Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361920001747
STAGECOACH SCHOOL
205 DARE RD, SELDEN, NY 11784 · (631) 285-8730 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
185 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 9 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 1% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
39.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Where STAGECOACH SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #1,709 of 2,335 | #122 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,692 of 2,342 | #123 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,847 of 2,343 | #132 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #1,659 of 2,585 | #149 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #2,161 of 2,338 | #187 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #311 of 2,388 | #15 of 197 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #516 of 1,757 | #13 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
351
-105 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.7:1
% White
40%
was 49%
% Hispanic
37%
was 33%
% Black
8%
was 3%
% Asian
11%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 351 | 22.1 | 15.9:1 | 53% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 22.6 | 16.0:1 | 45% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 23.8 | 14.8:1 | 43% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 40% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STAGECOACH SCHOOL.
About STAGECOACH SCHOOL
Students in SELDEN, New York, attend STAGECOACH SCHOOL, a small elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 351 students. Elementary schools in New York have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 21% lower.
MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs STAGECOACH SCHOOL along with 13 other schools, enrolling 9,410 students in total.
The largest racial or ethnic group at STAGECOACH SCHOOL is White, with 40% of students. The next largest groups are 37% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 26 points below the 66% share among Suffolk County residents. The diversity index for STAGECOACH SCHOOL is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
STAGECOACH SCHOOL has 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 53% at STAGECOACH SCHOOL. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Suffolk County is 14 points.
STAGECOACH SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.1% and a predicted 55.6%.
In Suffolk County, home to about 1,530,146 people, median household income comes to about $130,686, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Suffolk County's 343 public schools enroll about 222,439 students and include STAGECOACH SCHOOL.
STAGECOACH SCHOOL's nearest public school is BICYCLE PATH KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER (about 0.7 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, STAGECOACH SCHOOL places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
STAGECOACH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
From 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 456 to 351, a 23% decline. Over that span, the White share moved 9 points, to 40%. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.7:1 to 15.9:1.
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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 MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,553 students
- CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,467 students
- SELDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,080 students
- DAWNWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 967 students
- NEW LANE MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 771 students
- UNITY DRIVE KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTERElementary · 478 students
Other schools in SELDEN
- NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,553 students
- NEW LANE MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 771 students
- BICYCLE PATH KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTERElementary · 449 students
- HAWKINS PATH SCHOOLElementary · 385 students
Nearby schools
- BICYCLE PATH KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER0.7 mi · 449
- HAWKINS PATH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 385
- SELDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,080
- NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,553
- NEW LANE MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 771
- BOYLE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About STAGECOACH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at STAGECOACH SCHOOL?
STAGECOACH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 351 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does STAGECOACH SCHOOL serve?
STAGECOACH SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at STAGECOACH SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at STAGECOACH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at STAGECOACH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at STAGECOACH SCHOOL are roughly 40% White, 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is STAGECOACH SCHOOL in?
STAGECOACH SCHOOL is part of MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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