PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, an average-sized primary school in KINGS PARK, New York, operated by KINGS PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 425 students, covering grades pre-K through 3.

Across the 5 schools in KINGS PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,656 students total), PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Suffolk County (around 39%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.8%; this one delivers 70.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) logs that median household income runs about $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is KINGS PARK HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 69.6%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has rose 12%, going from 381 students in 2018 to 425 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 77% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.