Enrollment
298
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTAUK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361971001805
MONTAUK SCHOOL
50 S DORSET DR, MONTAUK, NY 11954 · (631) 668-2474 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
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
8.8:1
34 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 27 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 9% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
94.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +29.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 30 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 94.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 64.3% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where MONTAUK SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #87 of 2,342 ▲ 657 | #1 of 169 ▲ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #616 of 2,343 ▼ 150 | #27 of 169 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #2,003 of 2,585 | #175 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #144 of 2,338 | #16 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #1,355 of 2,388 | #122 of 197 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #1,719 of 1,757 | #133 of 137 |
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
298
-36 (-11%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 8.2:1
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 | 298 | 34 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 40 | 7.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 41 | 7.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 41 | 8.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 35.4 | 8.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 32 | 10.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 35 | 9.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 23 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MONTAUK SCHOOL.
About MONTAUK SCHOOL
MONTAUK SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in MONTAUK, New York. Enrolled students number 298 students, in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 33% lower than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
The local education agency for MONTAUK SCHOOL is MONTAUK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
White students account for 66% of enrollment at MONTAUK SCHOOL. Other groups include 30% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 66% of residents are White. By the diversity index, MONTAUK SCHOOL comes in at 47%.
Teacher staffing is 34 full-time equivalents, or about 8.8 students per teacher. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure.
MONTAUK SCHOOL is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 76% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Within Suffolk County, median household income is about $130,686, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. MONTAUK SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County, which together enroll about 222,439 students.
The nearest other public school, AMAGANSETT SCHOOL, is about 10.3 miles away.
In the federal locale system, MONTAUK SCHOOL is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 334 to 298.
The MONTAUK SCHOOL community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- AMAGANSETT SCHOOL10.3 mi · 112
- SPRINGS SCHOOL10.4 mi · 690
- EAST HAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL13.0 mi · 284
- EAST HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL13.4 mi · 1,069
- JOHN M MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.5 mi · 517
- FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL15.6 mi · 56
Frequently asked questions
About MONTAUK SCHOOLHow many students attend MONTAUK SCHOOL?
MONTAUK SCHOOL enrolls approximately 298 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does MONTAUK SCHOOL serve?
MONTAUK SCHOOL serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at MONTAUK SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.8:1 students per teacher at MONTAUK SCHOOL.
How diverse is MONTAUK SCHOOL?
MONTAUK SCHOOL reports a student body of 66% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is MONTAUK SCHOOL public or private?
MONTAUK SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MONTAUK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.