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Alumni: what's one memory from BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360372000122
BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL
169 PARK AVE, BABYLON, NY 11702 · (631) 893-7980 · Suffolk County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
68 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 120 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 28% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 129 | 26% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL→BABYLON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 61.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #694 of 2,335 | #41 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,036 of 2,342 | #66 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #900 of 2,343 | #52 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #878 of 2,585 | #83 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #1,536 of 2,338 | #139 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #1,544 of 2,388 | #144 of 197 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #522 of 606 | #47 of 57 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
490
+8 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.7:1
% White
74%
was 76%
% Hispanic
18%
was 13%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 490 | 38.5 | 12.7:1 | 14% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 38.5 | 12.3:1 | 16% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 38 | 11.7:1 | 16% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 38 | 12.7:1 | 13% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL.
About BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL
BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school for students in BABYLON, New York. The grade span is 3 through 6, and enrollment is 490 students.
The district, BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 1,489 students enrolled across 3 schools.
By race and ethnicity, BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL is 74% White. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census figures show Suffolk County is about 66% White. BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL's 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.7:1. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 14%. Among public schools in Suffolk County, the average eligibility rate is 39%.
In New York, BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 61.5% actual against a predicted 69.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Suffolk County show that median household income is about $130,686, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County, which together enroll about 222,439 students.
The nearest public school is BABYLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at about 0.2 miles. BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 61.5% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL is Suburb: Large.
Over 7 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 482 to 490. Hispanic enrollment as a share of the school increased from 13% to 18%.
Discussions about BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BABYLON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 662 students
- BABYLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 337 students
Other schools in BABYLON
- BABYLON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 662 students
- BABYLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 337 students
Nearby schools
- BABYLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 337
- BABYLON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 662
- WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,228
- SOUTH BAY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 288
- WEST BABYLON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 817
- JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL?
BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 490 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL serve?
BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many teachers does BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL have?
BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL are roughly 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL public or private?
BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.