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Best Elementary Schools in Moriches, NY

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861

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Top rankedMoriches Elementary School1359^th of 2,445 New York elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Moriches, New York is home to a single elementary school, Moriches Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the William Floyd Union Free School District, which is ranked 700 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Moriches Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past 3 years, indicating a need for improvement in academic performance. The school's performance on state assessments is mixed, with 3rd-5th grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math ranging from around 30% to 62% in recent years, generally below the state averages. The school's 5th grade science proficiency rate was 44.3% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 45.02%.

The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 57.57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The per-student spending at Moriches Elementary School is $24,734 for the 2023-2024 school year, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.6, slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school and the district as a whole may be facing systemic challenges that could be impacting the performance of individual schools, and addressing these challenges will be crucial for improving student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	NY State Assessments Science 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
Moriches Elementary School	Public	K-5	16 Louis Ave	Moriches	11955	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1397	861	56	15.4	49.1%	214 (24.9%)	92 (10.7%)	478 (55.5%)	20 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.6%)	44.2	1359^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.4%		39.9	1454^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.5%	95	43.5	42.5	61.1	45.9	57.5	62.0	44.3	99.0	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.8	99.7	$25,213	$1,952	$23,261

Cities Near Moriches

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Center Moriches	0.8 mi	3	538^th
Manorville	1.87 mi	3	286^th
Shirley	2.23 mi	4	681^st
Mastic Beach	2.24 mi	3	626^th
East Moriches	2.97 mi	2	97^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.

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