WADING RIVER SCHOOL

Located at 1900 WADNG RVR MNR RD, in WADING RIVER, New York, WADING RIVER SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary school that hosts 438 students (grades 3 through 5), operated by SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Within SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 1,932 students, WADING RIVER SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, WADING RIVER SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 5% of students at WADING RIVER SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Suffolk County (around 39%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WADING RIVER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Suffolk County shows median household earnings sit near $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WADING RIVER SCHOOL is one of 343 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students).

SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WADING RIVER SCHOOL at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 59.9%.

WADING RIVER SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. WADING RIVER SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 4% since 2018, when it stood at 456 (now 438). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 9% to 16% over that span.

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