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Anthony Alfano Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

2238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Anthony Alfano Elementary School is a public elementary school in Central Islip, New York, serving 497 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Central Islip Union Free School District, which is ranked 804 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Anthony Alfano Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 23.81% to 30%, while the state average was around 50-56%. Similarly, in Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 27.12% to 35.09%, compared to the state average of 51.2% to 59.7%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some groups, such as Hispanic and English Language Learner students, performing significantly worse than others.

Despite the school's high spending per student, which has increased from $17,284 in 2020-2021 to $35,396 in 2023-2024, the academic outcomes have not improved. When compared to nearby schools, such as the Andrew T Morrow School, which had significantly higher ELA and Math proficiency rates, and the high-performing Bretton Woods Elementary School in the Hauppauge Union Free School District, Anthony Alfano Elementary School's performance is notably lower, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of the school's educational strategies and resource allocation.

491

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$215,901

Per pupil spending ?

73.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Wheeler Rd
Central Islip, NY 11722-2154

(631) 348-5139

District: Central Islip Union Free School District

Students who attend Anthony Alfano Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.5%

African American:

10.6%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (29% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 27 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg35%

New York avg54%

2,238^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Central Islip Union Free School District

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	13.1	2238 of 2445	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1813 of 2445	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1795 of 2439	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1829 of 2434	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	1485 of 2201	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.7	2241 of 2413	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	52.8	387 of 936	58.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	899 of 1117	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.9	463 of 1066	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	663 of 1001	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	753 of 1027	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.0	199 of 454	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.0	757 of 860	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	2064 of 2409	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1727 of 2413	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1605 of 2403	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1688 of 2401	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	1218 of 1955	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	2145 of 2357	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1355 of 1569	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	985 of 1531	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	869 of 1429	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	861 of 1503	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	407 of 818	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.2	1104 of 1315	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1875 of 2098	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1307 of 2078	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1436 of 2041	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1421 of 2099	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	779 of 1678	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.8	1824 of 2032	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	2221 of 2407	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1808 of 2411	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1822 of 2400	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1894 of 2400	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	1471 of 1961	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	2211 of 2358	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1891 of 2134	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1805 of 2110	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1886 of 2016	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1721 of 2031	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	808 of 1044	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1854 of 1859	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)59th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math32%-24 vs state

English Language Arts27%-27 vs state

Science26%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
Anthony Alfano Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Wheeler Rd	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-5139	491	41	12.0	73.3%	11 (2.2%)	52 (10.6%)	410 (83.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	13.1	2238^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.5%		27.8	1813^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.8%	425	30.0	27.1	26.8	23.8	33.3	27.1	35.1	30.7	26.3	99.1	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.1	99.3	$215,901	$4,668	$211,233
South Shore Charter School	Public, Charter	K-2	82 Carleton Ave	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	South Shore Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(631) 864-7000	268			1.1%	7 (2.6%)	99 (36.9%)	141 (52.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)																		$19,293	$1,265	$18,028
Cordello Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-6	51 Cordello Ave	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-4189	490	44	11.0	63.9%	4 (0.8%)	55 (11.2%)	421 (85.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	22.2	2014^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.6%		14.6	2228^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.9%	214	30.9	43.5	43.4	40.4	29.4	49.3	29.6	33.9	22.2	99.1	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	99.8	$27,085	$280	$26,805
Charles A Mulligan Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 Broadway	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-5041	997	67	14.8	71.4%	19 (1.9%)	90 (9.0%)	828 (83.0%)	20 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.8%)	18.6	2116^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.5%		15.4	2210^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.6%	94	31.9	27.5	35.9	34.9	39.6	29.1	29.8	45.7	28.3	95.5	99.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.1	99.4	98.4	$19,430	$501	$18,929
Bretton Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Club Ln	Hauppauge	11788	Suffolk County	Hauppauge Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 582-6633	509	53	9.5	24.0%	278 (54.6%)	25 (4.9%)	123 (24.2%)	64 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	78.5	469^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.8%		84.2	330^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.5%	139	68.4	77.1	80.5		73.2	60.0	73.3		69.8	98.4	98.6	99.8	99.8	100.0	98.6	99.0	100.0	$37,898	$473	$37,425
Francis J O'Neill School	Public	K-6	44 E Cherry St	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-5060	600	44	13.7	75.2%	14 (2.3%)	114 (19.0%)	443 (73.8%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	29.7	1782^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	27.1%		28.7	1783^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	27.1%	1	37.4	53.1	40.0	41.5	48.0	52.0	37.2	38.0	23.5	99.3	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	$28,719	$579	$28,140
Marguerite L Mulvey School	Public	K-6	44 E Cherry St	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-5059	567	45	12.6	62.1%	5 (0.9%)	55 (9.7%)	480 (84.7%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	20.6	2058^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.8%		29.7	1755^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.2%	303	20.0	47.0	48.8	29.7	23.7	49.2	37.8	29.7	27.0	95.8	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	96.9	99.2	98.0	$25,936	$457	$25,479
East Elementary School	Public	PK-K	50 Timberline Dr	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2525	430	31	13.6	71.9%	17 (4.0%)	29 (6.7%)	365 (84.9%)	7 (1.6%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)										98.1	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	98.1	$40,862	$3,114	$37,748
Andrew T Morrow School	Public	K-6	299 Sycamore Ave	Islandia	11749	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 348-5037	821	60	13.6	72.5%	18 (2.2%)	85 (10.4%)	695 (84.7%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	23.2	1981^st of 2445 public elementary schools	19.0%		24.5	1920^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.5%	61	47.4	41.3	34.3	21.1	61.1	55.7	28.4	20.0	18.9	97.8	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.9	98.0	$20,177	$240	$19,937
Northeast Elementary School	Public	1-5	2 Devon Rd	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2435	937	55	17.0	88.4%	30 (3.2%)	51 (5.4%)	832 (88.8%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	18	2133^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.8%		16.4	2168^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.3%	35	38.2	39.2	44.8		34.9	33.3	26.5		23.2	95.3	99.2	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.0	98.7	95.6	$30,567	$2,348	$28,219

Frequently Asked Questions about Anthony Alfano Elementary School

Is Anthony Alfano Elementary School a good school?

Anthony Alfano Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Anthony Alfano Elementary School in?

Central Islip Union Free School District

How many students attend Anthony Alfano Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Anthony Alfano Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Anthony Alfano Elementary School?

Students at Anthony Alfano Elementary School are 84% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Anthony Alfano Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Anthony Alfano Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

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