ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary school in EAST SETAUKET, New York, run under THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school hosts 562 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 27% larger than typical.

Within THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 8 schools and 5,629 students, ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 60% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Suffolk County (around 39%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.7%; this one delivers 55.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) shows that median household income runs about $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

NORWOOD AVENUE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 58.6%.

ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 591 students in 2018 compared to 562 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

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