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Alumni: what's one memory from OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
678
Elementary
DISTRICT 700 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360528000256
OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
775 WISCONSIN AVE, BAY SHORE, NY 11706 · (631) 434-2255 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
13.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
602 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 8 | 1% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 136 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 139 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 21% |
| Ungraded | 13 | 2% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
30.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 678 | 88.8% | 25.7% |
| PS 108 SAL ABBRACCIAMENTO BROOKLYN | 649 | 89.2% | 70.1% |
| PS 173 NEW YORK | 597 | 88.4% | 35.9% |
| PS 195 BRONX | 713 | 91.0% | 20.8% |
| LAUREL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRENTWOOD | 671 | 89.1% | 28.0% |
| LORETTA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRENTWOOD | 639 | 90.6% | 34.5% |
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 OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #2,138 of 2,335 | #163 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,013 of 2,342 ▲ 24 | #157 of 169 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #2,118 of 2,343 ▲ 103 | #160 of 169 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #304 of 2,585 | #23 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,740 of 2,338 | #154 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #1,936 of 2,388 | #178 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #468 of 2,534 | #4 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #942 of 1,757 | #51 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
678
-76 (-10%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 678 | 50.5 | 13.4:1 | 89% (602) |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 54.4 | 13.2:1 | 87% (620) |
| 2022-23 | 711 | 50.1 | 14.2:1 | 87% (617) |
| 2020-21 | 754 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 89% (668) |
| 2017-18 | 781 | 44 | 17.8:1 | 86% (674) |
| 2015-16 | 815 | 46 | 17.7:1 | 82% (670) |
| 2010-11 | 723 | 52 | 13.9:1 | 80% (578) |
| 2000-01 | 750 | 42 | 17.9:1 | 75% (561) |
| 1990-91 | 539 | 31 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in BAY SHORE, New York, reachable at (631) 434-2255. It educates 678 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 53% above the 443 average for elementary schools in New York.
District-wide, BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 17 schools and 17,844 students.
About 85% of the student body at OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 6% Black, 4% Asian, 3% White, and 3% Native American. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Suffolk County residents. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. About 89% of students, or 602, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Suffolk County average 39%.
allk12 grades OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a D. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 16.6 points below predicted: 25.7% against 42.3%.
Within Suffolk County, the median household income is $130,686, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Suffolk County has 342 other public schools.
The nearest public school is SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment declined 10%, to 678. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.4 to 13.4 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,816 students
- BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN CAMPUSHigh · 1,287 students
- EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,108 students
- NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,051 students
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 975 students
- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 975 students
Other schools in BAY SHORE
- BAY SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,862 students
- BAY SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,258 students
- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 975 students
- WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 906 students
- GARDINER MANOR SCHOOLElementary · 739 students
- HEMLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
Other Oak Park Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 8 states are named Oak Park Elementary. OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 11.
- Oak Park ElementarySan Diego, CA · 545 students
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolLansdale, PA · 526 students
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolDecatur, AL · 481 students
- OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTITUSVILLE, FL · 473 students
- Oak Park ElementaryOcean Springs, MS · 467 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 975
- BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 4,816
- LAUREL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 671
- LORETTA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 639
- SOUTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 533
- HEMLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 678 students in grades KG-05.
Is OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 3% White, 85% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.