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Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1982^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in Shirley, New York, with 786 students. The school is part of the William Floyd Union Free School District, which is ranked 700 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School's performance, as measured by proficiency rates on New York State Assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 34.25% compared to the district's 43.51% and the state's 54.15%. The school's performance has been relatively stagnant over the past few years, with its statewide ranking hovering around the 1,500-2,000 range out of over 2,400 elementary schools in New York. However, the school's ranking has shown some signs of improvement in recent years, moving from the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools to the bottom 20-30%.

Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School faces significant challenges, including a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 51.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's proximity to other struggling schools within the William Floyd Union Free School District, such as John S Hobart Elementary School and William Floyd Elementary School, suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status may be at play. Despite these challenges, the school's potential for improvement is evident, and targeted interventions and support could help drive academic progress.

812

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,353

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6 Francis Landau Pl
Shirley, NY 11967-2997

(631) 874-1301

District: William Floyd Union Free School District

Students who attend Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School usually attend:

High:

William Floyd High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.4%

White:

25.5%

African American:

11.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Math scores 22 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg45%

New York avg55%

1,982^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the William Floyd Union Free School District

700^th of 874William Floyd 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	23.2	1982 of 2445	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1596 of 2445	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	1490 of 2439	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	1448 of 2434	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	1199 of 2201	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1547 of 2413	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1666 of 2395	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	1773 of 2386	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	1831 of 2366	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.7	1842 of 2352	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.9	1543 of 2345	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.4	1426 of 2325	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.5	1279 of 2320	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.0	1144 of 2286	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.7	1172 of 2263	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.2	951 of 2257	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.3	1051 of 2227	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.0	1393 of 2219	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.4	1046 of 2206	52.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	610 of 928	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	490 of 927	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.2	300 of 857	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	359 of 936	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	207 of 427	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.2	678 of 891	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	615 of 948	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	487 of 696	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.2	530 of 605	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	982 of 1117	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	912 of 1066	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	627 of 1001	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	956 of 1027	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	267 of 454	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	782 of 860	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	856 of 938	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	2097 of 2409	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1654 of 2413	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	1382 of 2403	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1493 of 2401	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	1237 of 1955	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	1324 of 2357	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1623 of 2338	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1250 of 1569	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	836 of 1531	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	684 of 1429	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	654 of 1503	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	375 of 818	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	835 of 1315	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	875 of 1392	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	38.1	377 of 570	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.7	147 of 730	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1648 of 2098	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1287 of 2078	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1201 of 2041	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	1104 of 2099	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	680 of 1678	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	1355 of 2032	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1461 of 2045	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1738 of 2407	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1496 of 2411	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	1544 of 2400	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	1371 of 2400	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	1029 of 1961	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1644 of 2358	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1621 of 2340	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	62.0	46 of 180	74.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1462 of 2134	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	960 of 2110	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	982 of 2016	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	1080 of 2031	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	427 of 1044	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.5	1287 of 1859	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1388 of 1941	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1153 of 1402	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	895 of 1392	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	964 of 1337	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	988 of 1399	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	676 of 1224	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	728 of 1338	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	919 of 1408	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2019)74th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2019)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-14 vs state

Math35%-22 vs state

Science34%-11 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
Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School	Public	K-5	6 Francis Landau Pl	Shirley	11967	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1301	812	56	14.5	46.4%	207 (25.5%)	93 (11.5%)	442 (54.4%)	27 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.9%)	23.2	1982^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.9%		34.8	1596^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.7%	386	34.3	38.9	51.5		25.7	43.4	37.7		33.8	98.8	99.4	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.0	99.4	99.6	$25,353	$1,625	$23,728
John S Hobart Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 Van Buren St	Shirley	11967	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1295	796	60	13.2	52.9%	178 (22.4%)	149 (18.7%)	401 (50.4%)	25 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.2%)	33.1	1679^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.3%		20.2	2056^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.9%	377	55.3	48.0	34.0		55.2	65.6	34.3		23.7	98.3	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.8	99.4	$30,705	$2,160	$28,545
William Floyd Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Lexington Rd	Shirley	11967	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1258	757	60	12.6	46.2%	207 (27.3%)	71 (9.4%)	424 (56.0%)	26 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	34.2	1651^st of 2445 public elementary schools	32.5%		39	1484^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.3%	167	44.6	51.7	44.0		53.6	54.3	37.4		33.3	98.9	99.4	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.4	99.3	$30,188	$2,233	$27,955
William Floyd Learning Center	Public	K-5	111 Lexington Rd	Shirley	11967	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1607	81	12	6.5	63.0%	19 (23.5%)	20 (24.7%)	29 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (14.8%)	32.6	1698^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.6%		5.9	2413^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.3%	715	22.2	46.7	61.5		22.2	33.3	58.3		38.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$59,715	$11,818	$47,898
Tangier Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	336 Blanco Dr	Mastic Beach	11951	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1341	770	53	14.6	51.9%	223 (29.0%)	114 (14.8%)	382 (49.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.1%)	39	1503^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	38.5%		35.2	1588^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.1%	85	45.9	47.6	55.2		38.3	52.1	63.9		35.4	98.3	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.5	99.7	98.9	$28,096	$2,755	$25,341
Moriches Elementary School	Public	K-5	16 Louis Ave	Moriches	11955	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1397	861	56	15.4	49.1%	214 (24.9%)	92 (10.7%)	478 (55.5%)	20 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.6%)	44.2	1359^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.4%		39.9	1454^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.5%	95	43.5	42.5	61.1		45.9	57.5	62.0		44.3	99.0	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.8	99.7	$25,213	$1,952	$23,261
Brookhaven Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-3	101 Fireplace Neck Rd	Brookhaven	11719	Suffolk County	South Country Central School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(631) 730-1700	515	51	10.1	41.4%	117 (22.7%)	83 (16.1%)	288 (55.9%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)								(n/a)	37.1				46.6					97.3	98.7	99.5	99.5	100.0	98.4	98.7	97.3	$35,547	$1,306	$34,241
Clayton Huey Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 Main St	Center Moriches	11934	Suffolk County	Center Moriches Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 878-9780	586	44	13.1	29.0%	379 (64.7%)	15 (2.6%)	159 (27.1%)	6 (1.0%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	41	1446^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.9%		42.8	1361^st of 2445 public elementary schools	44.3%	85	56.7	47.3	39.3		59.7	49.2	50.9		39.7	98.3	99.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.0	99.5	98.4	$32,943	$1,288	$31,655
Dayton Avenue School	Public	3-6	151 Dayton Ave	Manorville	11949	Suffolk County	Eastport-South Manor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 801-3083	428	47	9.1	31.5%	298 (69.6%)	7 (1.6%)	105 (24.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	45.8	1304^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.7%		46.1	1254^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.7%	50	40.2	59.7	60.0	53.2	40.2	56.1	54.8	44.6	52.5	97.5	98.7	99.2	99.2	99.6	99.0	98.7	98.5	$38,643	$667	$37,976
Frank P Long Intermediate School	Public	4-5	599 Brookhaven Ave	Bellport	11713	Suffolk County	South Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 730-1725	542	56	9.6	56.6%	145 (26.8%)	87 (16.1%)	272 (50.2%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	15.5	2180^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%		16.7	2157^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.8%	23		33.6	32.6			42.6	27.1		19.3	97.4	99.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.5	$33,846	$1,091	$32,755

Frequently Asked Questions about Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School

What district is Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School in?

William Floyd Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School?

Students at Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 25% White, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School a good school?

Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.9% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : William Floyd High School

How many students attend Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 812 students attended Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School.

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