WOOD PARK SCHOOL

WOOD PARK SCHOOL is an elementary campus of close-knit scale in COMMACK, New York, run under COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 280 students in grades K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 37% smaller than typical.

COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,399 students. WOOD PARK SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, WOOD PARK SCHOOL shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WOOD PARK SCHOOL has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Suffolk County (around 39%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the surrounding community, Suffolk County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,686, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Suffolk County runs 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), of which WOOD PARK SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WOOD PARK SCHOOL.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 293 students in 2018 compared to 280 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.