Is Sunquam Elementary School a good school?

Sunquam Elementary School ranks 506 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sunquam Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 489 students attended Sunquam Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sunquam Elementary School?

Students at Sunquam Elementary School are 53% White, 17% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sunquam Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sunquam Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : West Hollow Middle School High : Half Hollow Hills High School East

Sunquam Elementary School

Summary:

Sunquam Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Melville, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 503 students. It is part of the Half Hollow Hills Central School District, which is ranked 137 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunquam Elementary School consistently performs above the state average in New York State Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 55.13% in 3rd grade ELA, 54.55% in 4th grade ELA, and 69.23% in 5th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 42.6%, 47.05%, and 43.68%, respectively. The school's performance across different student subgroups is also noteworthy, ranking highly for White students and African American students. Additionally, Sunquam Elementary School has a relatively high spending per student, with $25,598 spent per student in the 2022-2023 school year, and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.4 in the same year.

While Sunquam Elementary School is a high-performing school, its performance across different student subgroups varies, with its performance for Asian students and students with special needs not as strong as for White and African American students. Additionally, the school's relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients suggests that it may serve a more affluent student population, which could raise questions about equity and access to high-quality education for students from lower-income backgrounds. Nonetheless, Sunquam Elementary School has maintained a consistent high performance, ranking in the top 20-25% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Detail:

Public K-5

515 Sweet Hollow Rd
Melville, NY 11747-2007

(631) 592-3750

District: Half Hollow Hills Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,598

Students who attend Sunquam Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Hollow Middle School
High:	Half Hollow Hills High School East

Student/teacher ratio: 11.3

Number of students: 489

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.4%

Asian:

16.6%

Hispanic:

15.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 19.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sunquam Elementary School ranks better than 79.3% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Half Hollow Hills Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.28. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Sunquam Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Half Hollow Hills Central School District. Student population at Sunquam Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (53.4%), Asian (16.6%), Hispanic (15.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 19.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sunquam Elementary School is 11.3, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Half Hollow Hills Central School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunquam Elementary School is $25,598, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Half Hollow Hills Central School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sunquam Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunquam Elementary School 506^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Sunquam Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Half Hollow Hills Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Half Hollow Hills Central School District 137^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sunquam Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Sunquam Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	85.00	124^th	2206	94.4%
2007	85.38	109^th	2219	95.1%
2008	86.72	46^th	2227	97.9%
2009	84.21	81^st	2257	96.4%
2010	86.98	130^th	2263	94.3%
2011	80.42	357^th	2286	84.4%
2012	83.64	268^th	2320	88.4%
2013	79.67	385^th	2325	83.4%
2014	77.44	451^st	2345	80.8%
2015	78.76	429^th	2352	81.8%
2016	70.20	646^th	2366	72.7%
2017	71.46	628^th	2386	73.7%
2018	71.83	612^th	2395	74.4%
2019	70.10	660^th	2413	72.6%
2021	74.16	505^th	2201	77.1%
2022	78.82	453^rd	2434	81.4%
2023	78.14	479^th	2439	80.4%
2024	76.28	506^th	2445	79.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sunquam Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	59.39	80^th	202	60.4%
2019	54.51	65^th	180	63.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sunquam Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.38	302^nd	1941	84.4%
2019	59.46	466^th	1859	74.9%
2021	52.23	394^th	1044	62.3%
2022	36.23	1261^st	2031	37.9%
2023	51.40	742^nd	2016	63.2%
2024	51.29	779^th	2110	63.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sunquam Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.22	972^nd	2045	52.5%
2019	37.28	1276^th	2032	37.2%
2021	43.82	927^th	1678	44.8%
2022	61.06	659^th	2099	68.6%
2023	62.63	605^th	2041	70.4%
2024	50.36	914^th	2078	56.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Sunquam Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.11	596^th	2338	74.5%
2019	71.16	612^th	2357	74.0%
2021	66.74	585^th	1955	70.1%
2022	72.36	585^th	2401	75.6%
2023	80.33	424^th	2403	82.4%
2024	75.39	503^rd	2413	79.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Sunquam Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.58	633^rd	2340	72.9%
2019	66.44	713^th	2358	69.8%
2021	75.99	392^nd	1961	80.0%
2022	81.27	363^rd	2400	84.9%
2023	69.49	661^st	2400	72.5%
2024	75.07	506^th	2411	79.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Sunquam Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.49	290^th	601	51.7%
2019	51.53	322^nd	548	41.2%
2021	57.84	209^th	430	51.4%
2022	66.78	238^th	671	64.5%
2023	58.63	280^th	605	53.7%
2024	58.52	293^rd	662	55.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Sunquam Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.41	334^th	948	64.8%
2019	45.36	421^st	891	52.7%
2022	82.32	118^th	936	87.4%
2023	51.74	363^rd	857	57.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sunquam Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.75	388^th	1392	72.1%
2019	22.58	1116^th	1315	15.1%
2021	43.78	446^th	818	45.5%
2022	67.02	381^st	1503	74.7%
2023	54.56	560^th	1429	60.8%
2024	57.21	524^th	1531	65.8%

