AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 499 MAIN RD, in AQUEBOGUE, New York, AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized primary school that instructs 458 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Across the 8 schools in RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (5,547 students total), AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder reads as 29% White, 7% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.3%.

In the area at large, Suffolk County reports that median household income runs about $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOL, around 2.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 39.8%.

AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 11%, going from 516 students in 2018 to 458 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 47% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.