Is Francis J O'Neill School a good school?

Francis J O'Neill School ranks 1783 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Francis J O'Neill School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 592 students attended Francis J O'Neill School.

What is the racial makeup of Francis J O'Neill School?

Students at Francis J O'Neill School are 75% Hispanic, 20% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Francis J O'Neill School attend?

Students who attend Francis J O'Neill School usually go on to attend: Middle : Ralph Reed School High : Central Islip Senior High School

Francis J O'Neill School

Summary:

Francis J O'Neill School is an elementary school located in Central Islip, New York, serving 614 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Central Islip Union Free School District, which is ranked 785 out of 865 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Francis J O'Neill School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1275 and 1783 over the past several years. Its performance on state assessments is also below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's English Language Learners and students with disabilities struggling the most, ranking in the bottom half of New York schools for these subgroups.

In contrast, nearby schools outside the Central Islip district, such as Ruth C Kinney Elementary School in the East Islip Union Free School District and Bretton Woods Elementary School in the Hauppauge Union Free School District, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance and rankings compared to Francis J O'Neill School. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and the relatively high spending per student at Francis J O'Neill School suggest that factors beyond just funding, such as curriculum, instruction, and school leadership, may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

Detail:

Public K-6

44 E Cherry St
Central Islip, NY 11722-3021

(631) 348-5060

District: Central Islip Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1783^rd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,828

Students who attend Francis J O'Neill School usually attend:

Middle:	Ralph Reed School
High:	Central Islip Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.6

Number of students: 592

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.0%

African American:

20.4%

White:

2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Francis J O'Neill School ranks worse than 72.9% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Central Islip Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.7. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (75%), African American (20.4%), White (2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 78.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Francis J O'Neill School is 13.6. 4 elementary schools in the Central Islip Union Free School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Francis J O'Neill School employs 43.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Francis J O'Neill School is $26,828, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Central Islip Union Free School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Francis J O'Neill School:

SchoolDigger ranks Francis J O'Neill School 1783^rd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Francis J O'Neill School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Central Islip Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Islip Union Free School District 785^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Francis J O'Neill School

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Rank History for all students at Francis J O'Neill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	17.83	1917^th	2206	13.1%
2007	30.49	1708^th	2219	23.0%
2008	25.78	1815^th	2227	18.5%
2009	46.38	1494^th	2257	33.8%
2010	38.94	1563^rd	2263	30.9%
2011	17.79	1966^th	2286	14.0%
2012	22.75	1911^th	2320	17.6%
2013	24.00	1883^rd	2325	19.0%
2014	11.58	2181^st	2345	7.0%
2015	29.67	1718^th	2352	27.0%
2016	35.65	1575^th	2366	33.4%
2017	30.52	1712^th	2386	28.2%
2018	33.37	1663^rd	2395	30.6%
2019	30.01	1725^th	2413	28.5%
2021	37.49	1427^th	2201	35.2%
2022	46.24	1275^th	2434	47.6%
2023	41.79	1393^rd	2439	42.9%
2024	28.70	1783^rd	2445	27.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Francis J O'Neill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.33	400^th	938	57.4%
2019	56.54	241^st	860	72.0%
2021	48.43	201^st	454	55.7%
2022	54.60	329^th	1027	68.0%
2023	49.31	389^th	1001	61.1%
2024	35.55	715^th	1066	32.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Francis J O'Neill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.31	835^th	1941	57.0%
2019	39.49	983^rd	1859	47.1%
2021	26.74	842^nd	1044	19.3%
2022	41.99	1034^th	2031	49.1%
2023	46.07	880^th	2016	56.3%
2024	30.80	1501^st	2110	28.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Francis J O'Neill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.05	1178^th	2045	42.4%
2019	31.19	1442^nd	2032	29.0%
2021	46.87	860^th	1678	48.7%
2022	58.11	723^rd	2099	65.6%
2023	55.30	764^th	2041	62.6%
2024	33.83	1389^th	2078	33.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Francis J O'Neill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	49.18	320^th	730	56.2%
2024	19.86	692^nd	766	9.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Francis J O'Neill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.68	1595^th	2338	31.8%
2019	31.97	1663^rd	2357	29.4%
2021	41.56	1171^st	1955	40.1%
2022	46.40	1270^th	2401	47.1%
2023	39.74	1441^st	2403	40.0%
2024	26.82	1853^rd	2413	23.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Francis J O'Neill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.12	1690^th	2340	27.8%
2019	31.73	1670^th	2358	29.2%
2021	32.96	1387^th	1961	29.3%
2022	46.39	1260^th	2400	47.5%
2023	44.05	1309^th	2400	45.5%
2024	32.09	1688^th	2411	30.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Francis J O'Neill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.19	613^th	948	35.3%
2019	29.24	640^th	891	28.2%
2022	61.99	284^th	936	69.7%
2023	59.68	296^th	857	65.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Francis J O'Neill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.43	707^th	1392	49.2%
2019	43.54	697^th	1315	47.0%
2021	49.56	392^nd	818	52.1%
2022	62.47	471^st	1503	68.7%
2023	53.68	578^th	1429	59.6%
2024	44.85	781^st	1531	49.0%

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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 citizen
Friday, February 15, 2019

