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SPRINGS SCHOOL

48 SCHOOL ST, EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937 · (631) 324-0144 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL690 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of New York public elementary schools
  • BTest 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

Enrollment
690
Elementary
STATE 443
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
47 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
0%
3 students
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K386%
Kindergarten6910%
Grade 1619%
Grade 26910%
Grade 3649%
Grade 48612%
Grade 57911%
Grade 67110%
Grade 78612%
Grade 8609%
Ungraded71%

This year's kindergarten class (69) is 15% larger than its 8th grade class (60).

Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
White
25136%
STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
42261%
STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
20%
STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
71%
STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
71%
STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
34850%
Female
34250%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
55.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
58.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2555.0%58.6%
2023-2452.0%57.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 SPRINGS SCHOOL

SPRINGS SCHOOL's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
SPRINGS SCHOOL this school6900.4%56.7%
HAMPTON BAYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAMPTON BAYS
65412.4%57.8%
MANORHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT WASHINGTON
49912.2%63.7%
JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT WASHINGTON
4715.7%76.9%
PUTNAM VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PUTNAM VALLEY
52619.6%79.6%
BEDFORD ROAD SCHOOL
PLEASANTVILLE
54913.1%78.9%
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 SPRINGS SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Suffolk County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
56.7%#902 of 2,335#64 of 168
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.6%#1,123 of 2,342
▼ 103
#78 of 169
▼ 12
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.0%#1,154 of 2,343
▼ 342
#71 of 169
▼ 24
Enrollment
ranked largest first
690#281 of 2,585#20 of 209
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.7:1#1,991 of 2,338#177 of 196
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
49.3%#1,266 of 2,388#114 of 197
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
0.4%#2,534 of 2,534#200 of 200
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.3%#1,395 of 1,757#95 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 2024-25
Enrollment
690
+49 (+8%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 8.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256904714.7:10% (3)
2023-246913221.6:1N/A
2022-236894415.7:1N/A
2020-21641748.7:15% (29)
2017-1873665.511.2:18% (58)
2015-167416211.9:113% (95)
2010-116925512.6:125% (172)
2000-015624712.0:10% (0)
1990-914163013.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPRINGS SCHOOL.

About SPRINGS SCHOOL

SPRINGS SCHOOL is a high-enrollment elementary school in EAST HAMPTON, New York, administered by SPRINGS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 690 students. By comparison, elementary schools in New York enroll about 443 students on average.

The school's district is SPRINGS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

More than half of the students at SPRINGS SCHOOL are Hispanic (61%). Next come 36% White. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Suffolk County residents. The diversity index for SPRINGS SCHOOL is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

SPRINGS SCHOOL lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.7 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 0% of the student body. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Suffolk County is 39 points.

On the allk12 Grade, SPRINGS SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 42% of New York public elementary schools.

SPRINGS SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.7% is 18.2 points below the 74.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

For Suffolk County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $130,686 a year, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Suffolk County number 343, with about 222,439 students.

AMAGANSETT SCHOOL is about 3.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. SPRINGS SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. SPRINGS SCHOOL ranks 6th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 56.7% against a local average of 61.2%.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.

Enrollment figures show a gain of 49 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.7:1 in 2020-21, and 14.7:1 in 2024-25.

The allk12 page for SPRINGS SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

Suffolk County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
SPRINGS SCHOOL
District
SPRINGS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
48 SCHOOL ST, EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937
Phone
(631) 324-0144
County
Suffolk County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
690
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
3 (0%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
362790003787
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SPRINGS SCHOOL
How large is SPRINGS SCHOOL?
SPRINGS SCHOOL enrolls approximately 690 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does SPRINGS SCHOOL serve?
SPRINGS SCHOOL serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SPRINGS SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SPRINGS SCHOOL is approximately 14.7:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SPRINGS SCHOOL?
At SPRINGS SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 36% White, 61% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees SPRINGS SCHOOL?
SPRINGS SCHOOL is overseen by SPRINGS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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