MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of reasonably sized scale in CUTCHOGUE, New York, one of the schools within MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 457 students in grades K through 6.

MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 981 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 32% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put median household income runs about $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

The closest other public school is NEW SUFFOLK SCHOOL, roughly 2.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 55.0%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 530 students in 2018 compared to 457 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 20% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 today.

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