Enrollment
269
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360000800197
VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
185 DUNTON AVE, EAST PATCHOGUE, NY 11772 · (631) 730-1675 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
112 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→FRANK P LONG INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL→BELLPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL→BELLPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
51.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +23.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
269
-89 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 12.3:1
% White
32%
was 36%
% Hispanic
54%
was 46%
% Black
11%
was 11%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a close-knit elementary campus in EAST PATCHOGUE, New York, run under SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school instructs 269 students in grades K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 39% leaner than typical.
SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,798 students. VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 32% White, 11% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 59.7%; VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 39.0%, -20.7 points below that line.
In the area at large, Suffolk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: KREAMER STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 36.0%.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Trend over the last 7 years. VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 358 (now 269). Hispanic enrollment moved from 46% to 54% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.
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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 SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BELLPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,340 students
- BELLPORT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 848 students
- FRANK P LONG INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 542 students
- BROOKHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 515 students
- KREAMER STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 284 students
Nearby schools
- KREAMER STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 284
- BELLPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 848
- FRANK P LONG INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 542
- EASTERN SUFFOLK BOCES2.2 mi · 2,043
- BELLPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 1,340
- BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 269 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 9.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 32% White, 54% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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