Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
TIMBER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About TIMBER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located at 200 TIMBER POINT RD, in EAST ISLIP, New York, TIMBER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small K-5 school that hosts 370 students (grades pre-K through 2), one of the schools within EAST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
EAST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,380 students. TIMBER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, TIMBER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest reads as 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. 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, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. 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 commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Suffolk County (around 39%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
In the surrounding community, Suffolk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. TIMBER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).
Nearest neighbor: JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TIMBER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 6%, going from 393 students in 2018 to 370 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profileQuick facts
Related schools
- EAST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,170 students
- EAST ISLIP MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 758 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 416 students
- CONNETQUOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 352 students
- RUTH C KINNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 314 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 416 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 416
- IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 218
- EAST ISLIP MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 758
- EAST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,170
- MAUD S SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 366
- RUTH C KINNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 314