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Southeast Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

1947^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Southeast Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Brentwood, New York, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 544 students. The school is part of the Brentwood Union Free School District, which is ranked 811 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southeast Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in New York State Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 34.34% in 3rd grade ELA, 31.36% in 4th grade ELA, and 42.99% in 5th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%, respectively. The school's performance has been declining over the years, as evidenced by its statewide ranking dropping from 1,909 out of 2,352 New York elementary schools in the 2014-2015 school year to 1,947 out of 2,445 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. While Southeast Elementary School is part of the Brentwood Union Free School District, it performs significantly worse than some of the other elementary schools in the district, such as Laurel Park Elementary School and Loretta Park Elementary School, which have higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings.

Southeast Elementary School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 86.95% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the state average and indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's high spending per student, reaching $28,528 in the 2023-2024 school year, coupled with its poor academic performance, suggests that the Brentwood Union Free School District may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and funding strategies to ensure that the additional resources are being effectively utilized to improve student outcomes.

533

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,107

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Melody Ln
Brentwood, NY 11717-6700

(631) 434-2265

District: Brentwood Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.1%

African American:

6.8%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Brentwood Union Free School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg35%

New York avg55%

1,947^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Brentwood Union Free School District

811^th of 874Brentwood 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	24.2	1947 of 2445	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1848 of 2445	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1606 of 2439	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1721 of 2434	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1852 of 2201	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	2216 of 2413	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	2009 of 2395	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	1939 of 2386	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.5	1843 of 2366	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	1909 of 2352	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.6	1907 of 2345	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.3	1850 of 2325	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.8	1533 of 2320	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.9	1519 of 2286	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.8	1568 of 2263	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.2	1587 of 2257	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.9	1565 of 2227	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.5	1632 of 2219	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.0	1581 of 2206	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	577 of 928	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	592 of 1117	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	525 of 1066	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	464 of 1001	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	483 of 1027	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.4	349 of 454	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	781 of 860	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	675 of 938	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	2068 of 2409	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1886 of 2413	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1786 of 2403	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1816 of 2401	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1759 of 1955	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	2090 of 2357	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	2064 of 2338	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	996 of 1569	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	923 of 1531	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	714 of 1429	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	786 of 1503	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	626 of 818	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1172 of 1315	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	981 of 1392	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	1242 of 2098	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1346 of 2078	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	1053 of 2041	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1185 of 2099	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	1248 of 1678	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1791 of 2032	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1637 of 2045	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1706 of 2407	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1736 of 2411	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	1323 of 2400	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	1541 of 2400	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	1538 of 1961	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	2247 of 2358	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1828 of 2340	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1583 of 2134	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1485 of 2110	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.9	630 of 2016	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	1248 of 2031	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1225 of 1859	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1360 of 1941	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math44%-14 vs state

English Language Arts36%-19 vs state

Science34%-11 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th 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
Southeast Elementary School	Public	1-5	1 Melody Ln	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2265	533	33	16.0	89.1%	19 (3.6%)	36 (6.8%)	459 (86.1%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	24.2	1947^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.4%		26.9	1848^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.4%	99	34.3	31.4	43.0		36.0	45.0	49.1		33.6	98.0	99.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.9	99.2	98.3	$32,107	$2,369	$29,738
Laurel Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	48 Swan Ln	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2464	671	47	14.1	89.1%	25 (3.7%)	39 (5.8%)	599 (89.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17.4	2145^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.3%		13.9	2242^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	8.3%	97	32.9	31.6	29.7		29.0	46.2	38.8		29.1	97.5	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.2	99.1	98.0	$34,629	$2,349	$32,279
Loretta Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	77 Stahley St	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2246	639	43	14.9	90.6%	21 (3.3%)	45 (7.0%)	558 (87.3%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	21.7	2035^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.8%		26	1871^st of 2445 public elementary schools	23.5%	164	34.0	37.9	43.6		23.6	45.9	40.2		30.9	97.4	99.7	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.2	99.6	97.4	$32,735	$2,364	$30,371
East Elementary School	Public	PK-K	50 Timberline Dr	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2525	430	31	13.6	71.9%	17 (4.0%)	29 (6.7%)	365 (84.9%)	7 (1.6%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)										98.1	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	98.1	$40,862	$3,114	$37,748
Oak Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	775 Wisconsin Ave	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2255	678	51	13.4	88.8%	17 (2.5%)	40 (5.9%)	574 (84.7%)	27 (4.0%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	13.4	2231^st of 2445 public elementary schools	8.8%		13.3	2263^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.4%	32	31.3	30.2	28.2		41.2	38.9	23.5		21.1	96.3	99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	97.6	98.9	96.8	$34,955	$2,403	$32,552
Commack Road Elementary School	Public	2-5	300 Commack Rd	Islip	11751	Suffolk County	Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 650-8600	422	37	11.2	49.8%	149 (35.3%)	25 (5.9%)	205 (48.6%)	26 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	26.4	1880^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.1%		31.1	1712^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.0%	168	45.9	44.3	42.1		45.8	42.3	39.0		21.4	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$28,694	$426	$28,268
Cordello Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-6	51 Cordello Ave	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-4189	490	44	11.0	63.9%	4 (0.8%)	55 (11.2%)	421 (85.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	22.2	2014^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.6%		14.6	2228^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.9%	214	30.9	43.5	43.4	40.4	29.4	49.3	29.6	33.9	22.2	99.1	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	99.8	$27,085	$280	$26,805
Wing Elementary School	Public	K-1	1 Winganhauppauge Rd	Islip	11751	Suffolk County	Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 650-8450	373	34	11.0	35.1%	176 (47.2%)	21 (5.6%)	140 (37.5%)	20 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)								(n/a)										97.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$28,784	$439	$28,345
South Shore Charter School	Public, Charter	K-2	82 Carleton Ave	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	South Shore Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(631) 864-7000	268			1.1%	7 (2.6%)	99 (36.9%)	141 (52.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)																		$19,293	$1,265	$18,028
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

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Is Southeast Elementary School a good school?

Southeast Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Southeast Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 533 students attended Southeast Elementary School.

What district is Southeast Elementary School in?

Brentwood Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of Southeast Elementary School?

Students at Southeast Elementary School are 86% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% White, 1% American Indian.

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