Is Bay Elementary School a good school?

Bay Elementary School ranks 1509 th of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bay Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 408 students attended Bay Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bay Elementary School?

Students at Bay Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 37% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Bay Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bay Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : South Ocean Middle School High : Patchogue-Medford High School

Bay Elementary School

Summary:

Bay Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Patchogue, New York, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 408. The school is part of the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, which is ranked 735 out of 866 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bay Elementary School has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (53.43%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 34.12% to 52.9% Hispanic students. The school's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages, with only 25.81% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA), compared to the district average of 33.41% and the state average of 44.89%. Similarly, the 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 29.69%, compared to the district's 39.09% and the state's 53.68%. Additionally, Bay Elementary School's rankings for specific student groups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, and white students, are generally in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, indicating that these groups are underperforming compared to their peers statewide.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Bay Elementary School, ranging from 39.46% to 58.13% over the past few years, suggests that the school serves a population with a lower socioeconomic status. This factor may contribute to the school's lower academic performance, as research has shown a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and educational outcomes. When comparing Bay Elementary School to the nearby schools within the same district, such as Tremont Elementary School, it generally performs worse on standardized tests and has a lower statewide ranking. The data indicates that Bay Elementary School could benefit from targeted interventions and support, particularly in the areas of English Language Arts and Mathematics, to help improve the academic performance of its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

114 Bay Ave
Patchogue, NY 11772-4099

(631) 687-6950

District: Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1509^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,983

Students who attend Bay Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	South Ocean Middle School
High:	Patchogue-Medford High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 408

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.4%

White:

37.0%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bay Elementary School ranks worse than 61.9% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks first among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.44. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.4%), White (37%), two or more races (4.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bay Elementary School is 12.8, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District! (See more...)

Compare Bay Elementary School employs 31.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bay Elementary School is $15,983. 5 elementary schools in the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Bay Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bay Elementary School 1509^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Bay Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

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Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District 735^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bay Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Bay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	49.13	1370^th	2206	37.9%
2007	48.65	1380^th	2219	37.8%
2008	27.58	1796^th	2227	19.4%
2009	13.44	2086^th	2257	7.6%
2010	29.04	1763^rd	2263	22.1%
2011	16.23	2016^th	2286	11.8%
2012	20.20	1960^th	2320	15.5%
2013	27.04	1800^th	2325	22.6%
2014	20.18	1957^th	2345	16.5%
2015	18.21	2000^th	2352	15.0%
2016	16.83	2072^nd	2366	12.4%
2017	17.67	2063^rd	2386	13.5%
2018	10.26	2250^th	2395	6.1%
2019	4.84	2388^th	2413	1.0%
2021	51.09	1044^th	2201	52.6%
2022	34.57	1635^th	2434	32.8%
2023	37.44	1509^th	2439	38.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.98	871^st	938	7.1%
2019	27.14	736^th	860	14.4%
2022	33.21	693^rd	1027	32.5%
2023	41.49	534^th	1001	46.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	5.00	2041^st	2045	0.2%
2019	2.93	2032^nd	2032	0.0%
2022	28.23	1619^th	2099	22.9%
2023	29.96	1468^th	2041	28.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Bay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	7.77	2274^th	2338	2.7%
2019	4.82	2336^th	2357	0.9%
2022	35.30	1606^th	2401	33.1%
2023	35.62	1561^st	2403	35.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Bay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.63	2023^rd	2340	13.5%
2019	7.54	2308^th	2358	2.1%
2022	35.13	1598^th	2400	33.4%
2023	40.25	1416^th	2400	41.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.02	1335^th	1392	4.1%
2019	5.88	1306^th	1315	0.7%
2022	31.40	1100^th	1503	26.8%
2023	36.04	931^st	1429	34.8%

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Rank History for White students at Bay Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.85	1087^th	1408	22.8%
2022	47.57	751^st	1399	46.3%
2023	46.70	744^th	1337	44.4%

