Is Smithtown Elementary School a good school?

Smithtown Elementary School ranks 870 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Smithtown Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 493 students attended Smithtown Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Smithtown Elementary School?

Students at Smithtown Elementary School are 70% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Smithtown Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Smithtown Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Accompsett Middle School High : Smithtown High School-West

Smithtown Elementary School

Summary:

Smithtown Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school serving 514 students in grades K-5 in the Smithtown Central School District in New York. The school consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency, with its 4th grade ELA proficiency rate of 61.54% and 4th grade Math proficiency rate of 65.52% in 2023-2024 outpacing both the district and state averages.

Smithtown Elementary School's strong academic performance extends across different student subgroups, with male students and special education students ranking particularly high compared to their peers statewide. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $20,826 in 2022-2023 and low student-teacher ratio of 11.2 may contribute to its success. While the school generally performs well, there are some disparities, such as lower rankings for white students and English Language Learners, that the school may need to address to ensure more equitable outcomes.

Compared to nearby schools, Tackan Elementary School and Saint James Elementary School within the Smithtown Central School District, as well as Bretton Woods Elementary School and Pines Elementary School in the Hauppauge Union Free School District, Smithtown Elementary School's performance is generally on par or slightly better in academic areas.

Detail:

Public, Magnet K-5

51 Lawrence Ave
Smithtown, NY 11787-3625

(631) 382-4505

District: Smithtown Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,826

Students who attend Smithtown Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Accompsett Middle School
High:	Smithtown High School-West

Student/teacher ratio: 12.0

Number of students: 493

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.6%

Hispanic:

20.5%

Asian:

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 16.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Smithtown Elementary School ranks better than 64.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 5^th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Smithtown Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.4. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (69.6%), Hispanic (20.5%), Asian (5.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 16.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Smithtown Central School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Smithtown Elementary School is 12, which is the 3^rd best among 7 elementary schools in the Smithtown Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Smithtown Elementary School employs 41 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Smithtown Elementary School is $20,826. 3 elementary schools in the Smithtown Central School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Smithtown Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Smithtown Elementary School 870^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Smithtown Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Smithtown Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Smithtown Central School District 244^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Smithtown Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Smithtown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	85.13	120^th	2206	94.6%
2007	85.42	106^th	2219	95.2%
2008	82.82	187^th	2227	91.6%
2009	83.27	121^st	2257	94.6%
2010	81.93	291^st	2263	87.1%
2011	82.65	304^th	2286	86.7%
2012	82.75	294^th	2320	87.3%
2013	90.73	133^rd	2325	94.3%
2014	85.82	238^th	2345	89.9%
2015	89.73	148^th	2352	93.7%
2016	83.60	304^th	2366	87.2%
2017	74.68	530^th	2386	77.8%
2018	68.44	702^nd	2395	70.7%
2019	71.19	634^th	2413	73.7%
2021	79.73	369^th	2201	83.2%
2022	75.68	522^nd	2434	78.6%
2023	77.00	516^th	2439	78.8%
2024	61.40	870^th	2445	64.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Smithtown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.69	626^th	938	33.3%
2022	78.96	116^th	1027	88.7%
2023	43.25	496^th	1001	50.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Smithtown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.46	355^th	1941	81.7%
2021	73.66	160^th	1044	84.7%
2022	68.55	387^th	2031	80.9%
2024	54.55	698^th	2110	66.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.34	1334^th	2045	34.8%
2019	41.85	1122^nd	2032	44.8%
2021	55.16	659^th	1678	60.7%
2022	69.58	465^th	2099	77.8%
2023	55.59	760^th	2041	62.8%
2024	42.67	1116^th	2078	46.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Smithtown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.45	830^th	2338	64.5%
2019	68.49	697^th	2357	70.4%
2021	79.85	303^rd	1955	84.5%
2022	71.56	607^th	2401	74.7%
2023	73.18	573^rd	2403	76.2%
2024	49.51	1161^st	2413	51.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Smithtown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.44	584^th	2340	75.0%
2019	70.90	601^st	2358	74.5%
2021	74.69	423^rd	1961	78.4%
2022	76.51	462^nd	2400	80.8%
2023	75.96	497^th	2400	79.3%
2024	68.87	638^th	2411	73.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Smithtown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	56.54	311^th	818	62.0%
2022	52.73	631^st	1503	58.0%
2023	61.71	446^th	1429	68.8%
2024	45.72	759^th	1531	50.4%

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Rank History for White students at Smithtown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.08	554^th	1408	60.7%
2019	61.44	502^nd	1338	62.5%
2021	72.73	306^th	1224	75.0%
2022	67.54	422^nd	1399	69.8%
2023	74.01	335^th	1337	74.9%
2024	47.72	734^th	1392	47.3%

