FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an intimate elementary campus in SMITHTOWN, New York, run under HAUPPAUGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school caters to 342 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 23% leaner than typical.

Across the 5 schools in HAUPPAUGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,112 students total), FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. Compared to Suffolk County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. 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 below Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.0%, the actual is 62.9%, a residual of -4.1 points.

In the area at large, Suffolk County reports that median household income runs about $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is HAUPPAUGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 64.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 338 (now 342). The White share of enrollment fell from 76% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 in 2025.

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