JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 34 N COLEMAN RD, in CENTEREACH, New York, JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment all-grades campus that teaches 423 students (grades K through 9), part of MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 544 students per school, that is 22% smaller than typical.

Within MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 14 schools and 9,410 students, JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 34% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.7:1 average. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Suffolk County (around 39%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 57.3%; JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 33.9%, -23.4 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household earnings sit near $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. JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

Nearest neighbor: NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 383 (now 423). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 70% to 45%.

On the community side, the feed for JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.