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Ralph Reed School

Public Grades 7-8

1403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 6% of New York middle schools

Summary

Ralph Reed School is a public middle school located in Central Islip, New York, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 1,168 students. The school is part of the Central Islip Union Free School District, which is ranked 804 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ralph Reed School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools, with a ranking between 1159-1403 out of around 1500 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 23.33% of 7th-grade students proficient in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 50.99%. However, the school's performance on Regents exams is relatively strong, with 97.18% proficiency in Earth Science and 100% proficiency in Algebra I in 2024-2025.

While Ralph Reed School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, it has a diverse student population and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, which may present unique challenges. Nearby schools, such as Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School, Islip Middle School, and Hauppauge Middle School, generally perform better academically, with higher rankings and better test scores. By addressing the root causes of the school's underperformance and leveraging its resources more effectively, there may be opportunities to improve the educational outcomes for the students at Ralph Reed School.

1,192

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,648

Per pupil spending ?

61.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Half Mile Rd
Central Islip, NY 11722-2523

(631) 348-5066

District: Central Islip Union Free School District

Students who attend Ralph Reed School usually attend:

High:

Central Islip Senior High School

Feeder schools for Ralph Reed School:

Elementary:	Andrew T Morrow School
	Anthony Alfano Elementary School
	Francis J O'Neill School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.4%

African American:

15.4%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (30% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg32%

New York avg53%

1,403^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

804^th of 874Central Islip Union Free School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1403 of 1500	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1364 of 1504	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1321 of 1500	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1251 of 1479	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1159 of 1242	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	1261 of 1439	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1347 of 1438	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	1266 of 1455	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	1193 of 1429	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	1206 of 1407	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.5	1142 of 1401	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	1163 of 1373	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.4	1179 of 1337	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.0	1152 of 1295	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	1030 of 1243	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.5	1016 of 1224	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.2	962 of 1185	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.0	929 of 1123	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.3	901 of 1095	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	475 of 676	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	495 of 705	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	409 of 696	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	444 of 706	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	216 of 253	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	385 of 653	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	494 of 663	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	35.2	280 of 381	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	616 of 646	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	517 of 615	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	458 of 591	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	407 of 581	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.5	118 of 118	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	381 of 473	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	437 of 503	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	1332 of 1457	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1338 of 1465	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1301 of 1463	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1259 of 1454	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1027 of 1066	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1246 of 1370	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1283 of 1353	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	868 of 965	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	816 of 953	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	784 of 943	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	711 of 914	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	401 of 449	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	723 of 826	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	760 of 810	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	358 of 603	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.2	560 of 594	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	524 of 543	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	475 of 487	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	333 of 392	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	361 of 457	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1192 of 1283	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1166 of 1296	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1105 of 1288	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1084 of 1306	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	833 of 935	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1073 of 1241	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1174 of 1245	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1380 of 1455	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1307 of 1464	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1271 of 1464	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1206 of 1455	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1001 of 1071	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1146 of 1366	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1257 of 1352	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	153 of 235	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	1175 of 1298	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1221 of 1303	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1269 of 1307	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1099 of 1283	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	502 of 522	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1052 of 1139	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	978 of 1170	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	697 of 775	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.8	303 of 778	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	465 of 772	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.9	644 of 716	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)41st percentile+34 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+23 vs school

Asian (2022)27th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Earth Science97%+32 vs state

