Is Oxhead Road School a good school?

Oxhead Road School ranks 1414 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oxhead Road School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 359 students attended Oxhead Road School.

What is the racial makeup of Oxhead Road School?

Students at Oxhead Road School are 44% White, 40% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Oxhead Road School attend?

Students who attend Oxhead Road School usually go on to attend: Middle : Dawnwood Middle School High : Centereach High School

Oxhead Road School

Summary:

Oxhead Road School is an elementary school located in Centereach, New York, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 371 students. The school is part of the Middle Country Central School District, which is ranked 726 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oxhead Road School has had a fluctuating statewide ranking over the past 10 years, ranging from 1066 out of 2,345 New York elementary schools in 2013-2014 (3-star rating) to 1756 out of 2,201 in 2020-2021 (1-star rating). Its current ranking for the 2023-2024 school year is 1414 out of 2,445 schools, with a 2-star rating. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students, Asian, and White students generally performing better than male students, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. Academically, Oxhead Road School's proficiency rates on New York State Assessments are generally below the state and district averages in both math and English Language Arts.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Middle Country Central School District, such as Jericho Elementary School and North Coleman Road School, Oxhead Road School's performance is generally lower, with these schools having higher statewide rankings and better academic achievement. This may be due in part to Oxhead Road School's relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 38.54% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the school's high per-student spending of $18,649 in the 2022-2023 school year, this has not translated into significantly better academic outcomes for the students.

Detail:

Public 1-5

144 Oxhead Rd
Centereach, NY 11720-1900

(631) 285-8700

District: Middle Country Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1414^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,649

Students who attend Oxhead Road School usually attend:

Middle:	Dawnwood Middle School
High:	Centereach High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.5

Number of students: 359

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

Hispanic:

40.1%

Asian:

8.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 43.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Oxhead Road School ranks worse than 57.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks first among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Middle Country Central School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.99. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (44.3%), Hispanic (40.1%), Asian (8.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 43.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oxhead Road School is 15.5, which is the 3^rd best among 8 elementary schools in the Middle Country Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Oxhead Road School employs 23.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oxhead Road School is $18,649, which is the 5^th highest among 8 elementary schools in the Middle Country Central School District. (See more...)

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oxhead Road School:

SchoolDigger ranks Oxhead Road School 1414^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Oxhead Road School in the ranking list.)

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Middle Country Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Middle Country Central School District 726^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Oxhead Road School

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Rank History for all students at Oxhead Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	72.26	638^th	2206	71.1%
2007	68.49	796^th	2219	64.1%
2008	58.92	1115^th	2227	49.9%
2009	70.08	710^th	2257	68.5%
2010	64.53	879^th	2263	61.2%
2011	67.26	770^th	2286	66.3%
2012	82.25	313^th	2320	86.5%
2013	80.97	364^th	2325	84.3%
2014	53.83	1066^th	2345	54.5%
2015	42.66	1378^th	2352	41.4%
2016	30.50	1717^th	2366	27.4%
2017	46.87	1263^rd	2386	47.1%
2018	38.36	1523^rd	2395	36.4%
2019	24.88	1857^th	2413	23.0%
2021	24.72	1756^th	2201	20.2%
2022	44.65	1314^th	2434	46.0%
2023	50.59	1146^th	2439	53.0%
2024	40.99	1414^th	2445	42.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Oxhead Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	28.20	712^th	860	17.2%
2021	36.70	283^rd	454	37.7%
2022	31.46	742^nd	1027	27.8%
2023	42.02	523^rd	1001	47.8%
2024	26.91	924^th	1066	13.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Oxhead Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.93	1371^st	1941	29.4%
2019	16.10	1835^th	1859	1.3%
2022	42.45	1014^th	2031	50.1%
2023	52.05	715^th	2016	64.5%
2024	33.85	1388^th	2110	34.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oxhead Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.86	1652^nd	2045	19.2%
2019	20.83	1766^th	2032	13.1%
2021	24.01	1419^th	1678	15.4%
2022	44.17	1092^nd	2099	48.0%
2023	43.38	1085^th	2041	46.8%
2024	35.10	1348^th	2078	35.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Oxhead Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.77	1741^st	2338	25.5%
2019	22.07	1948^th	2357	17.4%
2021	26.89	1524^th	1955	22.0%
2022	49.08	1204^th	2401	49.9%
2023	47.00	1240^th	2403	48.4%
2024	48.60	1188^th	2413	50.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Oxhead Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.49	1185^th	2340	49.4%
2019	31.16	1687^th	2358	28.5%
2021	21.90	1628^th	1961	17.0%
2022	42.00	1397^th	2400	41.8%
2023	53.50	1062^nd	2400	55.8%
2024	34.87	1599^th	2411	33.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Oxhead Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	48.62	399^th	671	40.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oxhead Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.60	918^th	1392	34.1%
2019	18.26	1185^th	1315	9.9%
2021	15.01	770^th	818	5.9%
2022	38.56	933^rd	1503	37.9%
2023	37.21	910^th	1429	36.3%
2024	29.30	1143^rd	1531	25.3%