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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 Smithtown Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	343	0	6	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
1990	355	0	9	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	372
1991	358	2	3	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
1992	353	2	7	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
1993	432	3	7	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1994	455	2	6	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	473
1995	488	4	13	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
1996	488	4	13	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
1997	508	2	10	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
1998	538	2	5	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	562
1999	572	2	5	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	591
2000	603	0	7	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	626
2001	593	5	4	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	616
2002	622	4	0	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	643
2003	622	4	0	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	643
2004	632	11	3	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	663
2005	630	15	5	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	669
2006	613	13	8	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
2007	605	10	13	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	652
2008	562	8	11	26	2	n/a	n/a	0	609
2009	559	6	20	21	2	n/a	n/a	5	613
2010	571	7	27	19	3	n/a	n/a	9	636
2011	542	7	28	29	1	0	4	0	611
2012	504	6	24	39	0	2	10	0	585
2013	460	7	24	43	0	2	12	0	548
2014	439	4	22	45	0	0	11	0	521
2015	377	4	18	53	0	0	11	0	463
2016	352	2	28	64	0	0	13	0	459
2017	332	1	27	59	0	1	14	0	434
2018	341	1	29	66	0	1	9	0	447
2019	331	2	29	60	0	1	14	0	437
2020	322	2	36	57	0	1	14	0	432
2021	335	5	36	75	0	1	14	0	466
2022	334	4	38	83	0	0	17	0	476
2023	361	4	31	100	0	0	18	0	514
2024	343	5	27	101	0	0	17	0	493

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 Smithtown Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	357	25.9	13.7	n/a
1990	372	24.4	15.2	n/a
1991	369	23.8	15.5	n/a
1992	369	21.8	16.9	n/a
1993	451	21.2	21.3	n/a
1994	473	24.1	19.6	3
1995	515	27.2	18.9	3.7
1996	515	27.2	18.9	3.7
1997	535	27.3	19.6	4.3
1998	562	27.0	20.8	4.3
1999	591	29.2	20.2	3.4
2000	626	31.9	19.6	5.1
2001	616	38.9	15.8	3.4
2002	643	37.7	17.1	4.8
2003	643	37.7	17.1	4.8
2004	663	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	669	43.0	15.6	5.2
2006	651	39.0	16.7	3.4
2007	652	39.0	16.7	4.3
2008	609	38.0	16.0	2.8
2009	613	39.0	15.7	4.6
2010	636	38.0	16.7	4.9
2011	611	41.4	14.7	6.7
2012	585	36.0	16.2	6
2013	548	33.0	16.6	8.9
2014	521	28.0	18.6	8.3
2015	463	28.0	16.5	9.5
2016	459	28.0	16.3	13.1
2017	434	30.0	14.4	12
2018	447	37.1	12.0	15.7
2019	437	38.6	11.3	14
2020	432	34.0	12.7	12.7
2021	466	33.5	13.8	12
2022	476	39.5	12.0	10.3
2023	514	45.6	11.2	14
2024	493	41.0	12.0	16.6

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 Smithtown Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	357	25.9	13.7	n/a
1990	372	24.4	15.2	n/a
1991	369	23.8	15.5	n/a
1992	369	21.8	16.9	n/a
1993	451	21.2	21.3	n/a
1994	473	24.1	19.6	3
1995	515	27.2	18.9	3.7
1996	515	27.2	18.9	3.7
1997	535	27.3	19.6	4.3
1998	562	27.0	20.8	4.3
1999	591	29.2	20.2	3.4
2000	626	31.9	19.6	5.1
2001	616	38.9	15.8	3.4
2002	643	37.7	17.1	4.8
2003	643	37.7	17.1	4.8
2004	663	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	669	43.0	15.6	5.2
2006	651	39.0	16.7	3.4
2007	652	39.0	16.7	4.3
2008	609	38.0	16.0	2.8
2009	613	39.0	15.7	4.6
2010	636	38.0	16.7	4.9
2011	611	41.4	14.7	6.7
2012	585	36.0	16.2	6
2013	548	33.0	16.6	8.9
2014	521	28.0	18.6	8.3
2015	463	28.0	16.5	9.5
2016	459	28.0	16.3	13.1
2017	434	30.0	14.4	12
2018	447	37.1	12.0	15.7
2019	437	38.6	11.3	14
2020	432	34.0	12.7	12.7
2021	466	33.5	13.8	12
2022	476	39.5	12.0	10.3
2023	514	45.6	11.2	14
2024	493	41.0	12.0	16.6

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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