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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR CSD·NCES 360012504330
DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL
151 DAYTON AVE, MANORVILLE, NY 11949 · (631) 801-3083 · Suffolk County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
135 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL→EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR CSD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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
428
-67 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 12.7:1
% White
70%
was 85%
% Hispanic
25%
was 10%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR CSD
- EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,469 students
- EASTPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 302 students
- SOUTH STREET SCHOOLElementary · 265 students
- TUTTLE AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 233 students
Other schools in MANORVILLE
- EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,469 students
- SOUTH STREET SCHOOLElementary · 265 students
Nearby schools
- EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,469
- SOUTH STREET SCHOOL1.2 mi · 265
- WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,124
- MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 861
- CENTER MORICHES MIDDLE SCHOOL2.6 mi · 297
- CENTER MORICHES HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOLHow large is DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL?
DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 428 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL serve?
DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL serves grades 03-06.
How many teachers does DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL have?
DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the student diversity at DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL are roughly 70% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL?
DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL is overseen by EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR CSD in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.