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Tangier Smith Elementary School

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Tangier Smith Elementary School ranks 1503 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Tangier Smith Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mastic Beach, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 764 students. The school is part of the William Floyd Union Free School District, which is ranked 700 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tangier Smith Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in New York State Assessments, is generally lower than the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 45.9% (3rd grade) to 55.17% (5th grade), compared to the state average of 54.15% (3rd grade) and 56.61% (5th grade). In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 38.28% (3rd grade) to 63.87% (5th grade), compared to the state average of 59.7% (3rd grade) and 54.16% (5th grade). The school's performance in science for 5th grade (35.4%) is also lower than the state average of 45.02%.

Tangier Smith Elementary School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Moriches Elementary School and John S Hobart Elementary School within the William Floyd Union Free School District, but higher than the schools in the neighboring South Country Central School District, such as Frank P Long Intermediate School and Kreamer Street Elementary School. The school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio suggest that it has the resources to potentially improve its academic performance.

770

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,096

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

336 Blanco Dr
Mastic Beach, NY 11951-1098

(631) 874-1341

District: William Floyd Union Free School District

Students who attend Tangier Smith Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	William Paca Middle School
High:	William Floyd High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.6%

White:

29.0%

African American:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (48% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg45%

New York avg55%

1,503^rd of 2,445

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Bottom 39%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the William Floyd Union Free School District

700^th of 874William Floyd 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	39.0	1503 of 2445	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1588 of 2445	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1591 of 2439	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	1367 of 2434	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	1319 of 2201	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1880 of 2413	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1670 of 2395	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.5	1543 of 2386	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.9	1545 of 2366	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.5	1351 of 2352	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.5	1401 of 2345	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.4	1164 of 2325	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.8	1124 of 2320	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.0	842 of 2286	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.9	493 of 2263	78.2%	★★★★☆
2009	74.8	522 of 2257	76.9%	★★★★☆
2008	72.4	634 of 2227	71.5%	★★★★☆
2007	66.2	892 of 2219	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.5	624 of 2206	71.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	634 of 928	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	624 of 927	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	615 of 857	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	521 of 936	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	284 of 427	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	717 of 891	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	630 of 948	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	505 of 1117	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	639 of 1066	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	847 of 1001	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	855 of 1027	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	320 of 454	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	1622 of 2409	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1590 of 2413	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1439 of 2403	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	1372 of 2401	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	1011 of 1955	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1727 of 2357	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	1430 of 2338	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	915 of 1569	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	934 of 1531	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	918 of 1429	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	602 of 1503	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	476 of 818	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	873 of 1315	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	781 of 1392	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	616 of 792	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.1	181 of 766	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	30.1	479 of 622	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	501 of 570	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	563 of 730	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	1049 of 2098	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	1118 of 2078	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1352 of 2041	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	1048 of 2099	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	744 of 1678	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	1488 of 2032	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1323 of 2045	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	1342 of 2407	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1563 of 2411	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1676 of 2400	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	1336 of 2400	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	1410 of 1961	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1937 of 2358	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1853 of 2340	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	52.1	119 of 279	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1795 of 2134	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1429 of 2110	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1349 of 2016	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1420 of 2031	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	912 of 1044	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1317 of 1859	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1301 of 1941	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	700 of 1402	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	783 of 1392	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	721 of 1337	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	819 of 1399	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	659 of 1224	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1089 of 1338	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1036 of 1408	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)57th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2025)22nd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math51%-6 vs state

