Is South Country School a good school?

South Country School ranks 1713 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Country School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 469 students attended South Country School.

What is the racial makeup of South Country School?

Students at South Country School are 45% Hispanic, 28% White, 17% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of South Country School attend?

Students who attend South Country School usually go on to attend: Middle : Bay Shore Middle School High : Bay Shore Senior High School

South Country School

Summary:

South Country School is an elementary school located in Bay Shore, New York, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 469 students. It is part of the Bay Shore Union Free School District, which is ranked 656 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Country School faces significant challenges in improving student academic performance, particularly for certain student subgroups. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math on the New York State Assessments are generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students performing the best and Asian, African American, and English Language Learner students performing the worst. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, South Country School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Bay Shore Union Free School District and the neighboring West Islip Union Free School District, South Country School generally performs worse academically, despite having similar demographic and resource characteristics. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies of the higher-performing nearby schools to improve outcomes at South Country School.

Detail:

Public 3-5

885 Hampshire Rd
Bay Shore, NY 11706-7699

(631) 968-1250

District: Bay Shore Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1713^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,734

Students who attend South Country School usually attend:

Middle:	Bay Shore Middle School
High:	Bay Shore Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.9

Number of students: 469

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.2%

White:

28.4%

African American:

17.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details South Country School ranks worse than 70.1% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.08. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at South Country School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45.2%), White (28.4%), African American (17.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Country School is 9.9. 3 elementary schools in the Bay Shore Union Free School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare South Country School employs 46.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Country School is $26,734, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Bay Shore Union Free School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Country School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Country School 1713^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See South Country School in the ranking list.)

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Bay Shore Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bay Shore Union Free School District 656^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for South Country School

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Rank History for all students at South Country School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	64.16	966^th	2206	56.2%
2007	61.93	1024^th	2219	53.9%
2008	63.91	968^th	2227	56.5%
2009	62.44	1008^th	2257	55.3%
2010	61.70	965^th	2263	57.4%
2011	59.72	1023^rd	2286	55.2%
2012	63.17	930^th	2320	59.9%
2013	50.92	1088^th	2325	53.2%
2014	41.40	1405^th	2345	40.1%
2015	40.67	1431^st	2352	39.2%
2016	35.22	1594^th	2366	32.6%
2017	46.39	1279^th	2386	46.4%
2018	38.50	1517^th	2395	36.7%
2019	43.93	1313^th	2413	45.6%
2021	43.47	1265^th	2201	42.5%
2022	40.49	1446^th	2434	40.6%
2023	28.25	1804^th	2439	26.0%
2024	31.08	1713^th	2445	29.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South Country School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.72	680^th	938	27.5%
2019	29.99	683^rd	860	20.6%
2021	36.56	286^th	454	37.0%
2022	25.21	889^th	1027	13.4%
2023	31.73	742^nd	1001	25.9%
2024	28.44	881^st	1066	17.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at South Country School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.98	1369^th	1941	29.5%
2019	41.26	934^th	1859	49.8%
2023	21.02	1825^th	2016	9.5%
2024	33.18	1422^nd	2110	32.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Country School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.50	1411^th	2045	31.0%
2019	30.61	1466^th	2032	27.9%
2021	38.09	1069^th	1678	36.3%
2022	30.02	1551^st	2099	26.1%
2023	21.74	1740^th	2041	14.7%
2024	33.46	1403^rd	2078	32.5%

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Rank History for Female students at South Country School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.53	1548^th	2338	33.8%
2019	45.13	1275^th	2357	45.9%
2021	37.49	1265^th	1955	35.3%
2022	42.18	1391^st	2401	42.1%
2023	23.86	1928^th	2403	19.8%
2024	29.39	1772^nd	2413	26.6%

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Rank History for Male students at South Country School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.54	1431^st	2340	38.8%
2019	44.04	1292^nd	2358	45.2%
2021	46.37	1055^th	1961	46.2%
2022	41.34	1428^th	2400	40.5%
2023	34.78	1583^rd	2400	34.0%
2024	35.05	1592^nd	2411	34.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at South Country School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	26.09	547^th	671	18.5%
2024	6.05	638^th	662	3.6%

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Rank History for African American students at South Country School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.41	454^th	948	52.1%
2019	41.99	471^st	891	47.1%
2021	54.87	155^th	427	63.7%
2022	39.15	549^th	936	41.3%
2023	35.08	551^st	857	35.7%
2024	29.16	672^nd	927	27.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Country School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.42	921^st	1392	33.8%
2019	33.75	875^th	1315	33.5%
2021	32.14	580^th	818	29.1%
2022	37.36	968^th	1503	35.6%
2023	19.97	1245^th	1429	12.9%
2024	38.40	932^nd	1531	39.1%

