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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362247003162

EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1000 WAVE AVE, MEDFORD, NY 11763 · (631) 687-8150 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of New York public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools

Enrollment
680
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
254 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Pre-K7110%
Kindergarten9614%
Grade 110816%
Grade 210415%
Grade 310115%
Grade 410215%
Grade 59814%

This year's kindergarten class (96) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (98).

Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
20130%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
36253%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
6910%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
244%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
233%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
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
34350%
Female
33750%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
56.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +25.0pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +23.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 23 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2556.0%59.0%
2023-2431.0%36.0%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →

Schools most like EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school68037.4%42.8%
PS 24 SPUYTEN DUYVIL
BRONX
74237.3%86.9%
PS 81 ROBERT J CHRISTEN
BRONX
71542.9%75.2%
PS/IS 187 HUDSON CLIFFS
NEW YORK
74439.4%76.8%
CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PATCHOGUE
59634.9%35.7%
C V STARR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
BREWSTER
66441.4%45.9%
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 EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Suffolk County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.8%#1,484 of 2,335#99 of 168
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
59.0%#1,117 of 2,342
▲ 697
#77 of 169
▲ 65
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.0%#1,115 of 2,343
▲ 611
#68 of 169
▲ 51
Enrollment
ranked largest first
680#301 of 2,585#22 of 209
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.5:1#1,469 of 2,338#131 of 196
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.7%#632 of 2,388#54 of 197
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
37.4%#1,765 of 2,534#84 of 200
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+14.7%#192 of 606#13 of 57
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
680
+141 (+26%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2568054.212.5:137% (254)
2023-2460352.911.4:152% (311)
2022-2360351.911.6:140% (243)
2020-215394412.3:157% (309)
2017-185933915.2:156% (330)
2015-165773815.2:156% (322)
2010-116064413.8:133% (201)
2000-018405415.6:130% (248)
1990-917484417.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school in MEDFORD, New York. It educates 680 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students.

PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 11 schools and 7,605 students, and EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.

EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 53% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 30% White, 10% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Suffolk County residents. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates with 54.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.5:1. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Suffolk County average 39%.

The allk12 Grade for EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Test results at EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 18.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.8% actual, 61.3% predicted).

Recent Census Bureau figures for Suffolk County show that the median household income is $130,686, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Suffolk County has 342 other public schools.

The closest other public school is SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST, about 1.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on average proficiency.

The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.

Enrollment is up 26% from 2020-21, when EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 539 students, to 2024-25, when it had 680.

The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Suffolk County at a glance

View full county profile
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
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
1000 WAVE AVE, MEDFORD, NY 11763
Phone
(631) 687-8150
County
Suffolk County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
680
Teachers (FTE)
54
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
254 (37%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
362247003162
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Eagle Elementary. EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 680 students in grades PK-05.
Is EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 30% White, 53% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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