SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL

Set in HUNTINGTON, New York, SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL is a cozy elementary-level community, overseen by HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 270 students across grades K through 3. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL sits 39% leaner than that benchmark.

Within HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 8 schools and 3,995 students, SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL logs that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 36% White, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Suffolk County indicate median household earnings sit near $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is GOOSEHILL PRIMARY CENTER, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 61.8%.

SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL has declined 29%, going from 380 students in 2018 to 270 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.