Schools in Central Islip · Central Islip Union Free School District
Central Islip’s public schools score below 84% of New York districts
The public schools Central Islip’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
8%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
46%
▼ 16 pts vs NY 62%
2020–21
Math proficiency
36%
▼ 20 pts vs NY 56%
2020–21
Graduate on time
83%
▼ 1 pts vs NY 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$32.3K
▼ 7% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Central Islip compares
D Test scoresC Graduation
New York school districts we grade (781)Better than 16%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (668)Better than 8%
High confidence. Built on 2,534 tested students and a graduating class of 509; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New York only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Central Islip.
6 schools teach K in Central Islip’s district. Which one depends on your address: Charles A Mulligan Elementary School, Andrew T Morrow School, Francis J O'Neill School and Marguerite L Mulvey School and more.
6 schools teach 1st grade in Central Islip’s district. Which one depends on your address: Charles A Mulligan Elementary School, Andrew T Morrow School, Francis J O'Neill School and Marguerite L Mulvey School and more.
6 schools teach 2nd grade in Central Islip’s district. Which one depends on your address: Charles A Mulligan Elementary School, Andrew T Morrow School, Francis J O'Neill School and Marguerite L Mulvey School and more.
6 schools teach 3rd grade in Central Islip’s district. Which one depends on your address: Charles A Mulligan Elementary School, Andrew T Morrow School, Francis J O'Neill School and Marguerite L Mulvey School and more.
6 schools teach 4th grade in Central Islip’s district. Which one depends on your address: Charles A Mulligan Elementary School, Andrew T Morrow School, Francis J O'Neill School and Marguerite L Mulvey School and more.
6 schools teach 5th grade in Central Islip’s district. Which one depends on your address: Charles A Mulligan Elementary School, Andrew T Morrow School, Francis J O'Neill School and Marguerite L Mulvey School and more.
6 schools teach 6th grade in Central Islip’s district. Which one depends on your address: Charles A Mulligan Elementary School, Andrew T Morrow School, Francis J O'Neill School and Marguerite L Mulvey School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–66 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Ralph Reed SchoolCentral Islip Union Free School District
9–12Central Islip Senior High SchoolCentral Islip Union Free School District
Parts of Central Islip are served by East Islip Union Free School District.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading46%
State average 62.4%
Math36%
State average 55.9%
Every school in Central Islip
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Also serving Central Islip · in other towns
Charles A Mulligan Elementary School
D997 students15:1Rate it →
Andrew T Morrow School
C821 students14:1Rate it →
Francis J O'Neill School
C600 students14:1Rate it →
Marguerite L Mulvey School
C−567 students13:1Rate it →
Anthony Alfano Elementary School
C491 students12:1Rate it →
Cordello Avenue Elementary School
C−490 students11:1Rate it →
Ralph Reed School
D1,192 students14:1Rate it →
Central Islip Senior High School
A−2,615 students17:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Central Islip
There’s no college in Central Islip, but 23 are within 30 miles. The closest is Suffolk County Community College in Brookhaven, 8.5 miles away.
Suffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Brookhaven
8.5 mi17,584 students
Five Towns CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Huntington
9.2 mi717 students
Stony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Brookhaven
9.9 mi24,051 students
Farmingdale State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Huntington
12.4 mi9,077 students
Island Drafting and Technical InstituteCommunity college · For-profit · Amityville
13.8 mi53 students
New York College of Health ProfessionsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Oyster Bay
16.9 mi96 students
SUNY Old WestburyUniversity or college · Public · Old Westbury
19.8 mi4,120 students
Long Island UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Brookville
21 mi16,079 students
Nassau Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hempstead
21.3 mi9,701 students
New York Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Old Westbury
21.7 mi6,597 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Central Islip. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 13 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.