English Language Arts49%-6 vs state

Science35%-10 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
Tangier Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	336 Blanco Dr	Mastic Beach	11951	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1341	770	53	14.6	51.9%	223 (29.0%)	114 (14.8%)	382 (49.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.1%)	39	1503^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	38.5%		35.2	1588^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.1%	85	45.9	47.6	55.2		38.3	52.1	63.9		35.4	98.3	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.5	99.7	98.9	$28,096	$2,755	$25,341
Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School	Public	K-5	6 Francis Landau Pl	Shirley	11967	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1301	812	56	14.5	46.4%	207 (25.5%)	93 (11.5%)	442 (54.4%)	27 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.9%)	23.2	1982^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.9%		34.8	1596^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.7%	386	34.3	38.9	51.5		25.7	43.4	37.7		33.8	98.8	99.4	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.0	99.4	99.6	$25,353	$1,625	$23,728
John S Hobart Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 Van Buren St	Shirley	11967	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1295	796	60	13.2	52.9%	178 (22.4%)	149 (18.7%)	401 (50.4%)	25 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.2%)	33.1	1679^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.3%		20.2	2056^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.9%	377	55.3	48.0	34.0		55.2	65.6	34.3		23.7	98.3	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.8	99.4	$30,705	$2,160	$28,545
William Floyd Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Lexington Rd	Shirley	11967	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1258	757	60	12.6	46.2%	207 (27.3%)	71 (9.4%)	424 (56.0%)	26 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	34.2	1651^st of 2445 public elementary schools	32.5%		39	1484^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.3%	167	44.6	51.7	44.0		53.6	54.3	37.4		33.3	98.9	99.4	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.4	99.3	$30,188	$2,233	$27,955
William Floyd Learning Center	Public	K-5	111 Lexington Rd	Shirley	11967	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1607	81	12	6.5	63.0%	19 (23.5%)	20 (24.7%)	29 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (14.8%)	32.6	1698^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.6%		5.9	2413^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.3%	715	22.2	46.7	61.5		22.2	33.3	58.3		38.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$59,715	$11,818	$47,898
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
Brookhaven Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-3	101 Fireplace Neck Rd	Brookhaven	11719	Suffolk County	South Country Central School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(631) 730-1700	515	51	10.1	41.4%	117 (22.7%)	83 (16.1%)	288 (55.9%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)								(n/a)	37.1				46.6					97.3	98.7	99.5	99.5	100.0	98.4	98.7	97.3	$35,547	$1,306	$34,241
Clayton Huey Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 Main St	Center Moriches	11934	Suffolk County	Center Moriches Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 878-9780	586	44	13.1	29.0%	379 (64.7%)	15 (2.6%)	159 (27.1%)	6 (1.0%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	41	1446^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.9%		42.8	1361^st of 2445 public elementary schools	44.3%	85	56.7	47.3	39.3		59.7	49.2	50.9		39.7	98.3	99.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.0	99.5	98.4	$32,943	$1,288	$31,655
Frank P Long Intermediate School	Public	4-5	599 Brookhaven Ave	Bellport	11713	Suffolk County	South Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 730-1725	542	56	9.6	56.6%	145 (26.8%)	87 (16.1%)	272 (50.2%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	15.5	2180^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%		16.7	2157^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.8%	23		33.6	32.6			42.6	27.1		19.3	97.4	99.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.5	$33,846	$1,091	$32,755
Dayton Avenue School	Public	3-6	151 Dayton Ave	Manorville	11949	Suffolk County	Eastport-South Manor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 801-3083	428	47	9.1	31.5%	298 (69.6%)	7 (1.6%)	105 (24.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	45.8	1304^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.7%		46.1	1254^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.7%	50	40.2	59.7	60.0	53.2	40.2	56.1	54.8	44.6	52.5	97.5	98.7	99.2	99.2	99.6	99.0	98.7	98.5	$38,643	$667	$37,976

Frequently Asked Questions about Tangier Smith Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Tangier Smith Elementary School?

Students at Tangier Smith Elementary School are 50% Hispanic, 29% White, 15% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Tangier Smith Elementary School a good school?

Tangier Smith Elementary School ranks 1503^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Tangier Smith Elementary School in?

William Floyd Union Free School District

How many students attend Tangier Smith Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 770 students attended Tangier Smith Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Tangier Smith Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tangier Smith Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Paca Middle School
High : William Floyd High School

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