VERNON SCHOOL

VERNON SCHOOL is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in EAST NORWICH, New York, operated by OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school caters to 419 students in grades 3 through 6.

VERNON SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 1,344 students overall.

On demographics, VERNON SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black.

On the resource side, VERNON SCHOOL logs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.9:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), VERNON SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.7%; this one delivers 67.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Nassau County indicate median household income runs about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which VERNON SCHOOL is one.

OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, VERNON SCHOOL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 81.9%.

VERNON SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. VERNON SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 471 (now 419). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 21% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 in 2025.

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