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Dogwood Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 50 Dogwood Dr, Smithtown, Suffolk County, 11787

352
Pupils
12.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dogwood Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Smithtown, Suffolk County. The school has 352 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Smithtown Central School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Smithtown Central School District
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Dogwood Elementary School enrolls 352 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.

Male students
177 (50%)
Female students
175 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
27.9
Student-teacher ratio
12.6:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White28782%
Hispanic or Latino3811%
Two or more races123.4%
Asian102.8%
Black or African American3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

28 of the school's 352 students (8%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 27 qualify for free lunch and 1 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“5

Dogwood 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 2, state house district 8.

School district: SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Dogwood Elementary School is one of 12 schools in SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in SMITHTOWN, New York. The district serves 7,540 students district-wide and employs 700 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 352 students, Dogwood Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 628 students per school.

7,540
District students
12
Schools
700
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB PYP (Ages 3โ€“12)
IBO code
060471
IB since
28 May 2021
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

72%
Reading proficient
82%
Math proficient
1%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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