Island Trees Union Free School District, New York

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Island Trees Union Free School District
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,295 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Island Trees Union Free School District is a school district in New York (Nassau County). During the 2024 school year, 2,295 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Island Trees Union Free School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Brian Fielding
Ted Maleska
Amy Martin
Larry Ortolani
Vinny Papandrea
Michael Rich Jr.
Christian Soto

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$5,490,000	$2,484	7%
Local:	$44,998,000	$20,361	60%
State:	$23,944,000	$10,834	32%
Total:	$74,432,000	$33,680

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$72,150,000	$32,647
Total Current Expenditures:	$63,430,000	$28,701
Instructional Expenditures:	$41,643,000	$18,842	58%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,657,000	$3,012	9%
Administration:	$5,152,000	$2,331	7%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$9,978,000	$4,514	14%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,279,000	$1,936
Construction:	$3,158,000	$1,428
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$11,000	$4
Interest on Debt:	$3,320,000	$1,502

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	72	70-74	>=50	60-64	PS	PS	76
2018-2019	76	70-74	>=50	65-69	PS	PS	81
2017-2018	74	75-79	>=50	55-59	PS		81
2016-2017	70	80-84	>=50	50-54		PS	74
2015-2016	65	60-64	<50	55-59		PS	70
2014-2015	65	60-64	<50	45-49		PS	72
2013-2014	46	55-59	<50	35-39	PS	PS	47
2012-2013	51	60-64	21-39	35-39	PS		53
2011-2012	81	90-94	40-59	70-74	PS	PS	83
2010-2011	81	85-89	>=50	70-74	PS		82

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	74	75-79	>=50	65-69	PS	PS	77
2018-2019	74	75-79	>=50	60-64	PS	PS	77
2017-2018	77	70-74	>=50	65-69	PS		82
2016-2017	71	70-74	>=50	55-59		PS	75
2015-2016	69	70-74	<50	55-59	PS	PS	73
2014-2015	61	60-64	<50	45-49		PS	64
2013-2014	57	65-69	<50	45-49	PS	PS	59
2012-2013	54	55-59	21-39	40-44	PS		56
2011-2012	78	85-89	40-59	60-64	PS	PS	80
2010-2011	72	70-74	>=50	60-64	PS		74

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	90-94	>=80	PS	>=80		PS	>=95
2018-2019	>=95	>=80	PS	>=90			>=95
2017-2018	>=95	>=80	PS	>=80			>=95
2016-2017	95	>=80	PS	>=90	PS	PS	>=95
2015-2016	95	>=80	PS	>=80			>=95
2014-2015	95	>=80	PS	>=90			>=95
2013-2014	97	>=50	PS	>=80			>=95
2012-2013	94	>=50	PS	>=80			90-94
2011-2012	96	>=80		>=80			>=95
2010-2011	90	>=50	PS	>=80			90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	2,295	3.1
2022-2023	2,223	0.6
2021-2022	2,210	0.7
2020-2021	2,195	-3.6
2019-2020	2,275	2.4
2018-2019	2,220	-0.7
2017-2018	2,236	-1.9
2016-2017	2,279	1.1
2015-2016	2,254	-2.0
2014-2015	2,298	-2.3
2013-2014	2,350	-2.1
2012-2013	2,400	-3.0
2011-2012	2,472	-3.4
2010-2011	2,557	-0.7
2009-2010	2,574	-1.6
2008-2009	2,615	-2.0
2007-2008	2,666	-2.1
2006-2007	2,721	-2.6
2005-2006	2,792	-2.0
2004-2005	2,847	1.8
2003-2004	2,795	0.4
2002-2003	2,783	3.1
2001-2002	2,696	2.1
2000-2001	2,639	2.3
1999-2000	2,579	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Island Trees Union Free School District (%)	New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.4	0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	21.8	10.1
Black	1.5	15.5
Hispanic	26.1	30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.2
Two or More Races	2.1	3.5
White	47.9	39.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Island Trees Union Free School District had 194.42 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.8.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.00
Kindergarten:	11.55
Elementary:	89.29
Secondary:	90.48
Total:	194.42

Island Trees Union Free School District employed 7.67 district administrators and 6.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	7.67
District Administrative Support:	41.00
School Administrators:	6.00
School Administrative Support:	0.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	68.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	4.71
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.10
Library/Media Support:	1.00
Student Support Services:	20.00
Other Support Services:	52.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Island Trees Union Free School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Island Trees High School	714	9-12
Island Trees Middle School	694	5-8
J Fred Sparke School	303	PK-1
Michael F Stokes School	530	2-4

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