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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKHAVEN-COMSEWOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361578001361

CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL

140 CLINTON AVE, PORT JEFFERSON STA, NY 11776 · (631) 474-8150 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–02ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
139 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten12031%
Grade 112934%
Grade 213235%
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
18849%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
15741%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
113%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
113%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
113%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
20153%
Female
18047%

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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 CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Suffolk County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
381#1,477 of 2,585#134 of 209
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.6:1#1,980 of 2,338#176 of 196
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.4%#782 of 2,388#72 of 197
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
36.5%#1,795 of 2,534#88 of 200
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.8%#770 of 1,757#31 of 137
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 2024-25
Enrollment
381
-56 (-13%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538126.114.6:136% (139)
2023-2439227.214.4:140% (158)
2022-2344129.814.8:143% (189)
2020-214373114.1:124% (106)
2017-184582717.0:126% (121)
2015-164802519.2:129% (138)
2010-114182516.7:116% (65)
2000-015093017.0:18% (39)
1990-915362918.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL.

About CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL

CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in PORT JEFFERSON STA, New York. The school has 381 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 2.

BROOKHAVEN-COMSEWOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has a total of 6 schools and 3,448 students, CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL among them.

Of every 100 students at CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL, about 49 are White, the largest group. After that, the student body is 41% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Suffolk County is about 66% White. The diversity index for CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school lists 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is lower. A total of 139 students, or 36%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

In Suffolk County, median household income comes to about $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 343, with about 222,439 students.

COMSEWOGUE HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.4 miles from CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL had a net loss of 56 students, or 13%.

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Suffolk County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL
District
BROOKHAVEN-COMSEWOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
140 CLINTON AVE, PORT JEFFERSON STA, NY 11776
Phone
(631) 474-8150
County
Suffolk County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–02
Total enrollment
381
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
139 (36%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
361578001361
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in BROOKHAVEN-COMSEWOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other schools in PORT JEFFERSON STA
Other Clinton Avenue schools

One other US public school is named Clinton Avenue. CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL
How large is CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL?
CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 381 students in grades KG-02.
Is CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-02.
How many teachers does CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL have?
CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL are roughly 49% White, 41% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL in?
CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL is part of BROOKHAVEN-COMSEWOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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