WING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a cozy K-5 school in ISLIP, New York, overseen by ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 373 students, covering grades K through 1.

WING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 2,652 students overall.

In terms of who attends, WING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 38% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting WING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) shows that median household income runs about $130,686, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which WING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

COMMACK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. WING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 368 (now 373). White enrollment moved from 61% to 47% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

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