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Rank History for White students at Sunquam Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.52	459^th	1408	67.4%
2019	69.19	395^th	1338	70.5%
2021	72.05	317^th	1224	74.1%
2022	69.78	388^th	1399	72.3%
2023	73.24	350^th	1337	73.8%
2024	72.21	334^th	1392	76.0%

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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 Sunquam Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	346	33	36	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	429
2001	516	24	31	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	579
2002	523	49	63	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	643
2003	523	49	63	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	643
2004	538	45	64	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	663
2005	575	55	64	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
2006	549	75	82	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	721
2007	523	66	61	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	677
2008	492	59	58	24	1	n/a	n/a	11	645
2009	496	67	56	28	0	n/a	n/a	11	658
2010	495	56	63	19	0	n/a	n/a	7	640
2011	448	59	64	30	0	0	7	0	608
2012	420	41	52	35	0	0	18	0	566
2013	374	45	53	37	0	0	20	0	529
2014	331	42	50	48	0	0	19	0	490
2015	440	58	75	63	0	0	28	0	664
2016	390	57	70	65	0	0	28	0	610
2017	371	65	71	76	0	0	32	0	615
2018	335	68	74	70	0	0	32	0	579
2019	303	59	67	66	0	0	35	0	530
2020	295	60	72	72	1	0	28	0	528
2021	277	55	68	82	1	0	39	0	522
2022	289	52	73	73	1	0	30	0	518
2023	272	45	77	73	3	0	33	0	503
2024	261	37	81	75	2	0	33	0	489

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 Sunquam Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	429	27.2	15.8	6.8
2001	579	37.0	15.6	4.7
2002	643	38.0	16.9	5.9
2003	643	38.0	16.9	5.9
2004	663	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	712	43.4	16.4	5.2
2006	721	42.0	17.2	4.7
2007	677	43.0	15.7	3.5
2008	645	42.0	15.4	3
2009	658	41.0	16.0	6.8
2010	640	43.0	14.8	6.3
2011	608	48.6	12.5	9.2
2012	566	37.0	15.2	7.1
2013	529	33.0	16.0	9.1
2014	490	31.0	15.8	11.2
2015	664	42.0	15.8	13.9
2016	610	46.0	13.2	17
2017	615	43.0	14.2	16.1
2018	579	41.0	14.1	12.3
2019	530	41.0	12.9	16.6
2020	528	42.0	12.5	19.1
2021	522	43.3	12.0	19
2022	518	43.7	11.8	18.1
2023	503	43.8	11.4	18.5
2024	489	43.0	11.3	19.8

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 Sunquam Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	429	27.2	15.8	6.8
2001	579	37.0	15.6	4.7
2002	643	38.0	16.9	5.9
2003	643	38.0	16.9	5.9
2004	663	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	712	43.4	16.4	5.2
2006	721	42.0	17.2	4.7
2007	677	43.0	15.7	3.5
2008	645	42.0	15.4	3
2009	658	41.0	16.0	6.8
2010	640	43.0	14.8	6.3
2011	608	48.6	12.5	9.2
2012	566	37.0	15.2	7.1
2013	529	33.0	16.0	9.1
2014	490	31.0	15.8	11.2
2015	664	42.0	15.8	13.9
2016	610	46.0	13.2	17
2017	615	43.0	14.2	16.1
2018	579	41.0	14.1	12.3
2019	530	41.0	12.9	16.6
2020	528	42.0	12.5	19.1
2021	522	43.3	12.0	19
2022	518	43.7	11.8	18.1
2023	503	43.8	11.4	18.5
2024	489	43.0	11.3	19.8

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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