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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
975
Elementary
DISTRICT 700 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360528000260
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1095 JOSELSEN AVE, BAY SHORE, NY 11706 · (631) 434-2261 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL975 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
13.5:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
747 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 145 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 141 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 180 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 154 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 177 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 168 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 10 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (145) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (168).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp 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 36 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Schools most like SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 975 | 76.6% | 30.6% |
| CHARLES A MULLIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CENTRAL ISLIP | 997 | 71.4% | 28.5% |
| PRESIDENTIAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLETOWN | 1,225 | 77.0% | 33.0% |
| ZETA CHARTER SCHOOL - INWOOD NEW YORK | 824 | 80.9% | 87.4% |
| ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL ISLANDIA | 821 | 72.5% | 32.2% |
| MAPLE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLETOWN | 1,064 | 82.0% | 26.5% |
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 SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #1,995 of 2,335 | #150 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,962 of 2,342 ▲ 115 | #152 of 169 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,922 of 2,343 ▲ 84 | #138 of 169 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 975 | #53 of 2,585 | #2 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,749 of 2,338 | #155 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #1,545 of 2,388 | #145 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #862 of 2,534 | #10 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #745 of 1,757 | #29 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
975
+20 (+2%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,036
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 975 | 72.5 | 13.5:1 | 77% (747) |
| 2023-24 | 955 | 75.2 | 12.7:1 | 78% (744) |
| 2022-23 | 980 | 69.9 | 14.0:1 | 81% (797) |
| 2020-21 | 955 | 65 | 14.7:1 | 79% (759) |
| 2017-18 | 1,177 | 53 | 22.2:1 | 71% (839) |
| 2015-16 | 1,168 | 67 | 17.4:1 | 79% (920) |
| 2010-11 | 1,106 | 76 | 14.6:1 | 68% (747) |
| 2000-01 | 1,091 | 66 | 16.5:1 | 67% (735) |
| 1990-91 | 1,036 | 71 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school with its address in BAY SHORE, New York. It enrolled 975 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 120% higher than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in a 17-school district, BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 17,844 students.
Roughly 75% of students at SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are Hispanic. Other groups make up 11% Black, 6% White, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 23% of Suffolk County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 72.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 77%. That is 38 points above the 39% average for public schools in Suffolk County.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.8% for SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 30.6%, 16.2 points below the prediction.
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Suffolk County, where the median household income is $130,686, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Suffolk County has 342 other public schools.
The closest public school to SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 30.6% is below the 38.1% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 955 to 975. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.5:1.
Community posts for SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,816 students
- BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN CAMPUSHigh · 1,287 students
- EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,108 students
- NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,051 students
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 975 students
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 937 students
Other schools in BAY SHORE
- BAY SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,862 students
- BAY SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,258 students
- WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 906 students
- GARDINER MANOR SCHOOLElementary · 739 students
- OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 678 students
- HEMLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
Other Southwest Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 14 states are named Southwest Elementary. SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 22.
- Southwest ElementaryHigh Point, NC · 808 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolSavannah, GA · 769 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 728 students
- Southwest ElementaryJacksonville, NC · 720 students
- Southwest ElementaryDurham, NC · 639 students
Nearby schools
- WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 906
- HEMLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 609
- MARY G CLARKSON SCHOOL1.6 mi · 469
- PARLIAMENT PLACE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 434
- MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 514
- BAY SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,258
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 975 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 6% White, 75% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.