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DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)BeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL
DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary-level community in MANORVILLE, New York, overseen by EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR CSD. The school serves 428 students in grades 3 through 6.
DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR CSD, a district that instructs 2,697 students overall.
Demographically, DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 32% of students at DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.4%, the actual is 47.3%, a residual of -16.1 points.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) records that median household income runs about $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).
The closest other public school is EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 495 (now 428). The White share of enrollment decreased from 85% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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