BURR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

BURR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a well-populated K-5 school in COMMACK, New York, run under COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school hosts 669 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 51% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,399 students. BURR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, BURR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 14% Hispanic, 12% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BURR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Suffolk County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, BURR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.9%, the actual is 63.9%, a residual of -7.0 points.

Across the wider county, Suffolk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BURR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

Nearest neighbor: HARLEY AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BURR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 73.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. BURR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 675 (now 669). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 84% to 71%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.