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Canaan Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2047^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Canaan Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Patchogue, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 556 students. The school is part of the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, which is ranked 685 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Canaan Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state of New York in terms of proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments. The school ranks in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools, with particularly concerning performance for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In contrast, nearby schools like Sylvan Avenue Elementary School and Blue Point Elementary School, which are part of the higher-performing Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District, consistently rank in the top 25% of New York elementary schools.

Canaan Elementary School's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from the 853rd position in 2020-2021 to the 2,047th position in 2024-2025. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 36.29% to 42.99% over the past few years, may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges. Addressing the root causes of these challenges will require a comprehensive review of the school's practices, resources, and support systems to ensure all students have the opportunity to succeed.

596

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,276

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

59 Fry Blvd
Patchogue, NY 11772-1699

(631) 687-8100

District: Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

Students who attend Canaan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Saxton Middle School
High:	Patchogue-Medford High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.0%

White:

38.6%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg46%

New York avg55%

2,047^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

685^th of 874Patchogue-Medford 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	21.2	2047 of 2445	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1770 of 2445	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1828 of 2439	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1949 of 2434	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.1	853 of 2201	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	6.1	2371 of 2413	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1871 of 2395	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	2201 of 2386	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	25.0	1859 of 2366	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	1914 of 2352	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.5	1371 of 2345	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.8	1667 of 2325	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.6	1375 of 2320	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.1	1584 of 2286	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.1	1645 of 2263	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.7	1745 of 2257	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.3	1553 of 2227	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.6	1329 of 2219	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.2	1348 of 2206	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	893 of 1117	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	888 of 1066	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	774 of 1001	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	628 of 1027	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1985 of 2409	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1906 of 2413	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1688 of 2403	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1910 of 2401	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	2357 of 2357	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1392 of 1569	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1282 of 1531	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1200 of 1429	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1194 of 1503	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1315 of 1315	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1950 of 2098	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1952 of 2078	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1729 of 2041	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1839 of 2099	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1362 of 2045	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	2013 of 2407	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1608 of 2411	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1819 of 2400	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1901 of 2400	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	2129 of 2358	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	150 of 287	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2041 of 2134	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	2029 of 2110	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1877 of 2016	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1807 of 2031	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	913 of 1402	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	706 of 1392	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	667 of 1337	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	12.4	1301 of 1399	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1095 of 1408	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)48th percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math41%-17 vs state

English Language Arts36%-19 vs state

Science32%-13 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
Canaan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	59 Fry Blvd	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-8100	596	49	12.2	34.9%	230 (38.6%)	26 (4.4%)	310 (52.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.9%)	21.2	2047^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.3%		29.2	1770^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.6%	277	31.9	42.4	36.2	42.7	43.1	34.9	31.8	96.9	98.7	99.2	99.2	99.4	98.3	99.6	97.7	$26,276	$1,369	$24,907
Medford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	281 Medford Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-8300	513	44	11.7	32.2%	169 (32.9%)	19 (3.7%)	304 (59.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	25.9	1897^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.4%		25.4	1884^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.9%	13	54.6	43.9	46.5	52.7	32.4	31.1	20.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$25,652	$1,298	$24,355
Barton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	199 Barton Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6900	515	49	10.6	31.8%	228 (44.3%)	55 (10.7%)	198 (38.4%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	47.1	1267^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.2%		36.4	1552^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	36.5%	285	44.7	40.7	68.1	60.7	56.7	58.7	46.8	98.7	99.3	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.3	99.6	99.3	$28,768	$1,279	$27,489
River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	46 River Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-8350	314	34	9.1	40.4%	126 (40.1%)	33 (10.5%)	129 (41.1%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.5%)	33.2	1676^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.5%		31.7	1694^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.7%	18	43.5	51.2	34.2	41.3	69.1	45.0	27.5	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,808	$1,340	$29,468
Tamarac Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Spence Ave	Holbrook	11741	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-5680	421	39	10.8	27.6%	291 (69.1%)	19 (4.5%)	72 (17.1%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.5%)	62.6	879^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.0%		61.5	868^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.5%	11	69.6	56.4	56.3	69.6	57.5	84.2	52.9	98.7	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.1	99.6	$31,405	$631	$30,775
Tremont Elementary School	Public	K-5	143 Tremont Ave	Medford	11763	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-8700	433	40	10.8	32.3%	220 (50.8%)	26 (6.0%)	165 (38.1%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	47.8	1251^st of 2445 public elementary schools	48.8%		41.9	1388^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.2%	137	50.0	51.3	63.2	63.2	61.3	44.4	36.0	98.6	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.0	99.0	99.2	$29,229	$1,456	$27,773
Bay Elementary School	Public	K-5	114 Bay Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-6950	430	35	12.2	33.7%	162 (37.7%)	9 (2.1%)	237 (55.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.3%)	23.8	1967^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.6%		32.6	1669^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.7%	298	42.1	31.0	36.6	56.7	33.3	42.9	30.0	97.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.7	98.0	$26,237	$1,374	$24,863
Merrimac School	Public	K-5	1090 Broadway Ave	Holbrook	11741	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 244-5670	358	37	9.5	30.4%	239 (66.8%)	13 (3.6%)	73 (20.4%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.3%)	53.2	1120^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.2%		39.6	1467^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.0%	347	53.9	40.0	59.1	58.6	58.3	65.4	47.8	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	$32,534	$667	$31,867
Sylvan Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Sylvan Ave	Bayport	11705	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 472-7840	318	27	11.8	13.8%	250 (78.6%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (15.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	82.6	361^st of 2445 public elementary schools	85.2%		82.1	384^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.3%	23	76.9	88.2	73.7	77.8	79.0	77.3	55.0	98.3	98.6	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.0	99.0	99.0	$31,308	$487	$30,820
Blue Point Elementary School	Public	K-5	212 Blue Point Ave	Blue Point	11715	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 472-6100	218	32	6.8	13.8%	190 (87.2%)	4 (1.8%)	14 (6.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	65.5	812^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.8%		70.6	621^st of 2445 public elementary schools	74.6%	191	66.7	57.1	77.8	71.4	54.2	55.0	66.7	97.8	98.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.3	99.1	98.3	$48,348	$619	$47,729

Frequently Asked Questions about Canaan Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Canaan Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Canaan Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Saxton Middle School
High : Patchogue-Medford High School

How many students attend Canaan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Canaan Elementary School.

Is Canaan Elementary School a good school?

Canaan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.3% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Canaan Elementary School?

Students at Canaan Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 39% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Canaan Elementary School in?

Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

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