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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361329001088
OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
55 OTSEGO AVE, DIX HILLS, NY 11746 · (631) 592-3600 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
190 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
70.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 574 | 33.1% | 59.9% |
| PAUMANOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIX HILLS | 602 | 30.1% | 75.1% |
| HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY | 497 | 28.0% | 76.0% |
| ABBEY LANE SCHOOL LEVITTOWN | 607 | 34.4% | 62.0% |
| PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 662 | 34.6% | 79.7% |
| PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS FOREST HILLS | 605 | 25.8% | 84.7% |
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 OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #748 of 2,335 | #47 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #714 of 2,342 ▼ 52 | #39 of 169 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #909 of 2,343 ▲ 167 | #54 of 169 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #554 of 2,585 | #47 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #1,288 of 2,338 | #117 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #107 of 2,388 | #8 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #1,896 of 2,534 | #100 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #551 of 606 | #51 of 57 |
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
574
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 574 | 47.7 | 12.0:1 | 33% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 47.7 | 12.2:1 | 31% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 48.3 | 12.1:1 | 28% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 55 | 10.5:1 | 25% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 47 | 12.1:1 | 19% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 45 | 12.8:1 | 20% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | 45 | 13.1:1 | 14% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 6% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 36 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in DIX HILLS, New York, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 574 students across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 30% above the 443 average for elementary schools in New York.
OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 9 schools serve 7,203 students.
Enrollment at OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is mixed, with White students the largest group at 39%. After that, the student body is 25% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Suffolk County is about 66% White. The chance that two students picked at random at OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
Federal data list 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.0:1. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. The lunch program counts 33% of students at OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is B. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 62.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Suffolk County, median household income is about $130,686, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Suffolk County number 343 and enroll about 222,439.
The school nearest to OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is CANDLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th of 5 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 578 to 574. By 2024-25, the school had 12.0 students per teacher, compared with 10.5 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL EASTHigh · 1,407 students
- HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL WESTHigh · 1,028 students
- WEST HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 968 students
- VANDERBILT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 708 students
- CANDLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 706 students
- SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 672 students
Other schools in DIX HILLS
- HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL EASTHigh · 1,407 students
- HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL WESTHigh · 1,028 students
- WESTERN SUFFOLK BOCESCombined · 866 students
- VANDERBILT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 708 students
- CANDLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 706 students
- SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 672 students
Other Otsego Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Otsego Elementary. OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Otsego Elementary SchoolTontogany, OH · 788 students
- OTSEGO ELEMENTARYOTSEGO, MN · 536 students
Nearby schools
- CANDLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 706
- BRENTWOOD RESIDENTIAL CENTER0.7 mi · 20
- WESTERN SUFFOLK BOCES1.6 mi · 866
- ROLLING HILLS SCHOOL1.8 mi · 246
- PAUMANOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 602
- DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,326
Frequently asked questions
About OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 574 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.0:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 39% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% Black, 25% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.