Island Trees Union Free School District, New York, elections

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Island Trees Union Free School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,295 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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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, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

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
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Brian Fielding
Ted Maleska
Amy Martin
Larry Ortolani
Vinny Papandrea
Michael Rich Jr.
Christian Soto

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Overlapping state house districts

Island Trees Union Free School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 17John MikulinRepublican Party 100% 11%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

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."[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

The Island Trees Union Free School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Island Trees High School7149-12
Island Trees Middle School6945-8
J Fred Sparke School303PK-1
Michael F Stokes School5302-4

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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