EAST MORICHES SCHOOL

Located at 9 ADELAIDE AVE, in EAST MORICHES, New York, EAST MORICHES SCHOOL is a modestly sized 6-8 campus that caters to 291 students (grades 5 through 8), one of the schools within EAST MORICHES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 45% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

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

Demographically, EAST MORICHES SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 77%; the rest comes out to 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EAST MORICHES SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Suffolk County shows median household earnings sit near $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which EAST MORICHES SCHOOL is one.

EAST MORICHES ELEMENTARY 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 SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EAST MORICHES SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 55.5%.

EAST MORICHES SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. EAST MORICHES SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 353 (now 291). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 84% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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