SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in SOUTHAMPTON, New York, SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a close-knit primary school, overseen by SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 364 students across grades pre-K through 4.

Across the 3 schools in SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,270 students total), SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 37% White, 5% Native American, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.1%; this one delivers 49.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Suffolk County shows median household earnings sit near $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.1%.

SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 29%: 512 students in 2018 compared to 364 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 45% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.