Other / mixed grade configuration · Orient, NY

Oysterponds Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Oysterponds Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 362193003114
0/100100/10051/100
👥 S:T ratio
69
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
71
📋 Attendance
33
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Oysterponds Elementary School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of New York schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New York.

51
Resource Index · Higher
7.8:1
small classes for New York
86
students enrolled

Oysterponds Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 91% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+5 students YoY

Oysterponds Elementary School grew from 80 students in 2022-23 to 85 in 2023-24 (+6.3%).

Teacher FTE added 11.0 → 12.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+5 students YoY 362193003114 · Orient, NY Other · SMALL · TRAD

86 enr · 7.8:1 · RII 51

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Oysterponds Elementary School grew from 80 students in 2022-23 to 85 in 2023-24 (+6.3%). Teacher FTE added 11.0 → 12.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Oysterponds Elementary School compares

Oysterponds Elementary School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.8:1 ▼ 34% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 86 top 98% - -

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

7.8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
86
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
7.8:1
students per teacher - 34% below state mean
Top 9% in New York - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
26.7%
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.
Funding equity
$45,613
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.6 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 68.6%
Hispanic or Latino 23.3%
Two or More 4.7%
African American 3.5%

Largest group: White at 68.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 47.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 47.2, Oysterponds Elementary School is about as mixed as the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Oysterponds Union Free School District reports $45,613 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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 Oysterponds Elementary School

How many students attend Oysterponds Elementary School?

Oysterponds Elementary School has 86 students enrolled. It is a public school in Orient, NY. CCD year-over-year: 80 (2022-23) → 85 (2023-24), up 5.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Oysterponds Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Oysterponds Elementary School is 7.8:1, which is 34% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 50% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Oysterponds Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Oysterponds Elementary School is White at 68.6% of enrollment, in Orient, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Oysterponds Elementary School?

Oysterponds Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher 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 Oysterponds Union Free School District?

None reported; Oysterponds Union Free School District operates only Oysterponds Elementary 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.