CONNETQUOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CONNETQUOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the compact elementary-level communitys in ISLIP TERRACE, New York, operated by EAST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 352 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 21% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Within EAST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 6 schools and 3,380 students, CONNETQUOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, CONNETQUOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 34% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, CONNETQUOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 43% of students at CONNETQUOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, Suffolk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. CONNETQUOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

Nearest neighbor: RUTH C KINNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 358 students in 2018 compared to 352 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 52% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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