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Norwood Avenue School

Q: Is Norwood Avenue School a good school?

Norwood Avenue School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of New York elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Norwood Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Norwood Avenue School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Norwood Avenue School?

Students at Norwood Avenue School are 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Norwood Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Norwood Avenue School usually go on to attend: Elementary : Northport Middle School High : Northport Senior High School

Public Grades K-4

1950^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Norwood Avenue School is an elementary school located in Northport, New York, serving 425 students in grades K-4. It is part of the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District, which is ranked 333 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past few years, Norwood Avenue School has seen a significant decline in its academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 1950 out of 2445 New York elementary schools, with only 1 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. This is a stark contrast to its previous ranking of 134 out of 2386 New York elementary schools in the 2016-2017 school year, when it had a 5-star rating. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as male students, white students, and English Language Learners, who all rank significantly lower than the state and district averages.

Norwood Avenue School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are consistently lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates were 44.87% in ELA and 46.15% in Math, compared to the district's 57.08% and the state's 54.15% and 59.7%, respectively. Additionally, the school has seen a steady increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 14.32% in 2021-2022 to 16.71% in 2023-2024. When compared to other elementary schools in the district, such as Fifth Avenue Elementary School and Ocean Avenue School, Norwood Avenue School appears to be underperforming.

416

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,018

Per pupil spending ?

13.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Norwood Rd
Northport, NY 11768-3599

(631) 262-6830

District: Northport-East Northport Union Free School District

Students who attend Norwood Avenue School usually attend:

Elementary:	Northport Middle School
High:	Northport Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.6%

Hispanic:

13.9%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 70 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg56%

New York avg57%

1,950^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 70 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District

333^rd of 874Northport-East Northport 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	24.2	1950 of 2445	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1753 of 2445	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1777 of 2439	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.8	1287 of 2434	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	83.2	300 of 2201	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	564 of 2413	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	377 of 2395	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	90.9	134 of 2386	94.4%	★★★★★
2016	88.7	166 of 2366	93.0%	★★★★★
2015	86.3	240 of 2352	89.8%	★★★★☆
2014	77.9	439 of 2345	81.3%	★★★★☆
2013	77.7	428 of 2325	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.3	410 of 2320	82.3%	★★★★☆
2011	83.0	290 of 2286	87.3%	★★★★☆
2010	83.1	248 of 2263	89.0%	★★★★☆
2009	78.1	371 of 2257	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	79.4	339 of 2227	84.8%	★★★★☆
2007	80.1	324 of 2219	85.4%	★★★★☆
2006	78.6	371 of 2206	83.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	14.8	996 of 1001	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1685 of 2409	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1558 of 2413	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	1531 of 2403	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	1134 of 2401	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.4	230 of 1955	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	526 of 2357	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	395 of 2338	83.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1944 of 2098	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1701 of 2078	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1375 of 2041	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1762 of 2099	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	2097 of 2407	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1886 of 2411	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1888 of 2400	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1511 of 2400	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	79.4	322 of 1961	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	572 of 2358	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	313 of 2340	86.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1309 of 2134	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	1195 of 2110	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	1427 of 2016	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	1072 of 2031	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.4	209 of 1044	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	545 of 1859	70.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1205 of 1402	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1176 of 1392	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1134 of 1337	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	975 of 1399	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.7	258 of 1224	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	666 of 1338	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	468 of 1408	66.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)<1st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math43%-16 vs state

English Language Arts39%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	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	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th 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 Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
Norwood Avenue School	Public	K-4	25 Norwood Rd	Northport	11768	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6830	416	30	13.8	13.9%	331 (79.6%)	5 (1.2%)	58 (13.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	24.2	1950^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.2%		29.7	1753^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	28.3%	197					44.9	32.9					46.2	39.7							98.3	99.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.7	99.0	99.3	$36,018	$631	$35,387
Ocean Avenue School	Public	K-4	100 Ocean Ave	Northport	11768	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6840	346	28	12.5	12.1%	280 (80.9%)	2 (0.6%)	46 (13.3%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	78	481^st of 2445 public elementary schools	80.3%		75.4	526^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.5%	45					63.6	73.3					70.9	86.7							98.7	99.3	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	99.3	99.3	$35,691	$482	$35,209
Northport Middle School	Public	K-8	11 Middleville Rd	Northport	11768	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6750	694	81	8.5	14.3%	537 (77.4%)	4 (0.6%)	129 (18.6%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	67.2	348^th of 1500 public elementary schools	76.8%					(n/a)	100.0	91.1	100.0	100.0			57.3	56.3	54.8	72.4			63.8	78.6	69.4	52.6	53.4	0.0	99.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.5	$40,326	$570	$39,756
Fort Salonga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	39 Sunken Meadow Rd	Northport	11768	Suffolk County	Kings Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 269-3364	381	32	11.8	8.7%	297 (78.0%)	3 (0.8%)	52 (13.6%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.6%)								(n/a)					70.2						79.3								99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$32,903	$449	$32,454
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
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
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
Washington Drive Primary School	Public	K-2	95 Washington Dr	Centerport	11721	Suffolk County	Harborfields Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 754-5592	621	61	10.1	15.5%	424 (68.3%)	18 (2.9%)	110 (17.7%)	37 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)								(n/a)																			98.2	98.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.2	98.3	98.9	$31,198	$569	$30,630
Flower Hill School	Public	K-3	98 Flower Hill Rd	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 673-2050	278	26	10.6	48.9%	84 (30.2%)	30 (10.8%)	151 (54.3%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)								(n/a)					61.5						68.2								96.6	99.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.7	99.0	98.3	$38,705	$1,883	$36,822
North Ridge School	Public	K-2	300 Townline Rd	Commack	11725	Suffolk County	Commack Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 912-2190	335	28	11.8	9.3%	224 (66.9%)	7 (2.1%)	58 (17.3%)	37 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)								(n/a)																			98.9	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	99.2	98.9	$35,572	$672	$34,900

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwood Avenue School

How many students attend Norwood Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Norwood Avenue School.

What schools do graduates of Norwood Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Norwood Avenue School usually go on to attend:

Elementary : Northport Middle School
High : Northport Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Norwood Avenue School?

Students at Norwood Avenue School are 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Norwood Avenue School in?

Northport-East Northport Union Free School District

Is Norwood Avenue School a good school?

Norwood Avenue School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of New York elementary schools.

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