Enrollment
249
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCKAHOE COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362907003925
TUCKAHOE SCHOOL
468 MAGEE ST, SOUTHAMPTON, NY 11968 · (631) 283-3550 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
7.5:1
33 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
117 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 10% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 36% smaller than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
57.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
63.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -36.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 37 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 63.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 100.0% |
% 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 TUCKAHOE SCHOOL
TUCKAHOE SCHOOL's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUCKAHOE SCHOOL this school | 249 | 47.0% | 61.5% |
| SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL HUNTINGTON | 270 | 45.2% | 63.0% |
| FLOWER HILL SCHOOL HUNTINGTON | 278 | 48.9% | 67.0% |
| VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST PATCHOGUE | 269 | 41.6% | 39.0% |
| JEFFERSON SCHOOL HUNTINGTON | 297 | 42.4% | 41.5% |
| WASHINGTON SCHOOL HUNTINGTON STATION | 335 | 43.6% | 58.5% |
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 TUCKAHOE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #690 of 2,335 | #40 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #946 of 2,342 ▼ 921 | #62 of 169 ▼ 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,083 of 2,343 ▼ 23 | #66 of 169 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #2,237 of 2,585 | #192 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.5:1 | #40 of 2,338 | #3 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #588 of 2,388 | #46 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.0% | #1,494 of 2,534 | #49 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #578 of 1,757 | #19 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. 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
249
-39 (-14%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 178
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 8.5:1
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 | 249 | 33 | 7.5:1 | 47% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 32 | 7.7:1 | 56% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 33 | 7.6:1 | 57% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 34 | 8.5:1 | 60% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 38 | 8.3:1 | 66% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 37 | 9.2:1 | 57% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 42 | 8.6:1 | 33% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 178 | 17 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TUCKAHOE SCHOOL.
About TUCKAHOE SCHOOL
The public elementary school TUCKAHOE SCHOOL is located in SOUTHAMPTON, New York. The student body numbers 249 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New York) has about 443 students.
TUCKAHOE SCHOOL is run by TUCKAHOE COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
TUCKAHOE SCHOOL is 53% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 23% White, 19% Native American, and 2% Black. Among people living in Suffolk County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. TUCKAHOE SCHOOL's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 7.5 students per teacher. That is 5.3 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 47% of students.
The allk12 Grade for TUCKAHOE SCHOOL is B+. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.7% for TUCKAHOE SCHOOL. The school posts 61.5%, 3.8 points above the prediction.
In Suffolk County (population about 1,530,146), the median household income is $130,686, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. TUCKAHOE SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 1.7 miles. TUCKAHOE SCHOOL has 3 other public schools within five miles. TUCKAHOE SCHOOL comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 39 fewer students in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 SOUTHAMPTON
- SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 582 students
- SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 364 students
- SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 324 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 364
- SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 324
- SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 582
- HAMPTON BAYS HIGH SCHOOL5.1 mi · 784
- HAMPTON BAYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.7 mi · 654
- HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL5.8 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About TUCKAHOE SCHOOLHow large is TUCKAHOE SCHOOL?
TUCKAHOE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-08.
Is TUCKAHOE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
TUCKAHOE SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does TUCKAHOE SCHOOL have?
TUCKAHOE SCHOOL employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at TUCKAHOE SCHOOL?
At TUCKAHOE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 23% White, 53% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is TUCKAHOE SCHOOL in?
TUCKAHOE SCHOOL is part of TUCKAHOE COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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