SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a primary school of moderately sized scale in COMMACK, New York, operated by COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 550 students in grades 2 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 24% bigger than typical.

COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,399 students; SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Suffolk County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 21% of students at SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Suffolk County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.3%, the actual is 56.7%, a residual of -10.6 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household earnings sit near $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WOOD PARK SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 63.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 551 (now 550). The White share of enrollment decreased from 75% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.