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Enrollment
770
Elementary
DISTRICT 680 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361869004674
TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
336 BLANCO DR, MASTIC BEACH, NY 11951 · (631) 874-1341 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL770 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.6:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
400 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 103 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 149 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 143 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (143).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 →
Schools most like TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 770 | 51.9% | 42.4% |
| JOHN S HOBART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHIRLEY | 796 | 52.9% | 36.4% |
| MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MORICHES | 861 | 49.1% | 45.6% |
| NATHANIEL WOODHULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHIRLEY | 812 | 46.4% | 36.9% |
| WILLIAM FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHIRLEY | 757 | 46.2% | 42.7% |
| STONY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STONY POINT | 666 | 49.1% | 45.0% |
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 TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #1,503 of 2,335 | #102 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,413 of 2,342 ▲ 155 | #99 of 169 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,384 of 2,343 ▲ 108 | #84 of 169 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 770 | #182 of 2,585 | #14 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,978 of 2,338 | #175 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #489 of 2,388 | #31 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #1,346 of 2,534 | #36 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #448 of 606 | #37 of 57 |
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
770
+42 (+6%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 909
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 770 | 52.7 | 14.6:1 | 52% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 764 | 51.7 | 14.8:1 | 57% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 51.9 | 14.6:1 | 61% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 728 | 55 | 13.2:1 | 59% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 39 | 19.0:1 | 67% (501) |
| 2015-16 | 765 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 64% (486) |
| 2010-11 | 773 | 55 | 14.1:1 | 45% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 1,174 | 64 | 18.3:1 | 47% (552) |
| 1990-91 | 909 | 56 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In MASTIC BEACH, New York, part of Suffolk County, TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school. Enrolled students number 770 students, in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 74% higher than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (9 schools, 9,386 students) runs TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic (50%). Enrollment also includes 29% White, 15% Black, and 5% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 27 points above the 23% share among Suffolk County residents. By the diversity index, TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 65%.
TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 52.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.6 students for each one. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Suffolk County is 39%.
The allk12 Grade for TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 13.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.4% actual, 55.9% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Suffolk County show that median household income is about $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County, which together enroll about 222,439 students.
Of nearby public schools, WILLIAM PACA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 43.2% proficiency; TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 42.4%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 770, 6% above the 728 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 14.6 students per teacher, compared with 13.2 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WILLIAM FLOYD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,107 students
- WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,124 students
- WILLIAM PACA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,078 students
- MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 861 students
- NATHANIEL WOODHULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 812 students
- JOHN S HOBART ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 796 students
Other schools in MASTIC BEACH
- WILLIAM FLOYD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,107 students
- WILLIAM PACA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,078 students
Nearby schools
- WILLIAM PACA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,078
- WILLIAM FLOYD HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 3,107
- NATHANIEL WOODHULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 812
- JOHN S HOBART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 796
- WILLIAM FLOYD LEARNING CENTER0.9 mi · 81
- WILLIAM FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 757
Frequently asked questions
About TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 770 students in grades KG-05.
Is TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
How diverse is TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 29% White, 50% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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