MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the roomy K-5 schools in MORICHES, New York, operated by WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 861 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 94% bigger than that benchmark.

MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 9 schools operated by WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 9,386 students overall.

Demographically, MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder reads as 25% White, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) logs that median household income runs about $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.3%.

MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 3%, going from 837 students in 2018 to 861 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 41% to 56% over that span.

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