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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