📍 515 Sweet Hollow Rd, Melville, Suffolk County, 11747
Sunquam Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Melville, Suffolk County. The school has 503 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Half Hollow Hills Central School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 66% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sunquam Elementary School enrolls 503 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 15% Asian and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 272 | 54% |
| Asian | 77 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 6.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
93 of the school's 503 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 84 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Sunquam Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-10, state senate district 5, state house district 10.
Sunquam Elementary School is one of 9 schools in HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in DIX HILLS, New York. The district serves 7,302 students district-wide and employs 647 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 503 students, Sunquam Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 811 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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