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Thomas J Lahey Elementary School

Serves grades 3 - 5

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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 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
625 Pulaski Rd
Greenlawn, NY 11740
Phone
(631) 754-5400
District
HARBORFIELDS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
587
Classroom Teachers
56

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.9% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Thomas J Lahey Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
70%
53%
67%
52%
72%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
62%
50%
57%
48%
67%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
57%
43%
47%
39%
67%
47%
    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
10
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 173 29.5%
Grade 4 206 35.1%
Grade 5 205 34.9%
Total 587 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.1% 74.1% 42.8%
Black 4.4% 4.5% 17.0%
Hispanic 17.1% 15.6% 29.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.3% 5.7% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 16.5% 15.2% 53.5%
Free lunch eligible 15.3% 13.5% 50.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.2% 1.7% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 18,306 19,835,913
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,439.6 418
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.0% 17.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 23.3% 33.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 34.3% 26.4%
65 OR OLDER 18.5% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,318 7,530,150
Single Parent Households With Children 5.2% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.2% 87.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 63.0% 38.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 46.4% 21.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.6% 16.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.0% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 6.9% 14.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.6% 13.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.4% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 6.0% 10.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $17,407 $52,621,361 62.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $746 $2,255,158 2.7%
Staff $785 $2,373,055 2.8%
General Administration $654 $1,977,042 2.3%
School Administration $1,179 $3,564,117 4.2%
Operation $2,398 $7,249,154 8.6%
Transportation $1,566 $4,734,018 5.6%
Other $565 $1,707,995 2.0%
Total Support $7,893 $23,860,539 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,714 $8,204,422 9.7%
Total Expenditures $28,015 $84,689,345 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,347 $24,365,992,250 56.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $679 $1,770,945,376 4.1%
Staff $579 $1,510,417,603 3.5%
General Administration $341 $890,089,851 2.1%
School Administration $647 $1,685,729,510 3.9%
Operation $1,130 $2,945,672,595 6.8%
Transportation $900 $2,345,074,801 5.5%
Other $412 $1,072,684,047 2.5%
Total Support $4,688 $12,220,505,901 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,471 $6,440,958,870 15.0%
Total Expenditures $16,506 $43,027,539,715 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%