Best Public Schools in Zip Code 11961

Summary:

The 11961 zip code has only one school, Ridge Elementary School, which serves grades K-4 and has a total enrollment of 703 students. The school is part of the Longwood Central School District, which is ranked 690 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridge Elementary School's academic performance has been declining over the past three years, with its state-wide ranking dropping from 1398 out of 2439 New York elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1884 out of 2445 in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments are generally below the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 47.12%, compared to the district's 48.22% and the state's 54.15%.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student at $36,959 for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average, and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.9, Ridge Elementary School serves a population with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 46.37% in 2023-2024. This suggests that the school may be facing challenges related to socioeconomic factors that could be impacting academic achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)		NY State Assessments Math (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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th 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
Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-4	105 Ridge Rd	Ridge	11961	Suffolk County	Longwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 345-2765	684	68	10.0	36.5%	385 (56.3%)	95 (13.9%)	117 (17.1%)	15 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (9.9%)	26.3	1884^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.9%		31.1	1710^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.1%	174	47.1	38.5	42.2	41.5	98.2	98.8	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.6	98.8	99.1	$40,389	$2,097	$38,292

Cities Near Zip Code 11961

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ridge	0.99 mi	1	709^th
Middle Island	2.61 mi	4	539^th
Shoreham	2.91 mi	3	78^th
Wading River	4.07 mi	2	277^th
Rocky Point	4.1 mi	4	563^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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