Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361509001267
WASHINGTON SCHOOL
78 WHITSON RD, HUNTINGTON STATION, NY 11746 · (631) 673-2090 · Suffolk County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
9.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
146 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 24% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
69.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +26.0pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 WASHINGTON SCHOOL
WASHINGTON SCHOOL's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WASHINGTON SCHOOL this school | 335 | 43.6% | 58.5% |
| JEFFERSON SCHOOL HUNTINGTON | 297 | 42.4% | 41.5% |
| SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOUTHAMPTON | 364 | 45.9% | 49.1% |
| W L MORSE SCHOOL SLEEPY HOLLOW | 405 | 45.2% | N/A |
| BROOK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BAY SHORE | 336 | 42.3% | N/A |
| SOUTHDOWN SCHOOL HUNTINGTON | 270 | 45.2% | 63.0% |
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 WASHINGTON SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #814 of 2,335 | #54 of 168 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #811 of 2,342 ▲ 297 | #51 of 169 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #567 of 2,343 ▲ 577 | #23 of 169 ▲ 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #1,767 of 2,585 | #161 of 209 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #284 of 2,338 | #29 of 196 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #951 of 2,388 | #90 of 197 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #1,588 of 2,534 | #64 of 200 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #716 of 1,757 | #26 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
335
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 335 | 35.4 | 9.5:1 | 44% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 34.9 | 9.7:1 | 51% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 32 | 10.4:1 | 55% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 30 | 11.4:1 | 55% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 61% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 59% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 38 | 12.4:1 | 32% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 26 | 13.0:1 | 30% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 25 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WASHINGTON SCHOOL.
About WASHINGTON SCHOOL
WASHINGTON SCHOOL is a small elementary school with an address in HUNTINGTON STATION, New York. The school reports 335 students in kindergarten through 3. The school's enrollment is 24% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in New York.
The 8 schools of HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, including WASHINGTON SCHOOL, enroll 3,995 students.
Roughly 58% of students at WASHINGTON SCHOOL are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% White, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 23%. WASHINGTON SCHOOL's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1 at WASHINGTON SCHOOL, with 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The school counts 146 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 44%.
The allk12 Grade for WASHINGTON SCHOOL is B. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with WASHINGTON SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 59.0%. WASHINGTON SCHOOL scores 58.5%, within a point of that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Suffolk County, the median household income is $130,686, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, Suffolk County has 343 public schools and roughly 222,439 students.
The closest public school, MAPLEWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, is about 0.9 miles from WASHINGTON SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, WASHINGTON SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes WASHINGTON SCHOOL as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at WASHINGTON SCHOOL was 342 in 2020-21 and 335 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.5:1) than in 2020-21 (11.4:1).
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,363 students
- J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 579 students
- JACK ABRAMS STEM MAGNET SCHOOLMiddle · 438 students
- WOODHULL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 435 students
- JEFFERSON SCHOOLElementary · 297 students
- FLOWER HILL SCHOOLElementary · 278 students
Other schools in HUNTINGTON STATION
- WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,939 students
- HENRY L STIMSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 845 students
- MAPLEWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 594 students
- COUNTRYWOOD PRIMARY CENTERElementary · 572 students
- JACK ABRAMS STEM MAGNET SCHOOLMiddle · 438 students
- SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 418 students
Other Washington schools
22 other US public schools in 11 states are named Washington. WASHINGTON SCHOOL is the 11th largest of the 23.
- Washington SchoolMonticello, IL · 543 students
- Washington SchoolNUTLEY, NJ · 534 students
- Washington SchoolWASHINGTON, UT · 468 students
- WashingtonSpringfield, MA · 430 students
- WashingtonHawthorne, CA · 418 students
Nearby schools
- MAPLEWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 594
- JACK ABRAMS STEM MAGNET SCHOOL1.4 mi · 438
- OLDFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 627
- SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER1.5 mi · 418
- WOODHULL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 435
- HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,363
Frequently asked questions
About WASHINGTON SCHOOLHow large is WASHINGTON SCHOOL?
WASHINGTON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 335 students in grades KG-03.
Is WASHINGTON SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WASHINGTON SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WASHINGTON SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WASHINGTON SCHOOL is approximately 9.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WASHINGTON SCHOOL?
At WASHINGTON SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 33% White, 58% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is WASHINGTON SCHOOL public or private?
WASHINGTON SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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