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Helen B Duffield Elementary School
600 1st St
Ronkonkoma NY, 11779, Suffolk County
Phone: 631-467-6010
Ranking:
(991 out of 3,424, top 29%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Connetquot Central School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 429 | 430 | 406 | 408 | 395 | 423 | 423 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 66 | 15.4% | 85 | 19.8% | 62 | 15.3% | 77 | 18.9% | 62 | 15.7% | 63 | 14.9% | 63 | 14.9% |
Grade 1: | 84 | 19.6% | 63 | 14.7% | 86 | 21.2% | 64 | 15.7% | 58 | 14.7% | 73 | 17.3% | 73 | 17.3% |
Grade 2: | 61 | 14.2% | 84 | 19.5% | 67 | 16.5% | 62 | 15.2% | 60 | 15.2% | 68 | 16.1% | 68 | 16.1% |
Grade 3: | 79 | 18.4% | 68 | 15.8% | 64 | 15.8% | 62 | 15.2% | 68 | 17.2% | 80 | 18.9% | 80 | 18.9% |
Grade 4: | 72 | 16.8% | 66 | 15.3% | 62 | 15.3% | 67 | 16.4% | 71 | 18.0% | 78 | 18.4% | 78 | 18.4% |
Grade 5: | 67 | 15.6% | 64 | 14.9% | 65 | 16.0% | 76 | 18.6% | 76 | 19.2% | 61 | 14.4% | 61 | 14.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 217 | 50.6% | 221 | 51.4% | 205 | 50.5% | 220 | 53.9% | 203 | 51.4% | 223 | 52.7% | 226 | 53.4% |
Female: | 212 | 49.4% | 209 | 48.6% | 201 | 49.5% | 188 | 46.1% | 183 | 46.3% | 192 | 45.4% | 193 | 45.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 43 | 10.0% | 32 | 7.4% | 29 | 7.1% | 24 | 5.9% | 17 | 4.3% | 16 | 3.8% | 16 | 3.8% |
Hispanic: | 55 | 12.8% | 53 | 12.3% | 45 | 11.1% | 34 | 8.3% | 26 | 6.6% | 31 | 7.3% | 28 | 6.6% |
Black: | 12 | 2.8% | 13 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.7% | 6 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% |
White: | 311 | 72.5% | 328 | 76.3% | 318 | 78.3% | 344 | 84.3% | 348 | 88.1% | 372 | 87.9% | 375 | 88.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 14.2% | 73 | 17.0% | 49 | 12.1% | 41 | 10.0% | 42 | 10.6% | 23 | 5.4% | 22 | 5.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 3.3% | 15 | 3.5% | 19 | 4.7% | 9 | 2.2% | 15 | 3.8% | 21 | 5.0% | 15 | 3.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.30 | 13.87 | 13.10 | 12.77 | 12.34 | 12.40 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 81% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 62% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 70% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 62% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 32% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 75% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 67% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 38.8% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 82% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 73% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 32.5% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 91% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 33.8% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 96% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 96% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 82% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 82% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 61% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 33.4% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 84% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 88% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 75% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 33.9% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 94% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | 86% |
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* Helen B Duffield Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.