Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362127003029
FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1157 5TH AVE, EAST NORTHPORT, NY 11731 · (631) 262-6820 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
27 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (81).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 72% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 64.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 377 | 7.2% | 63.4% |
| FOREST LAKE SCHOOL WANTAGH | 390 | 6.7% | 65.5% |
| FORT SALONGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTHPORT | 381 | 8.7% | 72.5% |
| LOCKHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MASSAPEQUA | 359 | 7.5% | 68.8% |
| SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEA CLIFF | 361 | 8.0% | 81.7% |
| WILSON SCHOOL ROCKVILLE CENTRE | 387 | 5.9% | 73.4% |
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 FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #627 of 2,335 | #32 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #681 of 2,342 ▲ 90 | #34 of 169 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #697 of 2,343 ▲ 69 | #39 of 169 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #1,508 of 2,585 | #137 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,706 of 2,338 | #151 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #1,829 of 2,388 | #172 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.2% | #2,467 of 2,534 | #192 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #375 of 606 | #31 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 2024-25Enrollment
377
+26 (+7%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 377 | 28.4 | 13.3:1 | 7% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 32.6 | 11.6:1 | 8% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 30.6 | 12.2:1 | 5% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 32 | 11.0:1 | 7% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 26.6 | 13.4:1 | 10% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 11% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 39 | 13.7:1 | 5% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 3% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 400 | 28 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school found in EAST NORTHPORT, New York. A total of 377 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 4.
FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the 7 schools that make up NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,293 students in total).
The student body at FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 81% White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County residents are about 66% White. FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.3:1, with 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 7% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Suffolk County average 39%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 8.9 points below predicted: 63.4% against 72.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Suffolk County, the median household income is $130,686, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Suffolk County has 343 public schools and roughly 222,439 students.
Of nearby public schools, EAST NORTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 26 students since 2020-21, to 377. Students per teacher rose from 11.0 in 2020-21 to 13.3 in 2024-25.
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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 NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,476 students
- NORTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOLElementary · 694 students
- EAST NORTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 633 students
- NORWOOD AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 416 students
- PULASKI ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 351 students
- OCEAN AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 346 students
Other schools in EAST NORTHPORT
- EAST NORTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 633 students
- PULASKI ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 351 students
Nearby schools
- EAST NORTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 633
- NORTH RIDGE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 335
- COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,728
- PULASKI ROAD SCHOOL1.7 mi · 351
- NORTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 694
- NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,476
Frequently asked questions
About FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-04.
Is FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
FIFTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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