HARLEY AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HARLEY AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary school in ELWOOD, New York, part of ELWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 410 students in grades K through 2.

ELWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,933 students; HARLEY AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, HARLEY AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Black, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HARLEY AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Suffolk County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Suffolk County shows median household income runs about $130,686, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), HARLEY AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ELWOOD/JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. HARLEY AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 420 (now 410). Asian enrollment moved from 13% to 7% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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