📍 59 Fry Blvd, Patchogue, Suffolk County, 11772
Canaan Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Patchogue, Suffolk County. The school has 518 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Canaan Elementary School enrolls 518 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 274 | 53% |
| White | 203 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
188 of the school's 518 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 177 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Canaan Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-20, state senate district 3, state house district 5.
Canaan Elementary School is one of 11 schools in PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in PATCHOGUE, New York. The district serves 7,704 students district-wide and employs 629 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 518 students, Canaan Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 700 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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