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How has MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
644
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362820003803
MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
21 HIGHGATE DR, EAST SETAUKET, NY 11733 · (631) 730-4200 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
89 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 35% smaller than its 6th grade class (101).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
70.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
79.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 85.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (74.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 644 | 13.8% | 74.0% |
| EAST BROADWAY SCHOOL SEAFORD | 662 | 15.4% | 55.5% |
| PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN BROOKLYN | 708 | 13.6% | 85.3% |
| BURR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL COMMACK | 669 | 11.1% | 63.9% |
| EMILY WARREN ROEBLING SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 594 | 12.3% | 82.2% |
| WASHINGTON DRIVE PRIMARY SCHOOL CENTERPORT | 621 | 15.5% | N/A |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #282 of 2,335 | #7 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #391 of 2,342 ▼ 188 | #12 of 169 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #547 of 2,343 ▼ 236 | #21 of 169 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #368 of 2,585 | #31 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #1,259 of 2,338 | #114 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #1,324 of 2,388 | #120 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.8% | #2,371 of 2,534 | #172 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #301 of 606 | #25 of 57 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
644
+85 (+15%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 644 | 53.8 | 12.0:1 | 14% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 12% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 46.7 | 13.7:1 | 12% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 45 | 12.4:1 | 11% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 6% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 57 | 13.6:1 | 3% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 837 | 52 | 16.1:1 | 1% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 672 | 42 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a mid-sized elementary school, MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in EAST SETAUKET, New York. Its grade span covers pre-K through 6, with 644 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in New York average about 443 students, which makes this school 45% larger than average.
In THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 8 schools enroll a combined 5,629 students.
The share of White students at MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 70%, a majority. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.0:1. The school's 12.0:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for elementary schools in New York. Roughly 14% of students at MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Suffolk County is 25 points.
MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of New York public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 69.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.0%.
The school is in Suffolk County, where the median household earns about $130,686 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Suffolk County, 343 public schools serve about 222,439 students.
Among nearby public schools, NASSAKEAG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest at about 0.8 miles. MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 74.0% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 15%, from 559 to 644.
The discussion board for MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,530,146
Census ACS
Median income
$130,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
343
222,439 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WARD MELVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,442 students
- ROBERT CUSHMAN MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 655 students
- PAUL J GELINAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 651 students
- SETAUKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 599 students
- ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 562 students
- NASSAKEAG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 551 students
Other schools in EAST SETAUKET
- WARD MELVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,442 students
- ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 562 students
- NASSAKEAG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 551 students
Nearby schools
- NASSAKEAG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 551
- SETAUKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 599
- PAUL J GELINAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 651
- WARD MELVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,442
- NORWOOD AVENUE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 316
- ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 644 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.0:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.