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Phillips Avenue School

Serves grades PK - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
141 Phillips Ave
Riverhead, NY 11901
Phone
(631) 369-6787
District
RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
654
Classroom Teachers
51

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

1

(10 is best)

Better than 5.5% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Phillips Avenue School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
48%
14%
42%
20%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
17%
52%
13%
46%
20%
57%
17%
52%
13%
46%
20%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 71 10.9%
Kindergarten 108 16.5%
Grade 1 117 17.9%
Grade 2 117 17.9%
Grade 3 124 19.0%
Grade 4 117 17.9%
Total 654 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 11.6% 25.6% 41.4%
Black 7.9% 8.1% 16.1%
Hispanic 79.8% 65.5% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.8% 10.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 47.6% 47.0% 54.7%
Free lunch eligible 47.6% 46.8% 52.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.2% 2.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 43,718 19,571,216
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 489.0 413
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.7% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.8% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.7% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 24.9% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 16,024 7,668,956
Single Parent Households With Children 5.0% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.8% 87.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.4% 39.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.4% 26.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.6% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.2% 13.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.9% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.4% 9.7%
$15,000 or less 9.6% 9.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,726 $94,602,000 59.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,388 $7,851,000 4.9%
Staff $862 $4,874,000 3.1%
General Administration $414 $2,340,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,033 $5,840,000 3.7%
Operation $2,014 $11,392,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,709 $9,666,000 6.1%
Other $557 $3,148,000 2.0%
Total Support $7,976 $45,111,000 28.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,498 $19,782,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $28,199 $159,495,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,896 $50,406,243,000 56.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $809 $2,049,610,000 2.3%
Staff $1,397 $3,539,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $417 $1,057,675,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,199 $3,036,934,000 3.4%
Operation $2,479 $6,281,335,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,691 $4,284,036,000 4.8%
Other $992 $2,514,157,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,985 $22,763,242,000 25.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,238 $15,804,476,000 17.8%
Total Expenditures $35,120 $88,973,961,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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