SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an intimate elementary campus in SEA CLIFF, New York, part of NORTH SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school instructs 361 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 5 schools in NORTH SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,544 students total), SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest consists of 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 8% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Nassau County (around 31%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.0%; this one delivers 81.7%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Nassau County) records that median household income runs about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 315 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students).

The closest other public school is NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 67.2%.

SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 336 (now 361). Class-load math has grew: from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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