Enrollment
86
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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.
School address
District: Oysterponds Union Free School District · New York
NCES ID 362193003114 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
11.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.8:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-34% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Oysterponds Elementary School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Oysterponds Elementary School
Oysterponds Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Orient, New York, enrolling 86 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.8:1, Oysterponds Elementary School is leaner than roughly 91% of New York schools and 34% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of New York schools, with 86 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 4,801 scored New York schools.
Its student body is led by White (69%) and Hispanic or Latino (23%) (diversity index 47/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 143 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 26.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Oysterponds Union Free School District spends $40,761 per pupil, 54% above the New York average, a better-resourced district than most.
Oysterponds Union Free School District operates only this one school, so Oysterponds Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 86 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of New York's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Oysterponds Elementary School compares
Oysterponds Elementary 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 | 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 (what these measure)
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
$40,761
per pupil, district-wide
- above New York avg of $26,410
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.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Oysterponds Union Free School District, which includes Oysterponds Elementary School.
$40,761
Per student
+54%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+146%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 90.6%
State 8.6%
Federal 0.9%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~86 students)
Next steps
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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.
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, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Oysterponds Elementary School a good school?
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. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
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.
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