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Idle Hour Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Idle Hour Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Connetquot Central School District in Oakdale, New York. With 214 students, the school has consistently maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years, indicating strong academic performance.

Idle Hour Elementary School significantly outperforms the Connetquot Central School District and the state of New York in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 85.71% of 3rd graders, 83.33% of 4th graders, and 83.33% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district scores of 48.21%, 58.52%, and 53.74%, respectively, and the state scores of 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%. The school also performs well for specific student subgroups, ranking 281 out of 2,413 New York elementary schools for female students and 717 out of 2,411 for male students in 2023-2024.

Idle Hour Elementary School's high spending per student, at $35,756 in 2023-2024, and low student-teacher ratio of 12.3 in 2023-2024, suggest the school has access to significant resources and funding, which may contribute to its academic success. When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Connetquot Central School District, such as Edward J Bosti Elementary School, John Pearl Elementary School, and Sycamore Avenue Elementary School, Idle Hour Elementary School outperforms its peers on most academic measures.

218

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,007

Per pupil spending ?

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

334 Idle Hour Blvd
Oakdale, NY 11769-1998

(631) 244-2306

District: Connetquot Central School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.0%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (83% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Connetquot Central School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg58%

New York avg55%

203^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	89.5	203 of 2445	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	325 of 2445	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	547 of 2439	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	371 of 2434	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	213 of 2201	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	71.5	626 of 2413	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	505 of 2395	78.9%	★★★★☆
2017	64.5	808 of 2386	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	85.1	264 of 2366	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	89.2	162 of 2352	93.1%	★★★★★
2014	75.1	519 of 2345	77.9%	★★★★☆
2013	67.4	673 of 2325	71.1%	★★★★☆
2012	82.1	318 of 2320	86.3%	★★★★☆
2011	89.1	121 of 2286	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	88.2	92 of 2263	95.9%	★★★★★
2009	85.1	54 of 2257	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	85.3	92 of 2227	95.9%	★★★★★
2007	89.0	10 of 2219	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	86.6	68 of 2206	96.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	85.6	281 of 2413	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	900 of 2403	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.5	453 of 2401	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	89.1	101 of 1955	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	64.7	776 of 2357	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	66.4	717 of 2411	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	567 of 2400	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	410 of 2400	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	91.1	64 of 1961	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	59.5	889 of 2358	62.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	68.2	386 of 1224	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.5	185 of 1408	86.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2024)88th percentile~ school

Male (2024)70th percentile-16 vs school

White (2021)68th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+29 vs state

Math82%+25 vs state

Science80%+35 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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th 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
Idle Hour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	334 Idle Hour Blvd	Oakdale	11769	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2306	218	17	12.8	5.5%	194 (89.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	89.5	203^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	91.7%		84.4	325^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.7%	122	85.7	83.3	83.3	71.4	100.0	76.9	80.0	97.8	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.1	98.7	98.7	$37,007	$680	$36,327
Timber Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	200 Timber Point Rd	East Islip	11730	Suffolk County	East Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 224-2004	370	34	10.9	14.1%	289 (78.1%)	8 (2.2%)	57 (15.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)								(n/a)								98.7	99.5	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.5	$31,712	$962	$30,750
Connetquot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1 Merrick St	Islip Terrace	11752	Suffolk County	East Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 224-2001	352	34	10.3	42.6%	182 (51.7%)	24 (6.8%)	120 (34.1%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (2.8%)								(n/a)								99.4	99.7	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.7	99.7	$34,935	$1,077	$33,858
John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	3-5	94 Woodland Dr	East Islip	11730	Suffolk County	East Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 224-2003	416	37	11.3	26.4%	296 (71.2%)	5 (1.2%)	101 (24.3%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	37.3	1537^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.1%		48.1	1214^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.3%	323	36.5	58.3	44.2	48.6	66.7	37.3	34.9	99.3	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	99.8	$30,247	$751	$29,496
Ruth C Kinney Elementary School	Public	3-5	1 Spur Dr S	Islip Terrace	11752	Suffolk County	East Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 224-2007	314	34	9.1	40.1%	181 (57.6%)	14 (4.5%)	100 (31.8%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	42.1	1418^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.0%		37.9	1510^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.2%	92	48.3	32.8	63.3	51.7	39.7	59.2	58.7	99.2	99.7	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.4	99.7	99.4	$36,321	$1,149	$35,173
Sycamore Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	745 Sycamore Ave	Bohemia	11716	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2261	380	47	8.1	17.1%	285 (75.0%)	11 (2.9%)	61 (16.1%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	46.8	1276^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.8%		41.8	1392^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.1%	116	30.8	50.0	33.3	69.0	74.1	52.2	46.7	99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	$43,420	$1,202	$42,217
Edward J Bosti Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Bourne Blvd	Bohemia	11716	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2291	269	31	8.6	17.1%	199 (74.0%)	10 (3.7%)	40 (14.9%)	8 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	86.9	256^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.5%		73.4	562^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.0%	306	78.6	73.7	90.0	80.0	94.7	87.5	52.9	97.0	97.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.0	98.3	99.3	$44,493	$1,057	$43,436
Wing Elementary School	Public	K-1	1 Winganhauppauge Rd	Islip	11751	Suffolk County	Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 650-8450	373	34	11.0	35.1%	176 (47.2%)	21 (5.6%)	140 (37.5%)	20 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)								(n/a)								97.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$28,784	$439	$28,345
Cherry Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Cherry Ave	West Sayville	11796	Suffolk County	Sayville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-6700	374	32	11.7	9.1%	324 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	78.7	464^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.0%		75.4	527^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.4%	63	75.0	73.0	72.0	81.4	70.3	66.7	58.5	98.6	98.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.0	99.0	99.5	$34,150	$521	$33,629
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Idle Hour Elementary School

How many students attend Idle Hour Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Idle Hour Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Idle Hour Elementary School?

Students at Idle Hour Elementary School are 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Idle Hour Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Idle Hour Elementary School ranks in the top 8.3% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Idle Hour Elementary School in?

Connetquot Central School District

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