Best Public Schools in Lake Grove, NY

Summary:

The city of Lake Grove, New York is home to three elementary schools: Cayuga School, Wenonah School, and Eugene Auer Memorial School. These schools serve students in the Sachem Central School District and the Middle Country Central School District.

Among the three schools, Cayuga School and Wenonah School stand out as the top performers, ranking in the top 29% and 26% of New York elementary schools, respectively. These schools consistently outperform the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency, with 50.82% to 74.19% of their students scoring proficient or better. In contrast, Eugene Auer Memorial School lags behind, with proficiency rates ranging from 16.67% to 47.37%.

The academic performance disparity between the schools may be linked to socioeconomic factors, as Cayuga School and Wenonah School have lower percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients, at 31.4% and 24.01%, respectively. Additionally, the schools with the best student-teacher ratios, Wenonah School at 11.8 and Cayuga School at 12.2, also demonstrate the strongest academic performance, suggesting that smaller class sizes may contribute to better educational outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2023)			NY State Assessments Math (2023)			% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eugene Auer Memorial School	Public	1-5	17 Wing St	Lake Grove	11755	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(631) 285-8500	317	22	14.2	36.6%	193 (60.9%)	14 (4.4%)	79 (24.9%)	21 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	37.6	1503^rd of 2439 public elementary schools	38.4%		35.9	1593^rd of 2434 public elementary schools	34.6%	90	38.7	44.4	40.0	44.8	47.4	16.7	98.5	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	$26,003	$00	$26,003
Cayuga School	Public	K-5	865 Hawkins Ave	Lake Grove	11755	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(631) 471-1800	516	42	12.2	31.4%	313 (60.7%)	24 (4.7%)	130 (25.2%)	30 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	68.9	707^th of 2439 public elementary schools	71.0%		70.6	652^nd of 2434 public elementary schools	73.2%	55	50.8	65.4	64.5	55.2	64.3	74.2	98.5	98.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.7	98.9	99.1	$16,271	$1,372	$14,899
Wenonah School	Public	K-5	251 Hudson Ave	Lake Grove	11755	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(631) 471-1880	479	40	11.8	24.0%	303 (63.3%)	17 (3.5%)	111 (23.2%)	28 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	72.1	626^th of 2439 public elementary schools	74.3%		61.7	877^th of 2434 public elementary schools	64.0%	251	64.3	59.1	52.0	70.0	65.4	57.7	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.6	99.4	$18,483	$1,590	$16,893

Cities Near Lake Grove

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Centereach	1.34 mi	8	453^rd
Lake Ronkonkoma	1.62 mi	3	418^th
Saint James	1.72 mi	4	57^th
Nesconset	1.8 mi	2	54^th
Stony Brook	2.46 mi	2	113^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.