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South Country School

Public Grades 3-5

1836^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of New York elementary schools

Summary

South Country School is an elementary school located in Bay Shore, New York, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 489 students. It is part of the Bay Shore Union Free School District, which is ranked 677 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Country School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in state assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking particularly low for Asian students and English Language Learners. While the school has a relatively high spending per student of $34,162 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.3, these resources do not appear to be effectively translating into improved student outcomes. The school's statewide ranking has been declining over the past several years, dropping from 1265 out of 2201 New York elementary schools in the 2020-2021 school year to 1836 out of 2445 in the 2024-2025 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Gardiner Manor School and the schools in the West Islip Union Free School District, South Country School's academic performance is generally lower. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across grade levels, with 5th-grade students generally outperforming 3rd-grade students in both ELA and Math assessments. South Country School also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 52.76% to 55.22% over the past few years, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges.

496

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,604

Per pupil spending ?

43.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

885 Hampshire Rd
Bay Shore, NY 11706-7699

(631) 968-1250

District: Bay Shore Union Free School District

Students who attend South Country School usually attend:

Middle:	Bay Shore Middle School
High:	Bay Shore Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.0%

White:

31.7%

African American:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

New York avg55%

1,836^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Bay Shore Union Free School District

677^th of 874Bay Shore Union Free School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1836 of 2445	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1713 of 2445	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1804 of 2439	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	1446 of 2434	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	1265 of 2201	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	1313 of 2413	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1517 of 2395	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.4	1279 of 2386	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.2	1594 of 2366	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.7	1431 of 2352	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.4	1405 of 2345	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.9	1088 of 2325	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.2	930 of 2320	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.7	1023 of 2286	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.7	965 of 2263	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.4	1008 of 2257	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	968 of 2227	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.9	1024 of 2219	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.2	966 of 2206	56.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	621 of 928	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	672 of 927	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	551 of 857	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	549 of 936	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	155 of 427	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	471 of 891	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	454 of 948	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	6.1	638 of 662	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	547 of 671	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1045 of 1117	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	881 of 1066	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	742 of 1001	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	889 of 1027	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	286 of 454	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	683 of 860	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	680 of 938	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	1725 of 2409	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1772 of 2413	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1928 of 2403	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	1391 of 2401	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	1265 of 1955	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	1275 of 2357	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	1548 of 2338	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1181 of 1569	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	932 of 1531	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1245 of 1429	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	968 of 1503	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	580 of 818	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	875 of 1315	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	921 of 1392	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1733 of 2098	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1403 of 2078	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1740 of 2041	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1551 of 2099	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	1069 of 1678	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1466 of 2032	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	1411 of 2045	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1853 of 2407	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1592 of 2411	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1583 of 2400	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1428 of 2400	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	1055 of 1961	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1292 of 2358	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1431 of 2340	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	1298 of 2134	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1422 of 2110	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1825 of 2016	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	934 of 1859	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1369 of 1941	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	866 of 1402	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	638 of 1392	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	571 of 1337	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	584 of 1399	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	423 of 1224	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	387 of 1338	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	485 of 1408	65.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2024)4th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science45%~ state avg

Math45%-13 vs state

English Language Arts37%-17 vs state

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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
South Country School	Public	3-5	885 Hampshire Rd	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 968-1250	496	50	9.9	43.1%	157 (31.7%)	74 (14.9%)	228 (46.0%)	24 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	27.9	1836^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.9%		31.1	1713^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.9%	123	28.7	41.6	45.3	40.0	49.3	46.0	45.0	97.8	98.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.5	99.1	98.5	$34,604	$1,223	$33,381
Gardiner Manor School	Public	3-5	125 Wohseepee Dr	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 968-1150	739	63	11.6	44.5%	156 (21.1%)	127 (17.2%)	402 (54.4%)	32 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.7%)	23.5	1974^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.3%		24.8	1909^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.9%	65	29.4	35.2	36.4	40.4	40.3	41.7	44.1	98.3	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.8	98.4	$27,633	$1,205	$26,428
Bayview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Snedecor Ave	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5600	440	34	12.8	10.9%	381 (86.6%)	4 (0.9%)	39 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	45.5	1313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.3%		40.9	1417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.0%	104	75.0	31.3	47.5	67.5	51.6	45.0	42.9	98.9	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.5	99.2	$27,579	$335	$27,244
Oquenock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Spruce Ave	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 504-5660	418	37	11.1	22.5%	302 (72.2%)	4 (1.0%)	86 (20.6%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	19.4	2096^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.3%		15.8	2192^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	10.3%	96	35.0	19.4	18.0	53.7	41.2	30.0	34.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$31,252	$634	$30,618
Fifth Avenue School	Public	K-2	217 5th Ave	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 968-1140	342	39	8.6	36.3%	131 (38.3%)	50 (14.6%)	144 (42.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)								(n/a)								98.9	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.7	99.5	$33,529	$1,192	$32,336
Paul J Bellew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Higbie Ln	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5680	463	39	11.9	10.4%	394 (85.1%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (10.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	70.8	668^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.7%		77.7	483^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	80.2%	185	77.1	64.4	56.1	77.3	81.3	50.0	54.6	98.4	98.4	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.6	99.3	99.1	$30,152	$307	$29,845
Manetuck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Van Buren Ave	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5640	514	38	13.6	17.3%	391 (76.1%)	6 (1.2%)	76 (14.8%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	35.8	1592^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	34.9%		27.7	1814^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.8%	222	47.1	37.8	57.1	56.6	48.8	27.8	44.4	98.9	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.3	100.0	$27,106	$679	$26,427
Brook Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-2	45 Brook Ave	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 968-1130	336	44	7.6	42.3%	74 (22.0%)	32 (9.5%)	207 (61.6%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)								(n/a)								98.3	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	98.3	$39,588	$1,230	$38,358
Bay Shore Prekindergarten Center	Public	K	70 Brentwood Rd	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(631) 968-1290	27	8	3.3	14.8%	4 (14.8%)	4 (14.8%)	18 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)																$116,587	$1,072	$115,516
Mary G Clarkson School	Public	K-2	1415 E 3rd Ave	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 968-1204	469	48	9.8	47.8%	94 (20.0%)	61 (13.0%)	264 (56.3%)	38 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)								(n/a)								97.8	99.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.8	99.2	98.2	$35,098	$1,201	$33,897

Frequently Asked Questions about South Country School

What is the racial makeup of South Country School?

Students at South Country School are 46% Hispanic, 32% White, 15% African American, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is South Country School a good school?

South Country School ranks in the bottom 24.9% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of South Country School attend?

Students who attend South Country School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bay Shore Middle School
High : Bay Shore Senior High School

How many students attend South Country School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended South Country School.

What district is South Country School in?

Bay Shore Union Free School District

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