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Edith L Slocum Elementary School

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Edith L Slocum Elementary School ranks 1028 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1028^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Edith L Slocum Elementary School is a public elementary school in Ronkonkoma, New York, serving 252 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Connetquot Central School District, which is ranked 353 out of 874 school districts in the state.

Edith L Slocum Elementary has shown mixed academic performance on state assessments. In 2024-2025, the school had higher proficiency rates than the district and state in 4th grade Math and 5th grade Math, but lower rates in 3rd grade ELA and 5th grade Science. The school's performance also varies significantly among different student subgroups, with male students performing in the top 50% of New York elementary schools, but female students in the bottom 50%. The school's Hispanic students also struggled, ranking in the bottom 50% statewide.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Connetquot Central School District, Edith L Slocum generally performs on par or slightly below its peers. For example, John Pearl Elementary School had higher proficiency rates in 3rd grade ELA and 5th grade Science. Additionally, Edith L Slocum's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from 241 out of 2,352 New York elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 1,028 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025. Despite the school's high spending per student, which is significantly above the state average, its academic outcomes have been mixed, particularly in the lower grades and for certain student subgroups.

257

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,659

Per pupil spending ?

22.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2460 Sycamore Ave
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-6095

(631) 467-6040

District: Connetquot Central School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.4%

Hispanic:

28.0%

Asian:

14.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (62% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (58th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 12 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg58%

New York avg55%

1,028^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Connetquot Central School District

353^rd of 874Connetquot Central 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	56.3	1028 of 2445	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	1027 of 2445	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	903 of 2439	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	805 of 2434	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	1033 of 2201	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	998 of 2413	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	852 of 2395	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.8	547 of 2386	77.1%	★★★★☆
2016	72.2	605 of 2366	74.4%	★★★★☆
2015	86.3	241 of 2352	89.8%	★★★★☆
2014	77.0	465 of 2345	80.2%	★★★★☆
2013	60.6	839 of 2325	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.5	784 of 2320	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	79.7	382 of 2286	83.3%	★★★★☆
2010	64.2	893 of 2263	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.5	389 of 2257	82.8%	★★★★☆
2008	74.7	544 of 2227	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	79.5	344 of 2219	84.5%	★★★★☆
2006	74.1	557 of 2206	74.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	65.3	218 of 1027	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	66 of 454	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	1313 of 2409	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	1300 of 2413	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1435 of 2403	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	1399 of 2401	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	1210 of 1955	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	908 of 2357	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	1030 of 2338	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	524 of 1569	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	789 of 1503	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	398 of 818	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	605 of 1315	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	839 of 2098	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	579 of 2041	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	358 of 2099	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	573 of 1678	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	1135 of 2045	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	545 of 2407	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	1053 of 2411	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.1	272 of 2400	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	492 of 2400	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	711 of 1961	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	1099 of 2358	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	957 of 2340	59.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	640 of 1402	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	702 of 1392	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	620 of 1337	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	359 of 1399	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	354 of 1224	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	545 of 1338	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	728 of 1408	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile~ school

White (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math73%+15 vs state

English Language Arts52%-3 vs state

Science33%-12 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
Edith L Slocum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2460 Sycamore Ave	Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 467-6040	257	22	11.5	22.6%	132 (51.4%)	10 (3.9%)	72 (28.0%)	38 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	56.3	1028^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.0%		55	1027^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.0%	1	34.8	75.0	42.9		52.0	88.5	87.5		33.3	98.9	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.6	99.6	$34,659	$500	$34,159
Helen B Duffield Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 1st St	Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 467-6010	313	31	10.1	21.7%	158 (50.5%)	14 (4.5%)	81 (25.9%)	48 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	40.3	1462^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	40.2%		38.3	1504^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.5%	42	40.0	47.8	31.6		33.3	69.6	57.9		52.9	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	$33,805	$615	$33,190
Cherokee Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Cherokee St	Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 467-6027	618	68	9.0	25.4%	337 (54.5%)	28 (4.5%)	193 (31.2%)	45 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	33.7	1666^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.9%		48.3	1211^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.5%	455	38.5	44.8	43.6		61.1	50.0	42.9		36.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$37,036	$1,019	$36,017
Hiawatha School	Public	K-5	97 Patchogue-Holbrook Rd	Lake Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 471-1830	541	43	12.5	38.8%	259 (47.9%)	22 (4.1%)	175 (32.3%)	61 (11.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	35.5	1603^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	34.4%		30	1744^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.7%	141	30.0	37.9	45.5		38.6	59.0	67.4		51.1	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	$29,893	$925	$28,968
Tackan Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	99 Midwood Ave	Nesconset	11767	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	Yes	No	No	(631) 382-2675	470	34	13.7	19.4%	338 (71.9%)	16 (3.4%)	60 (12.8%)	46 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	75.3	538^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.0%		78.8	458^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.3%	80	80.4	53.1	77.2		64.7	76.5	73.3		67.2	98.4	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.9	99.3	99.6	$31,720	$176	$31,544
Cayuga School	Public	K-5	865 Hawkins Ave	Lake Grove	11755	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 471-1800	539	47	11.5	33.4%	314 (58.3%)	21 (3.9%)	151 (28.0%)	36 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	48.7	1225^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.9%		50.4	1158^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.6%	67	56.5	51.3	39.5		61.7	72.5	56.8		38.5	98.5	98.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.7	98.9	99.1	$29,057	$913	$28,145
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
Nokomis School	Public	K-5	151 Holbrook Rd	Holbrook	11741	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 471-1840	496	44	11.3	35.5%	277 (55.8%)	21 (4.2%)	156 (31.5%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.6%)	31.7	1721^st of 2445 public elementary schools	29.6%		28	1806^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.1%	85	50.0	21.9	60.0		73.9	28.4	55.6		29.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,554	$641	$30,913
Wenonah School	Public	K-5	251 Hudson Ave	Lake Grove	11755	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1880	488	45	10.8	28.9%	310 (63.5%)	21 (4.3%)	114 (23.4%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	70.2	687^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.9%		56.8	978^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.0%	291	81.1	73.3	42.9		84.2	76.5	48.0		54.2	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.6	99.4	$30,282	$635	$29,646
John Pearl Elementary School	Public	K-5	1070 Smithtown Ave	Bohemia	11716	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2300	193	18	10.9	14.5%	133 (68.9%)	6 (3.1%)	38 (19.7%)	10 (5.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	78.4	471^st of 2445 public elementary schools	80.7%		73.6	560^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.1%	89	76.0	66.7	72.2		72.0	82.4	64.7		64.7	97.1	97.1	98.6	98.6	98.6	97.1	97.6	97.6	$39,347	$663	$38,683

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