SOUTH BAY SCHOOL

As a modestly sized K-5 school in WEST BABYLON, New York, SOUTH BAY SCHOOL teaches 288 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 35% below typical.

WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,597 students. SOUTH BAY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SOUTH BAY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SOUTH BAY SCHOOL has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting SOUTH BAY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

With demographic context factored in, SOUTH BAY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.5%; this one delivers 60.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Suffolk County shows median household income runs about $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), SOUTH BAY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOUTH BAY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 59.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTH BAY SCHOOL has changed only slightly, going from 283 students in 2018 to 288 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 62% to 51%. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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