SYLVAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a close-knit primary school in BAYPORT, New York, SYLVAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL instructs 318 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by BAYPORT-BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 28% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 5 schools in BAYPORT-BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,831 students total), SYLVAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, SYLVAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school lists 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Suffolk County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SYLVAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.9%; this one delivers 70.8%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) reports that median household income runs about $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. SYLVAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

The closest other public school is JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SYLVAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SYLVAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 61.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SYLVAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has remained close to its prior level, going from 322 students in 2018 to 318 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 11% to 16%.

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