BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL

Located at 169 PARK AVE, in BABYLON, New York, BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL is a medium-sized K-5 school that works with 490 students (grades 3 through 6), overseen by BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 1,489 students overall.

Looking at the student body, BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL lists that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 18% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the resource side, On paper, BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 14% of students are eligible 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 meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.9%; this one delivers 61.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household earnings sit near $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL is one.

BABYLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BABYLON MEMORIAL GRADE SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 482 students in 2018 compared to 490 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 13% to 18% over that span.

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