NORTHEAST SCHOOL

Set in AMITYVILLE, New York, NORTHEAST SCHOOL is a tiny primary school, part of AMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It instructs 145 students across grades pre-K through 1. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so NORTHEAST SCHOOL sits 67% smaller than that benchmark.

Within AMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 2,802 students, NORTHEAST SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, NORTHEAST SCHOOL reports that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 32% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, NORTHEAST SCHOOL has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put median household earnings sit near $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), NORTHEAST SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

EDMUND W MILES MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 59%: 357 students in 2018 compared to 145 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.