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Phillips Avenue School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Phillips Avenue School is an elementary school located in Riverhead, New York, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 654 students. The school is part of the Riverhead Central School District, which is ranked 814 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, Phillips Avenue School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools for the past 10 years, with significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and math compared to the state and nearby schools like Riley Avenue School and Aquebogue Elementary School. This persistent low performance suggests that factors beyond just resource allocation may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, at 47.55%, compared to the nearby schools, may be playing a significant role in the academic outcomes. However, the effectiveness of the school's resource utilization and the impact of other school-specific dynamics warrant further investigation to identify targeted interventions that can improve student achievement at Phillips Avenue School.

656

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,208

Per pupil spending ?

47.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

141 Phillips Ave
Riverhead, NY 11901-3938

(631) 369-6787

District: Riverhead Central School District

Students who attend Phillips Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Pulaski Street Elementary School
	Riverhead Middle School
High:	Riverhead Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.9%

White:

11.6%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (20% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Math scores 40 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg30%

New York avg57%

2,412^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Riverhead Central School District

814^th of 874Riverhead 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	4.6	2412 of 2445	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	2396 of 2445	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	2358 of 2439	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	2304 of 2434	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	2068 of 2201	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	2374 of 2413	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	2351 of 2395	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	2336 of 2386	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	2225 of 2366	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	2240 of 2352	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.8	2204 of 2345	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	2138 of 2325	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.2	2061 of 2320	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.9	1892 of 2286	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.6	1982 of 2263	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.4	1863 of 2257	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.9	1974 of 2227	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.4	1790 of 2219	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.6	1848 of 2206	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	844 of 928	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	744 of 891	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	851 of 948	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1010 of 1117	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1007 of 1066	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	910 of 1001	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	914 of 1027	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	370 of 454	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	776 of 860	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	851 of 938	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	2366 of 2409	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	2371 of 2413	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	2307 of 2403	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	2229 of 2401	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1867 of 1955	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	2304 of 2357	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	2268 of 2338	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	1512 of 1569	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1501 of 1531	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1346 of 1429	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1410 of 1503	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	750 of 818	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1280 of 1315	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1343 of 1392	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	724 of 766	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	620 of 622	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	533 of 730	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	2030 of 2098	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	2013 of 2078	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1984 of 2041	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	2007 of 2099	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1413 of 1678	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1948 of 2032	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	2008 of 2045	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	2363 of 2407	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	2355 of 2411	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	2330 of 2400	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	2298 of 2400	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1860 of 1961	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	2319 of 2358	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	2324 of 2340	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	2097 of 2134	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2001 of 2110	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1904 of 2016	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2026 of 2031	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	960 of 1044	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	30.2	1042 of 1399	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1142 of 1224	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	1379 of 1408	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2022)26th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2024)5th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-33 vs state

Math19%-40 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
Phillips Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	141 Phillips Ave	Riverhead	11901	Suffolk County	Riverhead Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 369-6787	656	45	14.5	47.3%	76 (11.6%)	48 (7.3%)	524 (79.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	4.6	2412^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.3%		6.4	2396^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.0%	16	18.9	23.1			21.5	17.0				94.2	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.8	98.6	99.3	95.2	$28,208	$1,657	$26,551
Roanoke Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	549 Roanoke Ave	Riverhead	11901	Suffolk County	Riverhead Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 369-6813	395	35	11.1	51.9%	48 (12.2%)	27 (6.8%)	305 (77.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	6.5	2373^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	2.9%		11.1	2309^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.6%	64	26.1	25.0			22.7	21.5				95.7	98.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.2	99.7	97.4	$37,578	$3,045	$34,533
Aquebogue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	499 Main Rd	Aquebogue	11931	Suffolk County	Riverhead Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 369-6780	458	42	10.8	41.9%	133 (29.0%)	30 (6.6%)	287 (62.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	29.4	1795^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.6%		55	1028^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.0%	767	32.8	54.0			44.3	44.6				96.6	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.2	99.2	97.8	$37,192	$1,657	$35,536
Riley Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	374 Riley Ave	Calverton	11933	Suffolk County	Riverhead Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 369-6804	520	43	12.0	32.7%	226 (43.5%)	33 (6.3%)	246 (47.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	23.7	1969^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.5%		40.6	1425^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.7%	544	38.6	30.4			51.7	39.4				91.2	98.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.9	99.1	94.8	$34,291	$1,489	$32,801
East Quogue School	Public	K-6	6 Central Ave	East Quogue	11942	Suffolk County	East Quogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 653-5210	381	47	8.1	20.2%	245 (64.3%)	1 (0.3%)	119 (31.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	74.9	557^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.2%		66	756^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.1%	199	73.2	56.0	61.5	80.0	88.1	62.8	68.3	81.1	58.1	98.2	98.4	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.4	98.4	98.7	$47,761	$1,258	$46,503
Westhampton Beach Elementary School	Public	K-5	379 Mill Rd	Westhampton Beach	11978	Suffolk County	Westhampton Beach Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 288-3800	298	43	6.8	27.2%	129 (43.3%)	2 (0.7%)	151 (50.7%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	68.1	735^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.9%		58.3	940^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.6%	205	56.4	51.4	75.9		60.0	68.3	68.5		65.4	95.8	96.6	98.4	98.4	98.4	96.6	97.4	97.7	$46,818	$979	$45,839
Quogue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10 Edgewood Rd	Quogue	11959	Suffolk County	Quogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 653-4285	92	14	6.7		76 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	96.5	39^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.4%		98.6	11^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.6%	28	100.0	84.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	92.3	100.0	85.7	88.9	98.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.7	$84,365	$363	$84,003
Tuttle Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-2	1 Tuttle Ave	Eastport	11941	Suffolk County	Eastport-South Manor Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 801-3061	233	23	10.0	25.8%	170 (73.0%)	3 (1.3%)	45 (19.3%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)								(n/a)										94.2	97.5	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.5	97.1	96.3	$46,123	$768	$45,355
Eastport Elementary School	Public	3-6	390 Montauk Hwy	Eastport	11941	Suffolk County	Eastport-South Manor Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 801-3175	302	27	11.3	21.2%	238 (78.8%)	4 (1.3%)	53 (17.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	68.8	721^st of 2445 public elementary schools	70.5%		59.8	912^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.7%	191	54.6	52.2	76.8	53.2	64.2	78.0	71.9	59.2	66.1	97.5	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.9	98.9	98.9	$38,494	$663	$37,831
Remsenburg-Speonk Elementary School	Public	K-6	11 Mill Rd	Remsenburg	11960	Suffolk County	Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 325-0203	119	21	5.7	9.2%	81 (68.1%)	1 (0.8%)	29 (24.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	69	712^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.9%		57.6	956^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.9%	244	80.0	58.8	76.5	78.6	86.7	26.3	58.8	69.2	58.8	96.9	98.4	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.4	97.7	98.4	$80,908	$308	$80,600

Frequently Asked Questions about Phillips Avenue School

Is Phillips Avenue School a good school?

Phillips Avenue School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Phillips Avenue School in?

Riverhead Central School District

What schools do graduates of Phillips Avenue School attend?

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

Middle : Pulaski Street Elementary School
Middle : Riverhead Middle School
High : Riverhead Senior High School

How many students attend Phillips Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Phillips Avenue School.

What is the racial makeup of Phillips Avenue School?

Students at Phillips Avenue School are 80% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% African American.

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