Is Rhame Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Rhame Avenue Elementary School ranks 1271 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rhame Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 316 students attended Rhame Avenue Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Rhame Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Rhame Avenue Elementary School are 57% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Rhame Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rhame Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School

Rhame Avenue Elementary School

Summary:

Rhame Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school located in East Rockaway, New York, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 312 students. The school is part of the East Rockaway Union Free School District, which is ranked 445 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rhame Avenue Elementary School has consistently ranked in the lower half of New York elementary schools, ranging from 933 out of 2,345 schools in 2013-2014 to 1,294 out of 2,439 schools in 2022-2023, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in New York State Assessments, has been mixed, with the school performing below the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math across most grade levels. However, the school has shown higher proficiency rates in 6th-grade Math and ELA. Interestingly, the school has seen a significant decrease in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 21.94% in 2020-2021 to just 0.96% in 2022-2023.

When compared to nearby schools, School 4, School 6-Kindergarten Center, Hewlett Elementary School, and other schools in the Oceanside Union Free School District and the Lynbrook Union Free School District, Rhame Avenue Elementary School generally performs below the academic standards of these schools, which have higher statewide rankings and better academic performance on state assessments. However, Rhame Avenue Elementary School has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.4 to 11.9 over the past three school years, which may contribute to more personalized attention and support for students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

100 Rhame Ave
East Rockaway, NY 11518-1299

(516) 887-8300

District: East Rockaway Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1271^st of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,630

Students who attend Rhame Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

High:

East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.9

Number of students: 316

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Hispanic:

26.3%

Two or more races:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rhame Avenue Elementary School ranks worse than 52% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.53. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (56.6%), Hispanic (26.3%), two or more races (7.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rhame Avenue Elementary School is 11.9. (See more...)

Compare Rhame Avenue Elementary School employs 26.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rhame Avenue Elementary School is $22,630.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rhame Avenue Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rhame Avenue Elementary School 1271^st of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Rhame Avenue Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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East Rockaway Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks East Rockaway Union Free School District 445^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rhame Avenue Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Rhame Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	82.96	212^th	2206	90.4%
2007	80.60	298^th	2219	86.6%
2008	80.65	287^th	2227	87.1%
2009	77.72	381^st	2257	83.1%
2010	76.18	486^th	2263	78.5%
2011	75.82	521^st	2286	77.2%
2012	75.56	540^th	2320	76.7%
2013	59.79	857^th	2325	63.1%
2014	58.46	933^rd	2345	60.2%
2015	43.59	1348^th	2352	42.7%
2016	42.68	1377^th	2366	41.8%
2017	40.42	1434^th	2386	39.9%
2018	39.88	1481^st	2395	38.2%
2019	41.69	1370^th	2413	43.2%
2021	53.93	983^rd	2201	55.3%
2022	49.44	1189^th	2434	51.2%
2023	45.51	1294^th	2439	46.9%
2024	45.53	1271^st	2445	48.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rhame Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	51.07	408^th	1044	60.9%
2022	37.73	1204^th	2031	40.7%
2023	58.89	561^st	2016	72.2%
2024	46.51	933^rd	2110	55.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rhame Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.74	1274^th	2045	37.7%
2019	37.36	1273^rd	2032	37.4%
2021	80.37	195^th	1678	88.4%
2022	22.35	1806^th	2099	14.0%
2023	24.72	1655^th	2041	18.9%
2024	43.51	1085^th	2078	47.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Rhame Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.47	1447^th	2338	38.1%
2019	38.42	1451^st	2357	38.4%
2021	48.34	998^th	1955	49.0%
2022	48.99	1207^th	2401	49.7%
2023	49.59	1173^rd	2403	51.2%
2024	33.55	1639^th	2413	32.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Rhame Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.63	1483^rd	2340	36.6%
2019	46.22	1245^th	2358	47.2%
2021	52.46	903^rd	1961	54.0%
2022	49.53	1176^th	2400	51.0%
2023	44.21	1303^rd	2400	45.7%
2024	54.01	1035^th	2411	57.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rhame Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.82	1143^rd	1392	17.9%
2022	65.68	404^th	1503	73.1%
2023	19.39	1261^st	1429	11.8%
2024	50.92	657^th	1531	57.1%

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Rank History for White students at Rhame Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.99	1128^th	1408	19.9%
2019	27.93	1041^st	1338	22.2%
2021	28.90	935^th	1224	23.6%
2022	34.84	962^nd	1399	31.2%
2023	35.76	899^th	1337	32.8%
2024	37.28	903^rd	1392	35.1%

