DEAUVILLE GARDENS EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DEAUVILLE GARDENS EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a reasonably sized elementary campus in COPIAGUE, New York, run under COPIAGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 465 students, covering grades K through 5.

Across the 6 schools in COPIAGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,579 students total), DEAUVILLE GARDENS EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DEAUVILLE GARDENS EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Black, 10% White, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DEAUVILLE GARDENS EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting DEAUVILLE GARDENS EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Suffolk County (around 39%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DEAUVILLE GARDENS EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household income runs about $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. DEAUVILLE GARDENS EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

DEAUVILLE GARDENS WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DEAUVILLE GARDENS EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 44.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 24%: 375 students in 2018 compared to 465 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 58% to 68% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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