SAG HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SAG HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized elementary-level community in SAG HARBOR, New York, part of SAG HARBOR UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 431 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

SAG HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by SAG HARBOR UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 932 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SAG HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 70% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 24% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting SAG HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 24% of students at SAG HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SAG HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.2%, the actual is 65.2%, a residual of -1.0 points.

In the broader community, Suffolk County reports that median household income runs about $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 SAG HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PIERSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SAG HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 60.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 446 students in 2018 compared to 431 in 2025.

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