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James H Boyd Elementary School

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James H Boyd Elementary School ranks 352 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of New York elementary schools

Summary

James H Boyd Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the Elwood Union Free School District in Huntington, New York. With 418 students, the school consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels.

The school's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with its 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate of 73.08% in 2024-2025 significantly exceeding the state average of 54.15%. Similarly, the school's 5th grade Math proficiency rate of 78.18% was well above the state average of 54.16%. Additionally, the school's African American and multi-racial students have ranked exceptionally high in ELA compared to other New York elementary schools. This suggests a strong focus on equity and inclusion at James H Boyd Elementary School.

Compared to nearby schools, James H Boyd Elementary School stands out with its high per-student spending of $32,373 in 2023-2024 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.2. For example, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was significantly higher than the nearby Maplewood Intermediate School (73.08% vs. 42%). While the school's overall performance is exceptional, there may be opportunities to further support the academic growth of certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students.

421

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,606

Per pupil spending ?

26.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

286 Cuba Hill Rd
Huntington, NY 11743-4865

(631) 266-5430

District: Elwood Union Free School District

Students who attend James H Boyd Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Elwood Middle School
High:	Elwood/John Glenn High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

Hispanic:

24.2%

Asian:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (75% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New York elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg74%

New York avg55%

352^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

152^nd of 874Elwood 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	82.9	352 of 2445	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	467 of 2445	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	436 of 2439	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	403 of 2434	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	351 of 2201	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	454 of 2413	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	354 of 2395	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	80.4	389 of 2386	83.7%	★★★★☆
2016	83.2	314 of 2366	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	81.1	372 of 2352	84.2%	★★★★☆
2014	83.9	276 of 2345	88.2%	★★★★☆
2013	79.9	380 of 2325	83.7%	★★★★☆
2012	82.5	301 of 2320	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	76.0	512 of 2286	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	437 of 2263	80.7%	★★★★☆
2009	75.8	462 of 2257	79.5%	★★★★☆
2008	77.2	424 of 2227	81.0%	★★★★☆
2007	78.3	395 of 2219	82.2%	★★★★☆
2006	79.5	339 of 2206	84.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	36 of 928	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	69.0	203 of 857	76.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	234 of 696	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	309 of 662	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	272 of 605	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	293 of 671	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	214 of 430	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	180 of 548	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	261 of 601	56.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	66.7	103 of 454	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	140 of 860	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	49.3	402 of 938	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	351 of 2409	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	442 of 2413	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	440 of 2403	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	452 of 2401	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	432 of 1955	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	439 of 2357	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	301 of 2338	87.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	245 of 1569	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	298 of 1531	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	281 of 1429	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	143 of 1503	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.8	102 of 818	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	386 of 1315	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	309 of 1392	77.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	523 of 2098	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	706 of 2078	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.3	425 of 2041	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	425 of 2099	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	291 of 1678	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	587 of 2032	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	485 of 2045	76.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	353 of 2407	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	516 of 2411	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	461 of 2400	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	326 of 2400	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	236 of 1961	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	478 of 2358	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	417 of 2340	82.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	23 of 287	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	58.4	75 of 223	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	850 of 2134	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	512 of 2110	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	744 of 2016	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	392 of 2031	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	184 of 1044	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	171 of 1859	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	71.5	301 of 1941	84.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	357 of 1402	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	383 of 1392	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	336 of 1337	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	394 of 1399	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	294 of 1224	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	379 of 1338	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	255 of 1408	81.9%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)96th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)77th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math78%+21 vs state

