Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Southampton

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D

Phillips Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

141 Phillips Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901 · (631) 369-6787 · Part of Riverhead Central School District

Southampton’s School Grade B better than 55% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
656
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Phillips Avenue School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 25.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

141 Phillips Ave, Riverhead

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K72
Kindergarten115
Grade 1106
Grade 2119
Grade 3122
Grade 4122
Enrollment over time
521’20
549’21
578’22
654’23
656’24

Up 25.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 80%White 12%Black 7%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Phillips Avenue School from Southampton families.

Other schools in Riverhead Central School District

The district →
Riley Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Calverton
C
520 students12:1
Aquebogue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aquebogue
C+
458 students11:1
Roanoke Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Riverhead
D
395 students11:1
Pulaski Street Elementary School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Riverhead
D
797 students13:1
Riverhead Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Riverhead
D
793 students12:1
Riverhead Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Riverhead
A−
1,927 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Southampton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.