EAST MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

EAST MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a close-knit K-5 school in EAST MORICHES, New York, one of the schools within EAST MORICHES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school works with 337 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 24% leaner than typical.

EAST MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by EAST MORICHES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 628 students overall.

On demographics, EAST MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. Compared to Suffolk County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, EAST MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EAST MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) records that median household earnings sit near $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), EAST MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

EAST MORICHES SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EAST MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, EAST MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 53.6%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 377 students in 2018 compared to 337 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 81% to 70%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the EAST MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.