Is Riley Avenue School a good school?

Riley Avenue School ranks 1425 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Riley Avenue School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 461 students attended Riley Avenue School.

What is the racial makeup of Riley Avenue School?

Students at Riley Avenue School are 49% White, 42% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Riley Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Riley Avenue School usually go on to attend: Middle : Pulaski Street Elementary School Middle : Riverhead Middle School High : Riverhead Senior High School

Riley Avenue School

Summary:

Riley Avenue School is an elementary school located in Calverton, New York, serving 461 students in grades K-4. It is part of the Riverhead Central School District, which is ranked 760 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riley Avenue School's academic performance is generally below the state and district averages. In 2023-2024, only 37.5% of 3rd graders and 40.91% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 42.6% and 47.05%, respectively. In math, the school's performance is slightly better, with 52.86% of 3rd graders and 48.39% of 4th graders being proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 53.93% and 58.03%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students performing relatively well, while Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs or from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform significantly worse.

Compared to nearby schools, Eastport Elementary and Dayton Avenue School, which are part of the Eastport-South Manor Central School District, generally perform better than Riley Avenue School. In contrast, Aquebogue Elementary School, which is also part of the Riverhead Central School District, consistently outperforms Riley Avenue School on state assessments. The high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at Riley Avenue School, as well as the school's low ranking within the Riverhead Central School District, may be contributing factors to its academic challenges.

Detail:

Public K-4

374 Riley Ave
Calverton, NY 11933-1308

(631) 369-6804

District: Riverhead Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1425^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,729

Students who attend Riley Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Pulaski Street Elementary School
	Riverhead Middle School
High:	Riverhead Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 461

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.8%

Hispanic:

41.9%

African American:

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 34.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Riley Avenue School ranks worse than 58.3% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Riverhead Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.63. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (48.8%), Hispanic (41.9%), African American (4.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 34.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Riverhead Central School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Riley Avenue School is 10.9, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Riverhead Central School District! (See more...)

Compare Riley Avenue School employs 42.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Riley Avenue School is $19,729, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Riverhead Central School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Riley Avenue School:

SchoolDigger ranks Riley Avenue School 1425^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Riley Avenue School in the ranking list.)

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Riverhead Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Riverhead Central School District 760^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Riley Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	68.32	804^th	2206	63.6%
2007	76.92	448^th	2219	79.8%
2008	79.89	316^th	2227	85.8%
2009	79.45	311^th	2257	86.2%
2010	85.92	157^th	2263	93.1%
2011	82.52	306^th	2286	86.6%
2012	74.59	570^th	2320	75.4%
2013	78.10	419^th	2325	82.0%
2014	68.84	660^th	2345	71.9%
2015	43.33	1360^th	2352	42.2%
2016	34.76	1609^th	2366	32.0%
2017	28.45	1780^th	2386	25.4%
2018	48.40	1246^th	2395	48.0%
2019	22.26	1938^th	2413	19.7%
2021	41.65	1316^th	2201	40.2%
2022	31.44	1727^th	2434	29.0%
2023	31.33	1709^th	2439	29.9%
2024	40.63	1425^th	2445	41.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Riley Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.50	327^th	938	65.1%
2019	20.15	825^th	860	4.1%
2021	33.62	313^th	454	31.1%
2022	35.05	660^th	1027	35.7%
2023	31.60	746^th	1001	25.5%
2024	39.73	600^th	1066	43.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Riley Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.06	1366^th	1941	29.6%
2019	20.54	1736^th	1859	6.6%
2021	28.04	814^th	1044	22.0%
2022	22.47	1850^th	2031	8.9%
2023	22.44	1775^th	2016	12.0%
2024	32.63	1441^st	2110	31.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Riley Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.55	1158^th	2045	43.4%
2019	10.95	1979^th	2032	2.6%
2021	34.62	1159^th	1678	30.9%
2022	22.32	1807^th	2099	13.9%
2023	20.75	1766^th	2041	13.5%
2024	26.09	1635^th	2078	21.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Riley Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	43.80	388^th	730	46.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Riley Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.09	847^th	2338	63.8%
2019	29.37	1728^th	2357	26.7%
2021	51.39	936^th	1955	52.1%
2022	37.60	1536^th	2401	36.0%
2023	25.50	1868^th	2403	22.3%
2024	35.42	1581^st	2413	34.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Riley Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.88	1448^th	2340	38.1%
2019	21.91	1929^th	2358	18.2%
2021	29.62	1462^nd	1961	25.4%
2022	27.27	1847^th	2400	23.0%
2023	38.27	1482^nd	2400	38.3%
2024	45.78	1274^th	2411	47.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Riley Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.09	951^st	1392	31.7%
2019	10.74	1270^th	1315	3.4%
2021	32.98	574^th	818	29.8%
2022	28.43	1163^rd	1503	22.6%
2023	19.56	1254^th	1429	12.2%
2024	23.13	1284^th	1531	16.1%