This school is very bad. They are hiding test scores to cover poor preformance. They do not follow state regulations at all. Steer clear of this school Close Quote

Enrollment information for Francis J O'Neill School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	181	234	13	171	1	n/a	n/a	0	600
1990	179	243	5	206	0	n/a	n/a	0	633
1991	148	239	8	230	0	n/a	n/a	0	625
1992	126	272	10	197	0	n/a	n/a	0	605
1993	149	246	5	192	6	n/a	n/a	0	598
1994	133	204	9	134	1	n/a	n/a	0	481
1995	130	208	6	156	1	n/a	n/a	0	501
1996	130	208	6	156	1	n/a	n/a	0	501
1997	122	253	16	174	1	n/a	n/a	0	566
1998	115	299	12	182	2	n/a	n/a	0	610
1999	110	293	17	183	4	n/a	n/a	0	607
2000	119	272	4	170	1	n/a	n/a	0	566
2001	95	279	6	174	1	n/a	n/a	0	555
2002	84	229	12	192	12	n/a	n/a	0	529
2003	84	229	12	192	12	n/a	n/a	0	529
2004	63	236	26	199	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
2005	47	153	24	194	5	n/a	n/a	0	423
2006	42	135	19	201	2	n/a	n/a	0	399
2007	38	127	4	218	23	n/a	n/a	1	411
2008	28	136	3	213	19	n/a	n/a	0	399
2009	31	136	13	257	3	n/a	n/a	0	440
2010	31	132	13	253	3	n/a	n/a	0	432
2011	82	137	0	218	0	0	0	0	437
2012	37	130	12	260	0	0	0	0	439
2013	50	111	14	288	0	1	0	0	464
2014	60	148	15	522	1	0	2	0	748
2015	60	132	17	516	0	0	1	0	726
2016	61	141	15	523	0	0	1	0	741
2017	56	134	16	562	0	1	1	0	770
2018	31	138	14	578	0	0	3	0	764
2019	21	119	13	533	0	0	5	0	691
2020	19	112	12	442	0	1	5	0	591
2021	18	95	9	418	0	1	8	0	549
2022	17	104	7	441	0	1	13	0	583
2023	21	121	5	450	1	1	15	0	614
2024	12	121	3	444	1	0	11	0	592

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 Francis J O'Neill School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	600	35.9	16.7	n/a
1990	633	37.9	16.7	n/a
1991	625	38.9	16.0	n/a
1992	605	34.9	17.3	n/a
1993	598	34.0	17.6	n/a
1994	481	35.0	13.7	73.4
1995	501	32.6	15.4	45.3
1996	501	32.6	15.4	45.3
1997	566	32.1	17.6	48.2
1998	610	36.1	16.9	55.7
1999	607	43.1	14.1	52.7
2000	566	41.1	13.8	69.3
2001	555	41.9	13.2	77.5
2002	529	39.0	13.6	59.5
2003	529	39.0	13.6	59.5
2004	524	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	423	31.6	13.4	58.2
2006	399	33.0	12.1	66.4
2007	411	30.7	13.4	66.1
2008	399	33.5	11.9	69.4
2009	440	33.5	13.1	66.8
2010	432	39.5	10.9	72.7
2011	437	34.6	12.6	78.7
2012	439	25.5	17.2	77.4
2013	464	28.9	16.0	99.4
2014	748	44.9	16.6	73.4
2015	726	48.0	15.1	79.5
2016	741	47.0	15.7	75
2017	770	50.9	15.1	81.9
2018	764	50.0	15.2	82.3
2019	691	51.0	13.5	57.2
2020	591	45.0	13.1	69.4
2021	549	45.9	11.9	77
2022	583	39.9	14.6	77.5
2023	614	42.0	14.6	81.1
2024	592	43.5	13.6	78.4

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 Francis J O'Neill School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	600	35.9	16.7	n/a
1990	633	37.9	16.7	n/a
1991	625	38.9	16.0	n/a
1992	605	34.9	17.3	n/a
1993	598	34.0	17.6	n/a
1994	481	35.0	13.7	73.4
1995	501	32.6	15.4	45.3
1996	501	32.6	15.4	45.3
1997	566	32.1	17.6	48.2
1998	610	36.1	16.9	55.7
1999	607	43.1	14.1	52.7
2000	566	41.1	13.8	69.3
2001	555	41.9	13.2	77.5
2002	529	39.0	13.6	59.5
2003	529	39.0	13.6	59.5
2004	524	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	423	31.6	13.4	58.2
2006	399	33.0	12.1	66.4
2007	411	30.7	13.4	66.1
2008	399	33.5	11.9	69.4
2009	440	33.5	13.1	66.8
2010	432	39.5	10.9	72.7
2011	437	34.6	12.6	78.7
2012	439	25.5	17.2	77.4
2013	464	28.9	16.0	99.4
2014	748	44.9	16.6	73.4
2015	726	48.0	15.1	79.5
2016	741	47.0	15.7	75
2017	770	50.9	15.1	81.9
2018	764	50.0	15.2	82.3
2019	691	51.0	13.5	57.2
2020	591	45.0	13.1	69.4
2021	549	45.9	11.9	77
2022	583	39.9	14.6	77.5
2023	614	42.0	14.6	81.1
2024	592	43.5	13.6	78.4

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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