Other / mixed grade configuration · Wading River, NY

Little Flower School

Federal NCES profile for Little Flower School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361740001552
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
78
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
81
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Little Flower School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of New York schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New York.

47
Resource Index · Typical
5.5:1
small classes for New York
18.5%
free-lunch eligible
93
students enrolled

Little Flower School has class sizes smaller than 97% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 361740001552 · Wading River, NY Other · SMALL · TRAD

93 enr · 5.5:1 · 18.5% lunch · RII 47

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Little Flower School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Little Flower School compares

Little Flower School on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 5.5:1 ▼ 53% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 18.5% ▼ 67% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 93 top 98% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

5.5:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
93
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
18.5%
free-lunch eligible - 67% below the New York average of 56.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
5.5:1
students per teacher - 53% below state mean
Top 3% in New York - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
88.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 93 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
15
in-school suspensions + 25 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 16.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 43.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 33.3%
African American 31.2%
Hispanic or Latino 28.0%
Two or More 6.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%

Largest group: White at 33.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 70.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 70.9, Little Flower School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Little Flower School

How many students attend Little Flower School?

Little Flower School has 93 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Wading River, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Little Flower School?

The student-teacher ratio at Little Flower School is 5.5:1, which is 53% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 65% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Little Flower School?

18.5% of students at Little Flower School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Little Flower School?

The largest demographic group at Little Flower School is White at 33.3% of enrollment, in Wading River, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 70.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Little Flower School?

Little Flower School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Little Flower Union Free School District?

None reported; Little Flower Union Free School District operates only Little Flower School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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