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Smithtown Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
51 Lawrence Ave
Smithtown, NY 11787
Phone
(631) 382-4505
District
SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
514
Classroom Teachers
46

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.8% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Smithtown Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
72%
49%
69%
45%
74%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
66%
51%
62%
49%
69%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
47%
52%
45%
65%
50%
59%
47%
52%
45%
65%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 84 16.3%
Grade 1 83 16.1%
Grade 2 109 21.2%
Grade 3 72 14.0%
Grade 4 64 12.5%
Grade 5 91 17.7%
Total 514 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.8% 78.6% 42.2%
Black 0.8% 1.6% 16.4%
Hispanic 20.2% 12.8% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.3% 6.6% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 14.0% 12.1% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 13.6% 11.4% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.4% 0.8% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 56,664 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,134.5 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.9% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 31.9% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 18.6% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 19,200 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 4.7% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.7% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 51.1% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 47.6% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.5% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.5% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.7% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 5.5% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.8% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 4.4% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,905 $149,802,000 58.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,527 $12,103,000 4.7%
Staff $1,112 $8,815,000 3.4%
General Administration $429 $3,403,000 1.3%
School Administration $2,015 $15,966,000 6.2%
Operation $2,477 $19,630,000 7.6%
Transportation $2,189 $17,345,000 6.8%
Other $1,142 $9,053,000 3.5%
Total Support $10,893 $86,315,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,604 $20,637,000 8.0%
Total Expenditures $32,402 $256,754,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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