📍 46 River Ave, Patchogue, Suffolk County, 11772
River Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Patchogue, Suffolk County. The school has 300 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 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
River Elementary School enrolls 300 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 9.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 140 | 47% |
| White | 103 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 6% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 300 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 136 qualify for free lunch and 5 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.
River Elementary 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 3, state house district 7.
River 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 300 students, River 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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