MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized primary school in WEST ISLIP, New York, part of WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school instructs 514 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 7 schools in WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,816 students total), MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 68.6%; actual is 40.0%, a gap of -28.6 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put median household earnings sit near $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 MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: UDALL ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.9%.

MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked up 14%, going from 452 students in 2018 to 514 in 2025.

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