Best Public Schools in Zip Code 11961

Summary:

The 11961 zip code in New York has only one school, Ridge Elementary School, which serves grades K-4 with an enrollment of 719 students. The school is part of the Longwood Central School District, which is ranked 742 out of 865 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridge Elementary School's statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, from 1300 out of 2434 New York elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1710 out of 2445 in 2023-2024, with a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were below the Longwood Central School District and New York state averages for both 3rd and 4th grades in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 43.81% in the 2022-2023 school year.

Despite the school's high spending per student of $23,198 in the 2022-2023 school year (higher than the national average of around $12,000) and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.4 (lower than the national average of around 16 students per teacher), the academic performance data suggests that these resources are not translating into strong student outcomes. The combination of declining statewide ranking, below-average proficiency rates, and high socioeconomic challenges indicates that Ridge Elementary School may need to re-evaluate its strategies and resource allocation to better support student learning and achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)		NY State Assessments Math (2024)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-4	105 Ridge Rd	Ridge	11961	Suffolk County	Longwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 345-2765	703	64	10.9	46.4%	361 (51.4%)	109 (15.5%)	164 (23.3%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.7%)	31.1	1710^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.1%		41.7	1398^th of 2439 public elementary schools	42.7%	312	31.6	37.8	31.2	54.4	98.2	98.8	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.6	98.8	99.1	$23,198	$1,695	$21,503

Cities Near Zip Code 11961

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ridge	0.99 mi	1	675^th
Middle Island	2.61 mi	4	677^th
Shoreham	2.91 mi	3	73^rd
Wading River	4.07 mi	2	124^th
Rocky Point	4.1 mi	4	599^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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