Math26%-27 vs state

Science25%-19 vs state

English Language Arts24%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
Ralph Reed School	Public	7-8	200 Half Mile Rd	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-5066	1,192	86	13.8	61.9%	30 (2.5%)	184 (15.4%)	946 (79.4%)	10 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.5%)	12.3	1403^rd of 1500 public middle schools	6.5%		16	1364^th of 1504 public middle schools	9.3%	39	97.2		100.0				23.3	25.0		28.6	22.9	24.5	98.2	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	100.0	99.8	$21,648	$337	$21,310
Hauppauge Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Town Line Rd	Hauppauge	11788	Suffolk County	Hauppauge Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 265-3630	725	71	10.2	22.3%	468 (64.6%)	24 (3.3%)	134 (18.5%)	71 (9.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.3%)	55.8	633^rd of 1500 public middle schools	57.8%		70	368^th of 1504 public middle schools	75.5%	265		83.3	100.0	92.2	84.5	54.8	62.5	40.7	57.3	61.8	11.1	41.7	96.9	99.1	98.0	98.0	98.0	99.6	99.0	97.0	$40,437	$508	$39,929
East Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Hilltop Dr	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2473	1,108	98	11.3	87.3%	20 (1.8%)	62 (5.6%)	1,006 (90.8%)	4 (0.4%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	20.1	1307^th of 1500 public middle schools	12.9%		13	1405^th of 1504 public middle schools	6.6%	98	100.0	95.8	93.9			29.9	29.5	38.7	30.4	41.2	15.5	29.9	97.3	98.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.0	99.5	97.5	$34,008	$2,271	$31,736
Ronkonkoma Middle School	Public	6-8	501 Peconic St	Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 467-6000	641	69	9.3	27.1%	336 (52.4%)	36 (5.6%)	193 (30.1%)	62 (9.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	35.7	998^th of 1500 public middle schools	33.5%		47.4	761^st of 1504 public middle schools	49.4%	237			98.6		94.4	31.1		40.6	48.9		20.0	55.6	98.3	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.6	99.4	$56,624	$1,317	$55,307
East Islip Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Redmen St	Islip Terrace	11752	Suffolk County	East Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 224-2008	758	76	10.0	28.9%	496 (65.4%)	33 (4.4%)	184 (24.3%)	25 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)	48.7	740^th of 1500 public middle schools	50.7%		46.8	774^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.5%	34		99.2	100.0			50.8	38.9	51.1	63.2	50.0	46.7	35.3	91.8	97.5	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.9	97.3	95.1	$36,153	$722	$35,431
Great Hollow Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Southern Blvd	Nesconset	11767	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-2805	750	73	10.2	17.2%	524 (69.9%)	20 (2.7%)	106 (14.1%)	78 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	75.8	309^th of 1500 public middle schools	79.4%		71	356^th of 1504 public middle schools	76.3%	47			100.0	100.0		64.6	59.5	64.2	72.6	75.0	40.0	56.0	98.7	99.1	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.5	$37,466	$814	$36,652
South Middle School	Public	6-8	785 Candlewood Rd	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2341	975	82	11.8	86.2%	15 (1.5%)	73 (7.5%)	858 (88.0%)	16 (1.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	23.7	1248^th of 1500 public middle schools	16.8%		16.9	1350^th of 1504 public middle schools	10.2%	102	88.9	75.0	91.5			30.9	36.3	43.0	28.9	46.6	17.1	28.9	97.3	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.3	100.0	98.5	$35,102	$2,308	$32,795
North Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Wicks Rd	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2356	1,051	89	11.7	85.2%	13 (1.2%)	55 (5.2%)	962 (91.5%)	8 (0.8%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	9.7	1431^st of 1500 public middle schools	4.6%		12.4	1411^th of 1504 public middle schools	6.2%	20	100.0	84.8	97.5			25.0	14.6	23.7	14.5	23.1	13.5	31.9	94.1	97.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	95.6	99.7	95.3	$35,237	$2,320	$32,917
Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Oakdale-Bohemia Rd	Oakdale	11769	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2268	564	59	9.5	15.8%	409 (72.5%)	20 (3.5%)	101 (17.9%)	20 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	56.3	622^nd of 1500 public middle schools	58.5%		63.8	480^th of 1504 public middle schools	68.1%	142			100.0		96.8	36.2	62.2	45.7	50.0	73.3	63.0	54.6	99.3	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.7	$39,541	$877	$38,664
Islip Middle School	Public	6-8	211 Main St	Islip	11751	Suffolk County	Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 650-8500	601	63	9.6	44.4%	268 (44.6%)	43 (7.2%)	238 (39.6%)	32 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	25.1	1227^th of 1500 public middle schools	18.2%		23.1	1243^rd of 1504 public middle schools	17.4%	16	100.0		73.2			31.4	38.2	40.6	27.4	37.7		47.7	94.3	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.1	$41,763	$398	$41,366

Frequently Asked Questions about Ralph Reed School

How many students attend Ralph Reed School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,192 students attended Ralph Reed School.

What high school do graduates of Ralph Reed School attend?

Students who attend Ralph Reed School usually go on to attend Central Islip Senior High School

Is Ralph Reed School a good school?

Ralph Reed School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of New York middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ralph Reed School?

Students at Ralph Reed School are 79% Hispanic, 15% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Ralph Reed School in?

Central Islip Union Free School District

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