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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY SHORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360408000171
SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL
885 HAMPSHIRE RD, BAY SHORE, NY 11706 · (631) 968-1250 · Suffolk County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.0:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
214 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 162 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 179 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 25 | 5% |
Student demographics
66%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 BAY SHORE 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
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL
SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL this school | 496 | 43.1% | 38.8% |
| PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 YONKERS | 583 | 46.3% | 46.6% |
| BROOKHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROOKHAVEN | 515 | 41.4% | 33.5% |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL KINGSTON | 492 | 37.8% | 31.3% |
| COUNTRYWOOD PRIMARY CENTER HUNTINGTON STATION | 572 | 44.8% | N/A |
| BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MONTGOMERY | 497 | 42.3% | 48.3% |
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 SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #1,680 of 2,335 | #118 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,642 of 2,342 ▼ 113 | #119 of 169 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,921 of 2,343 ▼ 12 | #137 of 169 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #846 of 2,585 | #79 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #431 of 2,338 | #38 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #399 of 2,388 | #21 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #1,600 of 2,534 | #66 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #1,272 of 1,757 | #82 of 137 |
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
496
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 496 | 49.7 | 10.0:1 | 43% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 52.2 | 9.4:1 | 53% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 47 | 10.0:1 | 55% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 49 | 10.4:1 | 54% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 41.5 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 50% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 43 | 12.4:1 | 43% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 41 | 14.6:1 | 18% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 27 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL.
About SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL
SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in BAY SHORE, New York, administered by BAY SHORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment totals 496 students across grades 3 through 5.
BAY SHORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 5,529 students in 8 schools, including SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL.
The largest group at SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL is Hispanic students, at 46%. After that, the student body is 32% White, 15% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Suffolk County is about 23% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
The school had 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.0:1. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 43%.
On the allk12 Grade, SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL lands at C-, ahead of 18% of New York public elementary schools.
A school in New York with SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 59.1%. SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL scores 38.8%.
Looking at the county, Suffolk County, median household income comes to about $130,686, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 343, with about 222,439 students.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, GARDINER MANOR SCHOOL, is the closest to SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 496, down from 509 in 2020-21.
SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 BAY SHORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BAY SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,862 students
- BAY SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,258 students
- GARDINER MANOR SCHOOLElementary · 739 students
- MARY G CLARKSON SCHOOLElementary · 469 students
- FIFTH AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 342 students
- BROOK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 336 students
Other schools in BAY SHORE
- BAY SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,862 students
- BAY SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,258 students
- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 975 students
- WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 906 students
- GARDINER MANOR SCHOOLElementary · 739 students
- OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 678 students
Nearby schools
- GARDINER MANOR SCHOOL0.9 mi · 739
- BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 440
- OQUENOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 418
- BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 380
- WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,163
- UDALL ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOLHow many students attend SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL?
SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 496 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL serve?
SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL is approximately 10.0:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL?
At SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 32% White, 46% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL in?
SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL is part of BAY SHORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.