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Rank History for White students at Riley Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.23	478^th	1408	66.1%
2019	44.93	753^rd	1338	43.7%
2021	60.57	498^th	1224	59.3%
2022	58.99	557^th	1399	60.2%
2023	56.83	586^th	1337	56.2%
2024	72.13	336^th	1392	75.9%

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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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by a parent
Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Just a very tough school to get thing done they love to just sit back and do nothing my son is failing and don't seem to care and if you pick up from there.there is never no where to park and people will just park in front of other people's cars it is crazy sometimes and they are rude and don't care good luck if your son or daughter has to come to this school good luck Close Quote

Enrollment information for Riley Avenue School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	285	42	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	332
1990	288	52	1	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
1991	310	33	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
1992	338	29	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	372
1993	340	30	4	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	384
1994	347	41	2	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
1995	352	65	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	424
1996	352	65	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	424
1997	366	61	5	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
1998	385	52	1	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
1999	379	47	1	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	443
2000	379	54	3	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	462
2001	382	51	4	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	468
2002	481	66	8	38	4	n/a	n/a	0	597
2003	481	66	8	38	4	n/a	n/a	0	597
2004	483	58	9	45	2	n/a	n/a	0	597
2005	463	58	7	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	568
2006	476	49	1	39	1	n/a	n/a	0	566
2007	471	42	5	49	1	n/a	n/a	1	569
2008	474	39	13	49	1	n/a	n/a	10	586
2009	495	36	7	55	3	n/a	n/a	0	596
2010	498	30	7	69	1	n/a	n/a	3	608
2011	495	38	14	68	2	0	3	0	620
2012	485	39	11	98	2	2	3	0	640
2013	461	31	13	92	2	5	7	0	611
2014	416	33	23	95	2	0	9	0	578
2015	386	40	16	127	0	0	8	0	577
2016	384	40	10	145	0	0	11	0	590
2017	333	33	10	163	0	2	12	0	553
2018	300	42	8	179	0	2	10	0	541
2019	286	27	11	197	1	0	12	0	534
2020	275	33	10	220	1	0	15	0	554
2021	217	31	10	199	0	0	12	0	469
2022	208	28	6	191	0	0	14	0	447
2023	225	22	4	193	0	0	17	0	461

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 Riley Avenue School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	332	22.0	15.0	n/a
1990	348	21.9	15.8	n/a
1991	355	22.0	16.1	n/a
1992	372	22.9	16.2	n/a
1993	384	23.2	16.6	n/a
1994	400	22.0	18.2	17
1995	424	22.0	19.3	15.1
1996	424	22.0	19.3	15.1
1997	444	23.0	19.3	18.9
1998	448	21.0	21.3	13.6
1999	443	24.0	18.5	7.9
2000	462	24.0	19.3	16
2001	468	26.0	18.0	15.2
2002	597	35.0	17.1	13.9
2003	597	35.0	17.1	13.9
2004	597	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	568	34.2	16.6	18.3
2006	566	34.0	16.6	15
2007	569	36.0	15.8	12.9
2008	586	39.0	15.0	14.9
2009	596	37.0	16.1	13.8
2010	608	36.0	16.8	13.4
2011	620	40.9	15.1	19.7
2012	640	32.0	20.0	34.8
2013	611	29.5	20.7	24.5
2014	578	28.4	20.3	0
2015	577	31.0	18.6	29.6
2016	590	35.0	16.8	30.2
2017	553	33.0	16.7	34.5
2018	541	38.9	13.9	29.9
2019	534	37.0	14.4	39.9
2020	554	44.0	12.5	39.4
2021	469	49.2	9.5	41.4
2022	447	43.0	10.3	38
2023	461	42.2	10.9	34.1

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 Riley Avenue School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	332	22.0	15.0	n/a
1990	348	21.9	15.8	n/a
1991	355	22.0	16.1	n/a
1992	372	22.9	16.2	n/a
1993	384	23.2	16.6	n/a
1994	400	22.0	18.2	17
1995	424	22.0	19.3	15.1
1996	424	22.0	19.3	15.1
1997	444	23.0	19.3	18.9
1998	448	21.0	21.3	13.6
1999	443	24.0	18.5	7.9
2000	462	24.0	19.3	16
2001	468	26.0	18.0	15.2
2002	597	35.0	17.1	13.9
2003	597	35.0	17.1	13.9
2004	597	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	568	34.2	16.6	18.3
2006	566	34.0	16.6	15
2007	569	36.0	15.8	12.9
2008	586	39.0	15.0	14.9
2009	596	37.0	16.1	13.8
2010	608	36.0	16.8	13.4
2011	620	40.9	15.1	19.7
2012	640	32.0	20.0	34.8
2013	611	29.5	20.7	24.5
2014	578	28.4	20.3	0
2015	577	31.0	18.6	29.6
2016	590	35.0	16.8	30.2
2017	553	33.0	16.7	34.5
2018	541	38.9	13.9	29.9
2019	534	37.0	14.4	39.9
2020	554	44.0	12.5	39.4
2021	469	49.2	9.5	41.4
2022	447	43.0	10.3	38
2023	461	42.2	10.9	34.1

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.

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