OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL

Located at 144 OXHEAD RD, in CENTEREACH, New York, OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary school that educates 383 students (grades 1 through 5), overseen by MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Within MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 14 schools and 9,410 students, OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL lists that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 46% of students at OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.8%.

In the area at large, Suffolk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is DAWNWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 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), OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 42.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL has fell 7%, going from 411 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 55% to 44% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

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