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Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362247003161
CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
59 FRY BLVD, PATCHOGUE, NY 11772 · (631) 687-8100 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
208 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
36.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 596 | 34.9% | 35.7% |
| JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BREWSTER | 592 | 35.8% | N/A |
| RILEY AVENUE SCHOOL CALVERTON | 520 | 32.7% | 42.5% |
| VAN CORTLANDTVILLE SCHOOL MOHEGAN LAKE | 568 | 34.0% | 48.2% |
| MEDFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PATCHOGUE | 513 | 32.2% | 35.5% |
| C V STARR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL BREWSTER | 664 | 41.4% | 45.9% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #1,809 of 2,335 | #138 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,824 of 2,342 ▼ 90 | #138 of 169 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,965 of 2,343 ▼ 183 | #147 of 169 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #487 of 2,585 | #43 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #1,381 of 2,338 | #121 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #823 of 2,388 | #78 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #1,846 of 2,534 | #94 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.7% | #182 of 606 | #11 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
596
+96 (+19%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 596 | 48.6 | 12.3:1 | 35% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 46.1 | 12.1:1 | 43% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 44.1 | 11.7:1 | 36% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 56% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 36.5 | 14.1:1 | 53% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 27 | 18.4:1 | 50% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 24% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 42 | 16.3:1 | 16% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 608 | 34 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In PATCHOGUE, New York, CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 596 students. That puts enrollment 35% above the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York.
CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in an 11-school district, PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 7,605 students.
The share of Hispanic students at CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 52%, a majority. It is also 39% White, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Suffolk County is roughly 23% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
Based on 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a ratio of 12.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Income data for the school show 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 62.2% for CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 35.7%. The 26.5-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of New York schools.
The school's county is Suffolk County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $130,686 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Suffolk County number 343, with about 222,439 students.
The closest school to CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is MEDFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located about 1.2 miles away. CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 44.1% on proficiency, and CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is below that at 35.7%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 596 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 500. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.3:1 to 12.3:1.
CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,487 students
- EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 680 students
- SAXTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 579 students
- OREGON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 545 students
- BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 515 students
- MEDFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 513 students
Other schools in PATCHOGUE
- EASTERN SUFFOLK BOCESCombined · 2,043 students
- SAXTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 579 students
- BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 515 students
- MEDFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 513 students
- SOUTH OCEAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 513 students
- BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 430 students
Other Canaan Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Canaan Elementary. CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- Canaan Elementary SchoolCanaan, NH · 236 students
- Canaan Elementary SchoolCanaan, ME · 160 students
Nearby schools
- MEDFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 513
- SAXTON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 579
- BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 515
- EASTERN SUFFOLK BOCES1.6 mi · 2,043
- RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 314
- TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 596 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 39% White, 52% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.