	521	11	14	19	0	n/a	n/a	565
1993	513	12	15	18	0	n/a	n/a	558
1994	506	6	38	24	1	n/a	n/a	575
1995	543	8	11	30	0	n/a	n/a	592
1996	543	8	11	30	0	n/a	n/a	592
1997	502	15	14	15	0	n/a	n/a	546
1998	478	9	9	29	0	n/a	n/a	525
1999	463	13	28	22	2	n/a	n/a	528
2000	381	9	21	22	1	n/a	n/a	434
2001	380	4	24	29	2	n/a	n/a	439
2002	356	8	19	38	1	n/a	n/a	422
2003	356	8	19	38	1	n/a	n/a	422
2004	350	8	24	42	1	n/a	n/a	425
2005	339	6	20	35	0	n/a	n/a	400
2006	344	6	22	42	0	n/a	n/a	414
2007	417	9	35	52	0	n/a	n/a	513
2008	351	6	25	32	0	n/a	n/a	414
2009	373	7	19	28	0	n/a	n/a	427
2010	369	11	24	25	0	n/a	n/a	429
2011	352	7	33	21	0	0	0	413
2012	348	10	26	30	0	0	1	415
2013	333	8	22	37	0	0	0	400
2014	313	12	17	46	1	0	2	391
2015	285	12	19	48	0	0	2	366
2016	209	7	18	44	0	0	2	280
2017	233	7	22	54	0	0	3	319
2018	196	9	14	60	0	1	6	286
2019	173	10	13	57	0	1	8	262
2020	175	10	11	62	0	1	8	267
2021	162	11	12	64	0	1	8	258
2022	180	11	18	69	0	0	10	288
2023	193	14	21	79	0	0	10	317

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 Eugene Auer Memorial School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	512	28.4	18.0	n/a
1990	523	31.9	16.3	n/a
1991	533	33.0	16.1	n/a
1992	565	37.0	15.2	n/a
1993	558	35.0	15.9	n/a
1994	575	34.0	16.9	9.2
1995	592	35.0	16.9	8.4
1996	592	35.0	16.9	8.4
1997	546	31.0	17.6	8.1
1998	525	35.0	15.0	11.4
1999	528	34.0	15.5	6.8
2000	434	29.0	15.0	8.1
2001	439	31.8	13.8	8.2
2002	422	30.0	14.1	9
2003	422	30.0	14.1	9
2004	425	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	400	29.8	13.4	15.8
2006	414	28.0	14.8	14.7
2007	513	30.8	16.7	13.8
2008	414	24.0	17.3	13
2009	427	27.0	15.8	14.8
2010	429	28.0	15.3	17.7
2011	413	27.2	15.1	17.7
2012	415	27.0	15.3	18.1
2013	400	24.0	16.6	19.8
2014	391	25.0	15.6	14.8
2015	366	19.0	19.2	22.1
2016	280	20.0	14.0	26.1
2017	319	23.0	13.8	30.7
2018	286	19.0	15.0	27.3
2019	262	21.0	12.4	20.6
2020	267	27.6	9.6	31.1
2021	258	18.8	13.7	21.3
2022	288	20.7	13.8	32.6
2023	317	22.1	14.2	36.6

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 Eugene Auer Memorial School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	512	28.4	18.0	n/a
1990	523	31.9	16.3	n/a
1991	533	33.0	16.1	n/a
1992	565	37.0	15.2	n/a
1993	558	35.0	15.9	n/a
1994	575	34.0	16.9	9.2
1995	592	35.0	16.9	8.4
1996	592	35.0	16.9	8.4
1997	546	31.0	17.6	8.1
1998	525	35.0	15.0	11.4
1999	528	34.0	15.5	6.8
2000	434	29.0	15.0	8.1
2001	439	31.8	13.8	8.2
2002	422	30.0	14.1	9
2003	422	30.0	14.1	9
2004	425	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	400	29.8	13.4	15.8
2006	414	28.0	14.8	14.7
2007	513	30.8	16.7	13.8
2008	414	24.0	17.3	13
2009	427	27.0	15.8	14.8
2010	429	28.0	15.3	17.7
2011	413	27.2	15.1	17.7
2012	415	27.0	15.3	18.1
2013	400	24.0	16.6	19.8
2014	391	25.0	15.6	14.8
2015	366	19.0	19.2	22.1
2016	280	20.0	14.0	26.1
2017	319	23.0	13.8	30.7
2018	286	19.0	15.0	27.3
2019	262	21.0	12.4	20.6
2020	267	27.6	9.6	31.1
2021	258	18.8	13.7	21.3
2022	288	20.7	13.8	32.6
2023	317	22.1	14.2	36.6

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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