Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363054004102
SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL
1130 HERZEL BLVD, WEST BABYLON, NY 11704 · (631) 376-7401 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
110 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
65.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL
SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL this school | 356 | 30.9% | 59.3% |
| SLOATSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SLOATSBURG | 322 | 28.0% | 49.4% |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOHEGAN LAKE | 411 | 35.3% | 63.4% |
| SAPPHIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HARRIMAN | 324 | 36.4% | N/A |
| HIGHVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NANUET | 314 | 32.2% | 62.4% |
| TOOKER AVENUE SCHOOL WEST BABYLON | 282 | 28.4% | 59.7% |
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 SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #782 of 2,335 | #51 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #690 of 2,342 ▲ 91 | #37 of 169 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #742 of 2,343 ▲ 147 | #41 of 169 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #1,630 of 2,585 | #146 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #904 of 2,338 | #79 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #452 of 2,388 | #26 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.9% | #1,951 of 2,534 | #108 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #229 of 606 | #18 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
356
+30 (+9%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 356 | 32 | 11.1:1 | 31% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 36.6 | 9.7:1 | 46% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 33.4 | 10.4:1 | 35% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 32 | 10.2:1 | 32% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 25.4 | 12.5:1 | 24% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 39% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 31% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 31 | 16.3:1 | 26% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 27 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL.
About SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL
SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in New York, located in WEST BABYLON. A total of 356 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Besides SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL, WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 other schools. The district enrolls 3,597 students.
At SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 47%. The next largest groups are 34% White, 9% Black, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 24 points above the 23% share among Suffolk County residents. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL operates with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.1:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. About 31% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Suffolk County is 39%.
The allk12 Grade for SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL is B. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.3%, compared with a predicted 63.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Suffolk County show that the median household income is $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. There are 343 public schools in Suffolk County, enrolling about 222,439 students in all.
The closest other public school is TOOKER AVENUE SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 59.3% is above the 49.9% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL's enrollment grew 9%, to 356.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,228 students
- WEST BABYLON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 817 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOLElementary · 348 students
- SOUTH BAY SCHOOLElementary · 288 students
- TOOKER AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 282 students
- FOREST AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 278 students
Other schools in WEST BABYLON
- WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,228 students
- WEST BABYLON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 817 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOLElementary · 348 students
- SOUTH BAY SCHOOLElementary · 288 students
- TOOKER AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 282 students
- FOREST AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 278 students
Nearby schools
- TOOKER AVENUE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 282
- FOREST AVENUE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 278
- BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 375
- WEST BABYLON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 817
- WILLIAM RALL SCHOOL1.4 mi · 539
- DANIEL STREET SCHOOL1.5 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About SANTAPOGUE SCHOOLHow many students attend SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL?
SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 356 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL serve?
SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL are roughly 34% White, 47% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL in?
SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL is part of WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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