📍 885 Hampshire Rd, Bay Shore, Suffolk County, 11706
South Country School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bay Shore, Suffolk County. The school has 469 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bay Shore Union Free School District school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Country School enrolls 469 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 47.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 212 | 45% |
| White | 133 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 17% |
| Asian | 26 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 469 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 240 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Country School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-20, state senate district 4, state house district 9.
South Country School is one of 7 schools in BAY SHORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BAY SHORE, New York. The district serves 5,874 students district-wide and employs 534 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 469 students, South Country School is smaller than the district average of about 839 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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