BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an average-sized primary school in WEST ISLIP, New York, BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 440 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,816 students; BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (87%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 71.0%; this one comes in at 46.6%, -24.4 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate 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%. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 9%: 402 students in 2018 compared to 440 in 2025.

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