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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 Bay Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	364	16	5	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	433
1990	370	18	6	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
1991	353	16	8	73	1	n/a	n/a	0	451
1992	382	19	11	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
1993	379	25	11	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1994	368	16	4	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	476
1995	401	20	3	85	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
1996	401	20	3	85	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
1997	376	31	7	83	2	n/a	n/a	0	499
1998	380	29	3	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	484
1999	345	20	5	79	1	n/a	n/a	0	450
2000	355	16	3	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
2001	346	16	4	97	0	n/a	n/a	0	463
2002	350	19	7	132	1	n/a	n/a	0	509
2003	350	19	7	132	1	n/a	n/a	0	509
2004	309	10	5	140	2	n/a	n/a	0	466
2005	263	15	0	119	1	n/a	n/a	0	398
2006	250	11	1	115	1	n/a	n/a	0	378
2007	233	13	1	132	1	n/a	n/a	0	380
2008	226	14	10	147	1	n/a	n/a	0	398
2009	212	16	10	166	0	n/a	n/a	2	406
2010	208	15	9	185	1	n/a	n/a	5	423
2011	187	16	4	178	1	0	7	0	393
2012	177	13	2	189	2	1	8	0	392
2013	171	11	2	187	1	1	10	0	383
2014	159	5	2	197	0	0	10	0	373
2015	139	9	2	212	0	0	10	0	372
2016	129	13	2	198	0	0	9	0	351
2017	124	13	4	191	0	0	9	0	341
2018	123	16	2	177	0	0	8	0	326
2019	132	15	2	176	0	0	16	0	341
2020	127	21	8	186	0	0	18	0	360
2021	135	18	8	186	0	1	15	0	363
2022	144	14	5	201	0	1	17	0	382
2023	151	16	5	218	0	1	17	0	408

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 Bay Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	433	22.9	18.9	n/a
1990	444	21.9	20.2	n/a
1991	451	25.9	17.4	n/a
1992	474	28.9	16.4	n/a
1993	480	27.0	17.8	n/a
1994	476	24.1	19.8	31.5
1995	509	27.0	18.9	32
1996	509	27.0	18.9	32
1997	499	31.0	16.1	34.1
1998	484	30.4	15.9	29.8
1999	450	29.5	15.3	19.3
2000	461	31.7	14.5	34.5
2001	463	34.5	13.4	24
2002	509	32.0	15.9	27.9
2003	509	32.0	15.9	27.9
2004	466	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	398	23.0	17.3	33.7
2006	378	20.0	18.9	32.3
2007	380	23.0	16.5	28.2
2008	398	23.0	17.3	36.4
2009	406	23.0	17.7	40.1
2010	423	25.0	16.9	51.9
2011	393	27.9	14.0	33.1
2012	392	20.0	19.6	62
2013	383	21.0	18.2	60.8
2014	373	23.0	16.2	58.4
2015	372	24.0	15.5	58.9
2016	351	24.0	14.6	57.5
2017	341	23.9	14.2	59.2
2018	326	22.0	14.8	55.5
2019	341	23.0	14.8	55.1
2020	360	35.0	10.2	56.1
2021	363	34.9	10.3	58.1
2022	382	32.6	11.6	45.5
2023	408	31.6	12.8	39.5

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 Bay Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	433	22.9	18.9	n/a
1990	444	21.9	20.2	n/a
1991	451	25.9	17.4	n/a
1992	474	28.9	16.4	n/a
1993	480	27.0	17.8	n/a
1994	476	24.1	19.8	31.5
1995	509	27.0	18.9	32
1996	509	27.0	18.9	32
1997	499	31.0	16.1	34.1
1998	484	30.4	15.9	29.8
1999	450	29.5	15.3	19.3
2000	461	31.7	14.5	34.5
2001	463	34.5	13.4	24
2002	509	32.0	15.9	27.9
2003	509	32.0	15.9	27.9
2004	466	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	398	23.0	17.3	33.7
2006	378	20.0	18.9	32.3
2007	380	23.0	16.5	28.2
2008	398	23.0	17.3	36.4
2009	406	23.0	17.7	40.1
2010	423	25.0	16.9	51.9
2011	393	27.9	14.0	33.1
2012	392	20.0	19.6	62
2013	383	21.0	18.2	60.8
2014	373	23.0	16.2	58.4
2015	372	24.0	15.5	58.9
2016	351	24.0	14.6	57.5
2017	341	23.9	14.2	59.2
2018	326	22.0	14.8	55.5
2019	341	23.0	14.8	55.1
2020	360	35.0	10.2	56.1
2021	363	34.9	10.3	58.1
2022	382	32.6	11.6	45.5
2023	408	31.6	12.8	39.5

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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