English Language Arts76%+21 vs state

Science62%+17 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
James H Boyd Elementary School	Public	3-5	286 Cuba Hill Rd	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Elwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 266-5430	421	38	11.0	26.4%	232 (55.1%)	23 (5.5%)	102 (24.2%)	43 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	82.9	352^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	85.6%		78.3	467^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.9%	115	73.1	68.0	83.6	79.8	75.6	78.2	62.0	99.1	99.1	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.1	99.3	99.5	$34,606	$1,269	$33,337
Harley Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-2	30 Harley Ave	Elwood	11731	Suffolk County	Elwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 266-5445	410	34	12.0	20.0%	247 (60.2%)	23 (5.6%)	93 (22.7%)	30 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)								(n/a)								99.3	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.5	$34,894	$1,249	$33,645
Thomas J Lahey Elementary School	Public	3-5	625 Pulaski Rd	Greenlawn	11740	Suffolk County	Harborfields Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 754-5400	602	56	10.8	16.9%	408 (67.8%)	14 (2.3%)	117 (19.4%)	29 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	81.7	375^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.7%		69.6	651^st of 2445 public elementary schools	73.4%	276	72.5	70.5	71.8	82.1	73.2	73.3	70.8	98.9	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.1	99.2	99.5	$31,374	$587	$30,787
Burr Intermediate School	Public	3-5	Burr Rd	Commack	11725	Suffolk County	Commack Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 858-3636	669	53	12.6	11.1%	472 (70.6%)	10 (1.5%)	93 (13.9%)	81 (12.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	77.1	503^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	79.4%		67.9	710^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.0%	207	67.8	55.5	71.8	79.2	76.5	76.5	74.3	99.6	99.7	100.0	99.9	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	$32,272	$519	$31,753
Maplewood Intermediate School	Public	3-5	19 School Ln	Huntington Station	11746	Suffolk County	South Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 812-3400	594	55	10.7	45.5%	184 (31.0%)	54 (9.1%)	306 (51.5%)	27 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	29.7	1783^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	27.1%		38.2	1508^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.3%	275	42.0	47.3	42.7	42.5	59.0	27.4	35.3	98.5	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.7	99.0	$35,925	$1,268	$34,657
Pulaski Road School	Public	K-4	623 9th Ave	East Northport	11731	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 262-6850	351	32	10.9	25.6%	228 (65.0%)	6 (1.7%)	89 (25.4%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.8%)	29.7	1781^st of 2445 public elementary schools	27.2%		60.7	890^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.6%	891	41.7	45.0		27.7	61.5			97.6	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.7	98.4	$36,301	$669	$35,631
Vanderbilt Elementary School	Public	K-5	350 Deer Park Ave	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3800	708	51	13.9	24.9%	326 (46.0%)	75 (10.6%)	113 (16.0%)	153 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.8%)	90.1	192^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	92.1%		86.6	282^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	88.5%	90	76.5	81.1	82.2	87.9	82.1	85.1	75.8	98.4	99.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	99.4	99.6	$34,027	$739	$33,288
Washington School	Public	K-3	78 Whitson Rd	Huntington Station	11746	Suffolk County	Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 673-2090	335	35	9.4	43.6%	109 (32.5%)	9 (2.7%)	193 (57.6%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)								(n/a)	69.3			67.1				98.3	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	$32,692	$1,957	$30,735
Fifth Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-4	1157 5th Ave	East Northport	11731	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6820	377	28	13.2	7.2%	307 (81.4%)	5 (1.3%)	42 (11.1%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	68.8	723^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	70.4%		64.9	783^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	68.0%	60	79.7	50.9		81.7	60.0			99.4	100.0	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	100.0	100.0	$36,423	$562	$35,861
Rolling Hills School	Public	K-2	25 McCulloch Dr	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Commack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 858-3570	246	18	13.3	25.6%	131 (53.3%)	6 (2.4%)	38 (15.4%)	59 (24.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)								(n/a)								99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	$32,314	$425	$31,889

Frequently Asked Questions about James H Boyd Elementary School

What schools do graduates of James H Boyd Elementary School attend?

Students who attend James H Boyd Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elwood Middle School
High : Elwood/John Glenn High School

What district is James H Boyd Elementary School in?

Elwood Union Free School District

How many students attend James H Boyd Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended James H Boyd Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of James H Boyd Elementary School?

Students at James H Boyd Elementary School are 55% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is James H Boyd Elementary School a good school?

James H Boyd Elementary School ranks 352^nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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