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Hiawatha School

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Hiawatha School ranks 1603 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Hiawatha School is an elementary school located in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 584 students. It is part of the Sachem Central School District, which is ranked 524 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hiawatha School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in New York State Assessments, is generally lower than the Sachem Central School District and the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Hiawatha School's proficiency rates were 30% in 3rd grade ELA, 37.93% in 4th grade ELA, and 45.45% in 5th grade ELA, compared to the district's 48.72%, 44.01%, and 42.05%, respectively. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively lower performance for Asian, Hispanic, and White students compared to the state.

Hiawatha School has seen a steady increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 26.63% in 2021-2022 to 45.38% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. The school's spending per student has increased from $15,641 in 2021-2022 to $29,650 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average but lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Holbrook Road School and Edith L Slocum Elementary School. These factors may contribute to the school's declining academic performance and the achievement gaps among its student population.

541

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,893

Per pupil spending ?

38.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

97 Patchogue-Holbrook Rd
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-5799

(631) 471-1830

District: Sachem Central School District

Students who attend Hiawatha School usually attend:

Middle:	Samoset Middle School
High:	Sachem High School North

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.9%

Hispanic:

32.3%

Asian:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

1,603^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Sachem Central School District

524^th of 874Sachem 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	35.5	1603 of 2445	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1744 of 2445	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1639 of 2439	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	1580 of 2434	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.6	766 of 2201	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	1533 of 2413	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	941 of 2395	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.2	1120 of 2386	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.1	926 of 2366	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.0	1337 of 2352	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.5	1104 of 2345	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	872 of 2325	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.4	702 of 2320	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.4	611 of 2286	73.3%	★★★★☆
2010	76.2	485 of 2263	78.6%	★★★★☆
2009	66.6	854 of 2257	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.6	786 of 2227	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.5	686 of 2219	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.3	805 of 2206	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	619 of 696	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.8	456 of 671	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	294 of 430	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	458 of 601	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1027 of 1117	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	656 of 1001	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	703 of 1027	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	1496 of 2409	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	1439 of 2413	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1717 of 2403	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1704 of 2401	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.0	862 of 1955	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.4	1837 of 2357	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.7	825 of 2338	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	1039 of 1569	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1249 of 1531	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	971 of 1429	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1150 of 1503	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	67.7	212 of 818	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	25.0	1063 of 1315	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.6	702 of 1392	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	1231 of 2098	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1680 of 2078	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1768 of 2041	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1181 of 2099	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	771 of 1678	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.4	1755 of 2032	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	1020 of 2045	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1665 of 2407	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1915 of 2411	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1506 of 2400	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	1423 of 2400	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.6	558 of 1961	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	1220 of 2358	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	996 of 2340	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	1442 of 2110	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1573 of 1859	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1021 of 1402	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	935 of 1392	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	874 of 1337	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1228 of 1399	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.5	568 of 1224	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.2	953 of 1338	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.1	706 of 1408	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)11th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math52%-5 vs state

Science51%+6 vs state

English Language Arts36%-19 vs state

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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 (2025)	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
Hiawatha School	Public	K-5	97 Patchogue-Holbrook Rd	Lake Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 471-1830	541	43	12.5	38.8%	259 (47.9%)	22 (4.1%)	175 (32.3%)	61 (11.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	35.5	1603^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	34.4%		30	1744^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.7%	141	30.0	37.9	45.5	38.6	59.0	67.4	51.1	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	$29,893	$925	$28,968
Nokomis School	Public	K-5	151 Holbrook Rd	Holbrook	11741	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 471-1840	496	44	11.3	35.5%	277 (55.8%)	21 (4.2%)	156 (31.5%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.6%)	31.7	1721^st of 2445 public elementary schools	29.6%		28	1806^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.1%	85	50.0	21.9	60.0	73.9	28.4	55.6	29.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,554	$641	$30,913
Cayuga School	Public	K-5	865 Hawkins Ave	Lake Grove	11755	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 471-1800	539	47	11.5	33.4%	314 (58.3%)	21 (3.9%)	151 (28.0%)	36 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	48.7	1225^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.9%		50.4	1158^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.6%	67	56.5	51.3	39.5	61.7	72.5	56.8	38.5	98.5	98.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.7	98.9	99.1	$29,057	$913	$28,145
Holbrook Road School	Public	1-5	170 Holbrook Ave	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8560	396	25	15.8	45.7%	170 (42.9%)	23 (5.8%)	135 (34.1%)	43 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	34.5	1634^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.2%		15.8	2194^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.3%	560	40.6	50.8	45.2	60.9	45.9	33.3	37.8	98.9	98.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.9	99.5	99.2	$27,566	$918	$26,648
Chippewa Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 David Mello Dr	Holtsville	11742	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 696-8640	543	44	12.2	29.1%	321 (59.1%)	21 (3.9%)	138 (25.4%)	41 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	45.1	1325^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.8%		31.4	1704^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.3%	379	55.6	42.9	55.0	63.0	47.4	50.0	47.4	98.6	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.9	99.5	98.9	$28,679	$616	$28,062
Edith L Slocum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2460 Sycamore Ave	Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 467-6040	257	22	11.5	22.6%	132 (51.4%)	10 (3.9%)	72 (28.0%)	38 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	56.3	1028^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.0%		55	1027^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.0%	1	34.8	75.0	42.9	52.0	88.5	87.5	33.3	98.9	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.6	99.6	$34,659	$500	$34,159
Helen B Duffield Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 1st St	Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 467-6010	313	31	10.1	21.7%	158 (50.5%)	14 (4.5%)	81 (25.9%)	48 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	40.3	1462^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	40.2%		38.3	1504^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.5%	42	40.0	47.8	31.6	33.3	69.6	57.9	52.9	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	$33,805	$615	$33,190
Grundy Avenue School	Public	K-5	950 Grundy Ave	Holbrook	11741	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1820	452	36	12.5	27.9%	305 (67.5%)	8 (1.8%)	99 (21.9%)	20 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.8%)	22.4	2005^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.0%		34	1621^st of 2445 public elementary schools	33.7%	384	34.2	33.3	27.6	34.9	42.9	48.3	42.9	99.2	99.2	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.2	99.4	99.2	$29,906	$626	$29,281
Merrimac School	Public	K-5	1090 Broadway Ave	Holbrook	11741	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 244-5670	358	37	9.5	30.4%	239 (66.8%)	13 (3.6%)	73 (20.4%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.3%)	53.2	1120^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.2%		39.6	1467^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.0%	347	53.9	40.0	59.1	58.6	58.3	65.4	47.8	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	$32,534	$667	$31,867
Waverly Avenue School	Public	K-5	1111 Waverly Ave	Holtsville	11742	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 654-8690	497	42	11.8	24.9%	306 (61.6%)	19 (3.8%)	119 (23.9%)	36 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	40	1471^st of 2445 public elementary schools	39.8%		41.6	1401^st of 2445 public elementary schools	42.7%	70	30.4	51.4	38.5	55.3	79.4	37.9	50.0	98.5	98.9	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.1	99.4	$29,196	$622	$28,574

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