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Rank History for White students at Oxhead Road School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.97	998^th	1408	29.1%
2019	46.84	717^th	1338	46.4%
2021	47.77	678^th	1224	44.6%
2022	48.80	730^th	1399	47.8%
2023	57.78	570^th	1337	57.4%
2024	53.40	642^nd	1392	53.9%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Oxhead Road School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	402	22	3	9	6	n/a	n/a	442
1990	427	20	5	15	0	n/a	n/a	467
1991	464	20	3	15	0	n/a	n/a	502
1992	447	22	13	12	0	n/a	n/a	494
1993	491	11	6	20	0	n/a	n/a	528
1994	433	21	5	15	1	n/a	n/a	475
1995	477	34	11	21	1	n/a	n/a	544
1996	477	34	11	21	1	n/a	n/a	544
1997	555	24	11	19	0	n/a	n/a	609
1998	557	17	14	29	0	n/a	n/a	617
1999	548	33	16	33	2	n/a	n/a	632
2000	448	24	11	43	1	n/a	n/a	527
2001	435	28	16	33	2	n/a	n/a	514
2002	415	18	16	32	1	n/a	n/a	482
2003	415	18	16	32	1	n/a	n/a	482
2004	380	26	17	48	1	n/a	n/a	472
2005	392	21	23	53	0	n/a	n/a	489
2006	369	17	18	46	0	n/a	n/a	450
2007	460	25	26	63	1	n/a	n/a	575
2008	416	26	33	75	1	n/a	n/a	551
2009	382	19	36	90	0	n/a	n/a	527
2010	386	27	44	104	0	n/a	n/a	561
2011	391	32	50	84	0	0	0	557
2012	309	23	40	84	0	1	1	458
2013	300	21	33	88	0	1	2	445
2014	287	17	25	105	0	0	4	438
2015	279	14	20	109	0	0	5	427
2016	226	11	18	105	0	0	5	365
2017	249	13	15	125	0	0	8	410
2018	224	13	19	146	0	0	9	411
2019	214	17	33	152	0	0	11	427
2020	200	20	33	154	0	0	13	420
2021	205	21	36	164	0	0	16	442
2022	184	26	30	153	0	1	12	406
2023	162	20	30	143	0	1	15	371
2024	159	15	29	144	0	0	12	359

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Oxhead Road School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	442	29.9	14.7	n/a
1990	467	28.9	16.1	n/a
1991	502	29.9	16.7	n/a
1992	494	29.9	16.5	n/a
1993	528	27.1	19.5	n/a
1994	475	29.1	16.3	16.8
1995	544	30.1	18.1	15.4
1996	544	30.1	18.1	15.4
1997	609	33.1	18.4	11.8
1998	617	38.0	16.2	10.9
1999	632	37.0	17.1	15.3
2000	527	32.0	16.5	18.6
2001	514	31.0	16.6	19.1
2002	482	28.0	17.2	19.7
2003	482	28.0	17.2	19.7
2004	472	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	489	29.0	16.9	22.7
2006	450	28.0	16.1	15.1
2007	575	29.0	19.8	15.5
2008	551	28.0	19.7	20.3
2009	527	28.0	18.8	25.8
2010	561	30.0	18.7	30.5
2011	557	31.5	17.6	27.5
2012	458	28.0	16.3	34.3
2013	445	25.0	17.8	37.8
2014	438	24.0	18.2	34.9
2015	427	23.0	18.5	39.1
2016	365	28.0	13.0	42.7
2017	410	26.0	15.7	38
2018	411	26.0	15.8	34.3
2019	427	29.0	14.7	33
2020	420	35.6	11.7	40.5
2021	442	30.9	14.2	26.2
2022	406	30.8	13.1	42.9
2023	371	25.2	14.6	38.5
2024	359	23.1	15.5	43.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Oxhead Road School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	442	29.9	14.7	n/a
1990	467	28.9	16.1	n/a
1991	502	29.9	16.7	n/a
1992	494	29.9	16.5	n/a
1993	528	27.1	19.5	n/a
1994	475	29.1	16.3	16.8
1995	544	30.1	18.1	15.4
1996	544	30.1	18.1	15.4
1997	609	33.1	18.4	11.8
1998	617	38.0	16.2	10.9
1999	632	37.0	17.1	15.3
2000	527	32.0	16.5	18.6
2001	514	31.0	16.6	19.1
2002	482	28.0	17.2	19.7
2003	482	28.0	17.2	19.7
2004	472	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	489	29.0	16.9	22.7
2006	450	28.0	16.1	15.1
2007	575	29.0	19.8	15.5
2008	551	28.0	19.7	20.3
2009	527	28.0	18.8	25.8
2010	561	30.0	18.7	30.5
2011	557	31.5	17.6	27.5
2012	458	28.0	16.3	34.3
2013	445	25.0	17.8	37.8
2014	438	24.0	18.2	34.9
2015	427	23.0	18.5	39.1
2016	365	28.0	13.0	42.7
2017	410	26.0	15.7	38
2018	411	26.0	15.8	34.3
2019	427	29.0	14.7	33
2020	420	35.6	11.7	40.5
2021	442	30.9	14.2	26.2
2022	406	30.8	13.1	42.9
2023	371	25.2	14.6	38.5
2024	359	23.1	15.5	43.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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