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Rank History for White students at South Country School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.94	485^th	1408	65.6%
2019	69.88	387^th	1338	71.1%
2021	65.45	423^rd	1224	65.4%
2022	57.46	584^th	1399	58.3%
2023	57.76	571^st	1337	57.3%
2024	53.81	638^th	1392	54.2%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for South Country School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	268	80	7	48	0	n/a	n/a	403
1990	249	98	8	66	0	n/a	n/a	421
1991	235	95	12	89	0	n/a	n/a	431
1992	228	116	12	88	0	n/a	n/a	444
1993	226	133	13	83	1	n/a	n/a	456
1994	259	104	14	78	1	n/a	n/a	456
1995	224	94	15	89	0	n/a	n/a	422
1996	224	94	15	89	0	n/a	n/a	422
1997	248	83	5	119	1	n/a	n/a	456
1998	240	91	16	127	1	n/a	n/a	475
1999	321	113	10	139	0	n/a	n/a	583
2000	312	118	15	149	1	n/a	n/a	595
2001	339	103	18	138	2	n/a	n/a	600
2002	330	120	15	179	1	n/a	n/a	645
2003	330	120	15	179	1	n/a	n/a	645
2004	301	112	14	171	2	n/a	n/a	600
2005	297	113	24	139	0	n/a	n/a	573
2006	293	102	24	150	0	n/a	n/a	569
2007	269	102	21	154	0	n/a	n/a	546
2008	304	117	16	164	0	n/a	n/a	601
2009	288	120	30	151	0	n/a	n/a	589
2010	274	104	31	156	0	n/a	n/a	565
2011	238	106	36	152	0	0	0	532
2012	253	93	27	219	0	0	2	594
2013	235	99	34	215	0	0	3	586
2014	239	96	26	229	0	0	5	595
2015	237	100	25	217	0	0	6	585
2016	221	95	30	231	0	0	11	588
2017	199	102	30	238	0	0	12	581
2018	161	98	27	236	1	0	17	540
2019	171	107	24	212	0	0	19	533
2020	164	96	23	224	2	0	20	529
2021	151	96	25	218	1	1	17	509
2022	138	87	28	218	1	1	16	489
2023	133	81	26	212	1	0	16	469

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Country School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	403	28.8	13.9	n/a
1990	421	28.1	14.9	n/a
1991	431	27.6	15.6	n/a
1992	444	31.4	14.1	n/a
1993	456	25.5	17.9	n/a
1994	456	27.5	16.6	32
1995	422	32.0	13.2	34.4
1996	422	32.0	13.2	34.4
1997	456	29.0	15.7	32.2
1998	475	30.0	15.8	24.8
1999	583	38.4	15.2	28.5
2000	595	38.1	15.6	33.9
2001	600	41.0	14.6	17.7
2002	645	44.3	14.6	15.8
2003	645	44.3	14.6	15.8
2004	600	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	573	41.0	14.0	39.3
2006	569	43.0	13.2	37.4
2007	546	42.0	13.0	36.1
2008	601	44.0	13.7	39.8
2009	589	42.0	14.0	39.9
2010	565	43.0	13.1	40.4
2011	532	43.1	12.3	43.4
2012	594	41.5	14.3	47.8
2013	586	42.5	13.7	52
2014	595	43.5	13.6	48.9
2015	585	41.0	14.2	49.1
2016	588	41.0	14.3	50.2
2017	581	43.5	13.3	50.1
2018	540	41.4	13.0	n/a
2019	533	41.5	12.8	55.5
2020	529	44.2	11.9	57.3
2021	509	49.8	10.2	54
2022	489	48.3	10.1	54.8
2023	469	46.9	9.9	55.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Country School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	403	28.8	13.9	n/a
1990	421	28.1	14.9	n/a
1991	431	27.6	15.6	n/a
1992	444	31.4	14.1	n/a
1993	456	25.5	17.9	n/a
1994	456	27.5	16.6	32
1995	422	32.0	13.2	34.4
1996	422	32.0	13.2	34.4
1997	456	29.0	15.7	32.2
1998	475	30.0	15.8	24.8
1999	583	38.4	15.2	28.5
2000	595	38.1	15.6	33.9
2001	600	41.0	14.6	17.7
2002	645	44.3	14.6	15.8
2003	645	44.3	14.6	15.8
2004	600	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	573	41.0	14.0	39.3
2006	569	43.0	13.2	37.4
2007	546	42.0	13.0	36.1
2008	601	44.0	13.7	39.8
2009	589	42.0	14.0	39.9
2010	565	43.0	13.1	40.4
2011	532	43.1	12.3	43.4
2012	594	41.5	14.3	47.8
2013	586	42.5	13.7	52
2014	595	43.5	13.6	48.9
2015	585	41.0	14.2	49.1
2016	588	41.0	14.3	50.2
2017	581	43.5	13.3	50.1
2018	540	41.4	13.0	n/a
2019	533	41.5	12.8	55.5
2020	529	44.2	11.9	57.3
2021	509	49.8	10.2	54
2022	489	48.3	10.1	54.8
2023	469	46.9	9.9	55.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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