Verne W Critz Elementary School
185 Dunton Ave
Patchogue NY, 11772, Suffolk County
Phone: 631-730-1675
Ranking: 
(2,532 out of 3,424, bottom 26%)*
(2,532 out of 3,424, bottom 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: South Country 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: | 35 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 393 | 397 | 410 | 411 | 400 | 434 | 438 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 100 | 25.4% | 91 | 22.9% | 112 | 27.3% | 110 | 26.8% | 99 | 24.8% | 112 | 25.8% | 96 | 21.9% |
| Grade 1: | 93 | 23.7% | 110 | 27.7% | 100 | 24.4% | 98 | 23.8% | 112 | 28.0% | 96 | 22.1% | 123 | 28.1% |
| Grade 2: | 99 | 25.2% | 98 | 24.7% | 95 | 23.2% | 102 | 24.8% | 97 | 24.3% | 98 | 22.6% | 104 | 23.7% |
| Grade 3: | 98 | 24.9% | 95 | 23.9% | 101 | 24.6% | 101 | 24.6% | 92 | 23.0% | 128 | 29.5% | 115 | 26.3% |
| Ungraded: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 213 | 54.2% | 215 | 54.2% | 218 | 53.2% | 206 | 50.1% | 202 | 50.5% | 218 | 50.2% | 222 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 180 | 45.8% | 182 | 45.8% | 192 | 46.8% | 205 | 49.9% | 189 | 47.3% | 208 | 47.9% | 211 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.5% | 8 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 132 | 33.6% | 126 | 31.7% | 122 | 29.8% | 117 | 28.5% | 119 | 29.8% | 134 | 30.9% | 107 | 24.4% |
| Black: | 46 | 11.7% | 55 | 13.9% | 69 | 16.8% | 78 | 19.0% | 81 | 20.3% | 93 | 21.4% | 92 | 21.0% |
| White: | 194 | 49.4% | 194 | 48.9% | 205 | 50.0% | 203 | 49.4% | 188 | 47.0% | 199 | 45.9% | 236 | 53.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 3.3% | 10 | 2.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 125 | 31.8% | 144 | 36.3% | 143 | 34.9% | 136 | 33.1% | 185 | 46.3% | 134 | 30.9% | 106 | 24.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 3.6% | 26 | 6.5% | 25 | 6.1% | 28 | 6.8% | 34 | 8.5% | 32 | 7.4% | 40 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.23 | 13.23 | 13.23 | 11.76 | 11.91 | 13.20 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 57% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 63% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 50% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 53% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 33.8% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 46% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 56% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 55% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 29.7% | 34.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Verne W Critz Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.