OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in BAY SHORE, New York, OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a sizable primary school, overseen by BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It serves 678 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 53% above that benchmark.

BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 17,844 students; OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 6% Black, 4% Asian, 3% White, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Suffolk County (around 39%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.3%; this one delivers 25.7%.

In the area at large, Suffolk County reports that median household income runs about $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.1%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 781 students in 2018 compared to 678 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.