Top Rankings
Fire Island Union Free School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 37 students in Fire Island Union Free School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public pre schools in New York.
Public Preschool in Fire Island Union Free School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the New York public pre school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 80% (versus the 54% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the New York public preschool average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
1 School
1,504 Schools
# Students
37 Students
655,274 Students
# Teachers
8 Teachers
54,553 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
5:1
5:1
District Rank
Fire Island Union Free School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 786 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#256 out of 788 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≥50%
55%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
≥80%
62%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.74
# American Indian Students
n/a
6,637 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
71,614 Students
% Asian Students
6%
11%
# Hispanic Students
3 Students
198,182 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
30%
# Black Students
2 Students
114,936 Students
% Black Students
5%
18%
# White Students
30 Students
241,456 Students
% White Students
81%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,805 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
20,632 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
3
56,249
# Students in K Grade:
5
94,653
# Students in 1st Grade:
6
91,142
# Students in 2nd Grade:
3
90,629
# Students in 3rd Grade:
11
84,914
# Students in 4th Grade:
7
85,360
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
81,136
# Students in 6th Grade:
2
24,598
# Students in 7th Grade:
-
14,630
# Students in 8th Grade:
-
14,714
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
2,863
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
2,713
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
2,512
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
2,377
# Ungraded Students:
-
6,784
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student (03-04)
$75,538
$16,002
Spending / Student (03-04)
$70,096
$16,888
Best Fire Island Union Free School District Public Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Woodhull School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
99 Maple Ave Dock
Ocean Beach, NY 11770
(631) 583-5626
Ocean Beach, NY 11770
(631) 583-5626
Grades: PK-6
| 37 students
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