STAGECOACH SCHOOL

STAGECOACH SCHOOL is a cozy K-5 school in SELDEN, New York, run under MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 351 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so STAGECOACH SCHOOL sits 21% smaller than that benchmark.

STAGECOACH SCHOOL is one of 14 schools operated by MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 9,410 students overall.

Looking at the student body, STAGECOACH SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, STAGECOACH SCHOOL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting STAGECOACH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Suffolk County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), STAGECOACH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), STAGECOACH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

BICYCLE PATH KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STAGECOACH SCHOOL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 40.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 23%: 456 students in 2018 compared to 351 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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