MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as an intimate K-5 school in ISLIP, New York, one of the schools within ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 366 students spanning grades 2 through 5.

MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 2,652 students overall.

On the student-mix side, MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.8%, the actual is 51.0%, a residual of -11.8 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Suffolk County shows the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ISLIP MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 48.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 16% since 2018, when it stood at 315 (now 366). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 72% to 56%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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