OAKWOOD PRIMARY CENTER

As a mid-tier K-5 school in HUNTINGTON, New York, OAKWOOD PRIMARY CENTER works with 643 students from grades pre-K through 2, part of SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 45% larger than the state mean of about 443.

OAKWOOD PRIMARY CENTER is one of 7 schools operated by SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 5,670 students overall.

In terms of who attends, OAKWOOD PRIMARY CENTER lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 33% White, 6% Asian, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting OAKWOOD PRIMARY CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Suffolk County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. OAKWOOD PRIMARY CENTER is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

Nearest neighbor: HENRY L STIMSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. OAKWOOD PRIMARY CENTER's enrollment has climbed 6% since 2018, when it stood at 606 (now 643).

On this page, members of the OAKWOOD PRIMARY CENTER community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.