BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in PATCHOGUE, New York, BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary school, run under PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 515 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 11 schools and 7,605 students, BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 38% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) records that median household earnings sit near $130,686, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SAXTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 44.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 515 (now 515). Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 4% to 11%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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