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If you could change one rule at CAYUGA SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362535003498
CAYUGA SCHOOL
865 HAWKINS AVE, LAKE GROVE, NY 11755 · (631) 471-1800 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
180 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
539
-14 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 16.3:1
% White
58%
was 75%
% Hispanic
28%
was 15%
% Black
4%
was 3%
% Asian
7%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CAYUGA SCHOOL
CAYUGA SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary school in LAKE GROVE, New York, run under SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school works with 539 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 22% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.
Within SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 15 schools and 11,556 students, CAYUGA SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, CAYUGA SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder comes out to 28% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, CAYUGA SCHOOL reports 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting CAYUGA SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, CAYUGA SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.8%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CAYUGA SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).
The closest other public school is SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL NORTH, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CAYUGA SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.5%.
CAYUGA SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CAYUGA SCHOOL has ticked down 3%, going from 553 students in 2018 to 539 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 58% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.
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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 SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL NORTHHigh · 2,008 students
- SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EASTHigh · 1,984 students
- SENECA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 928 students
- SAGAMORE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 893 students
- SAMOSET MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 847 students
- LYNWOOD AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 561 students
Other schools in LAKE GROVE
- WENONAH SCHOOLElementary · 488 students
- EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOLElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL NORTH0.5 mi · 2,008
- SAMOSET MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 847
- WENONAH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 488
- HOLBROOK ROAD SCHOOL1.4 mi · 396
- EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL1.7 mi · 308
- TACKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About CAYUGA SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CAYUGA SCHOOL?
CAYUGA SCHOOL enrolls approximately 539 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does CAYUGA SCHOOL serve?
CAYUGA SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does CAYUGA SCHOOL have?
CAYUGA SCHOOL employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at CAYUGA SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CAYUGA SCHOOL are roughly 58% White, 28% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is CAYUGA SCHOOL in?
CAYUGA SCHOOL is part of SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.