Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHOLD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362762003750
SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
420 OAKLAWN AVE, SOUTHOLD, NY 11971 · (631) 765-5400 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
110 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SOUTHOLD 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
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
304
-62 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 10.5:1
% White
61%
was 62%
% Hispanic
38%
was 33%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a cozy primary school in SOUTHOLD, New York, one of the schools within SOUTHOLD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 304 students spanning grades K through 6. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 31% leaner than that benchmark.
Across the 2 schools in SOUTHOLD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (637 students total), SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 38% Hispanic.
Looking at the economic backdrop, SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.1:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 36% of students at SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.7%; this one delivers 50.1%.
In the broader community, census data for Suffolk County shows median household earnings sit near $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 56.7%.
SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 17%, going from 366 students in 2018 to 304 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 33% to 38% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 SOUTHOLD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 333 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 333
- MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 457
- GREENPORT HIGH SCHOOL4.3 mi · 358
- GREENPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.3 mi · 327
- SHELTER ISLAND SCHOOL4.8 mi · 183
- NEW SUFFOLK SCHOOL5.1 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 304 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 8.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 61% White, 38% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by SOUTHOLD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
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