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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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by a parent
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Rhame has great teachers, and a great principal. The PTA is a big influence on the school and has also done a great job. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Rhame Avenue Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	286	2	6	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	296
1990	294	1	6	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	311
1991	307	2	8	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	332
1992	323	2	4	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	341
1993	319	1	6	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	333
1994	308	0	8	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	327
1995	340	0	6	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
1996	340	0	6	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
1997	351	0	4	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
1998	314	2	11	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
1999	350	2	10	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
2000	358	4	12	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	394
2001	364	1	5	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	385
2002	339	1	3	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	367
2003	339	1	3	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	367
2004	320	0	4	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
2005	314	0	3	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	343
2006	298	1	8	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
2007	301	1	7	31	0	n/a	n/a	3	343
2008	277	4	8	38	0	n/a	n/a	3	330
2009	264	5	7	45	0	n/a	n/a	7	328
2010	270	8	8	44	0	n/a	n/a	3	333
2011	253	5	9	51	3	0	3	0	324
2012	233	4	7	68	0	0	3	0	315
2013	224	5	11	80	0	1	4	0	325
2014	213	5	11	77	0	0	4	0	310
2015	206	7	9	82	0	0	4	0	308
2016	215	8	9	77	0	0	5	0	314
2017	204	7	5	80	0	0	9	0	305
2018	194	9	10	89	0	0	9	0	311
2019	179	10	11	78	1	0	8	0	287
2020	188	7	13	86	1	0	10	0	305
2021	175	8	13	71	0	0	11	0	278
2022	176	11	15	86	0	0	14	0	302
2023	168	13	16	90	1	0	24	0	312
2024	179	14	16	83	1	0	23	0	316

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 Rhame Avenue Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	296	24.4	12.1	n/a
1990	311	23.9	13.0	n/a
1991	332	23.9	13.8	n/a
1992	341	22.9	14.8	n/a
1993	333	22.1	15.1	n/a
1994	327	23.1	14.2	8.6
1995	354	24.1	14.7	17.8
1996	354	24.1	14.7	17.8
1997	362	23.1	15.7	13.3
1998	354	24.0	14.8	15.8
1999	378	24.1	15.7	10.1
2000	394	25.1	15.7	19.3
2001	385	26.0	14.8	17.4
2002	367	23.6	15.6	19.6
2003	367	23.6	15.6	19.6
2004	351	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	343	22.9	15.0	12.5
2006	338	23.0	14.7	18.3
2007	343	24.6	13.9	14.4
2008	330	24.6	13.4	13.8
2009	328	24.6	13.3	9
2010	333	24.0	13.8	12.4
2011	324	27.2	11.8	15.7
2012	315	24.0	13.1	18.7
2013	325	22.0	14.7	23.7
2014	310	24.5	12.6	n/a
2015	308	25.0	12.3	27.6
2016	314	23.0	13.6	24.5
2017	305	24.4	12.4	25.9
2018	311	23.0	13.5	20.3
2019	287	21.9	13.0	25.1
2020	305	31.0	9.8	26.2
2021	278	26.0	10.6	21.9
2022	302	28.9	10.4	1
2023	312	26.1	11.9	1
2024	316	26.4	11.9	24.7

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 Rhame Avenue Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	296	24.4	12.1	n/a
1990	311	23.9	13.0	n/a
1991	332	23.9	13.8	n/a
1992	341	22.9	14.8	n/a
1993	333	22.1	15.1	n/a
1994	327	23.1	14.2	8.6
1995	354	24.1	14.7	17.8
1996	354	24.1	14.7	17.8
1997	362	23.1	15.7	13.3
1998	354	24.0	14.8	15.8
1999	378	24.1	15.7	10.1
2000	394	25.1	15.7	19.3
2001	385	26.0	14.8	17.4
2002	367	23.6	15.6	19.6
2003	367	23.6	15.6	19.6
2004	351	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	343	22.9	15.0	12.5
2006	338	23.0	14.7	18.3
2007	343	24.6	13.9	14.4
2008	330	24.6	13.4	13.8
2009	328	24.6	13.3	9
2010	333	24.0	13.8	12.4
2011	324	27.2	11.8	15.7
2012	315	24.0	13.1	18.7
2013	325	22.0	14.7	23.7
2014	310	24.5	12.6	n/a
2015	308	25.0	12.3	27.6
2016	314	23.0	13.6	24.5
2017	305	24.4	12.4	25.9
2018	311	23.0	13.5	20.3
2019	287	21.9	13.0	25.1
2020	305	31.0	9.8	26.2
2021	278	26.0	10.6	21.9
2022	302	28.9	10.4	1
2023	312	26.1	11.9	1
2024	316	26.4	11.9	24.7

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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