FORT SALONGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an average-sized elementary school in NORTHPORT, New York, FORT SALONGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL works with 381 students from grades pre-K through 3, part of KINGS PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Within KINGS PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 2,656 students, FORT SALONGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, FORT SALONGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, FORT SALONGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 9% 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%.

After controlling for student poverty, FORT SALONGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.8%; this one delivers 72.5%.

In the surrounding community, Suffolk County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,686, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which FORT SALONGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

NORTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, FORT SALONGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 62.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. FORT SALONGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 381). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.