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Cherry Avenue Elementary School

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Cherry Avenue Elementary School ranks 464 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Cherry Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school located in West Sayville, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 367 students. The school is part of the Sayville Union Free School District, which is ranked 173 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cherry Avenue Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 321 and 867 out of over 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is particularly strong, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math compared to the Sayville Union Free School District and the state of New York average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75% of 3rd graders, 72.97% of 4th graders, and 72% of 5th graders at Cherry Avenue Elementary School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 66.92%, 63.56%, and 73.26%, respectively, and the state's 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%. The school's performance on the 5th grade Science assessment is also noteworthy, with 58.54% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to the district's 70.19% and the state's 45.02%.

When comparing Cherry Avenue Elementary School to the nearby schools in the Sayville Union Free School District and the Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District, the school stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently delivering strong academic outcomes for its students. The school's focus on resource allocation and support for diverse student subgroups appears to be contributing to its success, and it serves as a model for other elementary schools in the region.

374

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,150

Per pupil spending ?

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

155 Cherry Ave
West Sayville, NY 11796-1299

(631) 244-6700

District: Sayville Union Free School District

Students who attend Cherry Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sayville Middle School
High:	Sayville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.6%

Hispanic:

9.1%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (71% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg70%

New York avg55%

464^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Sayville Union Free School District

173^rd of 874Sayville 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	78.7	464 of 2445	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	527 of 2445	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	644 of 2439	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	867 of 2434	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	670 of 2201	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	547 of 2413	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	361 of 2395	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	83.2	321 of 2386	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	77.3	463 of 2366	80.4%	★★★★☆
2015	66.3	736 of 2352	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.1	403 of 2345	82.8%	★★★★☆
2013	67.0	681 of 2325	70.7%	★★★★☆
2012	83.1	283 of 2320	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	77.2	463 of 2286	79.7%	★★★★☆
2010	75.9	492 of 2263	78.3%	★★★★☆
2009	75.8	459 of 2257	79.7%	★★★★☆
2008	74.2	568 of 2227	74.5%	★★★★☆
2007	75.8	496 of 2219	77.6%	★★★★☆
2006	74.2	552 of 2206	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	944 of 2409	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	705 of 2413	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	726 of 2403	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	1042 of 2401	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	710 of 1955	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	769 of 2357	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	743 of 2338	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	536 of 2098	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	250 of 2407	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	451 of 2411	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	542 of 2400	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	708 of 2400	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	641 of 1961	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.2	345 of 2358	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	212 of 2340	90.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	772 of 2134	63.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	36.7	940 of 1399	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.5	616 of 1224	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)90th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-17 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-20 vs school

White (2022)33rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math74%+16 vs state

English Language Arts74%+19 vs state

Science59%+14 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
Cherry Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Cherry Ave	West Sayville	11796	Suffolk County	Sayville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-6700	374	32	11.7	9.1%	324 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	78.7	464^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.0%		75.4	527^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.4%	63	75.0	73.0	72.0	81.4	70.3	66.7	58.5	98.6	98.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.0	99.0	99.5	$34,150	$521	$33,629
Edward J Bosti Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Bourne Blvd	Bohemia	11716	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2291	269	31	8.6	17.1%	199 (74.0%)	10 (3.7%)	40 (14.9%)	8 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	86.9	256^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.5%		73.4	562^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.0%	306	78.6	73.7	90.0	80.0	94.7	87.5	52.9	97.0	97.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.0	98.3	99.3	$44,493	$1,057	$43,436
Lincoln Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Lincoln Ave	Sayville	11782	Suffolk County	Sayville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 244-6725	428	35	12.1	11.9%	354 (82.7%)	6 (1.4%)	42 (9.8%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	75.9	528^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.4%		64.7	788^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.8%	260	63.5	59.1	89.5	69.4	69.1	75.0	84.6	95.4	95.7	96.7	96.7	96.9	95.9	96.7	96.2	$37,287	$717	$36,569
Sunrise Drive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Sunrise Dr	Sayville	11782	Suffolk County	Sayville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-6750	388	36	10.7	13.1%	329 (84.8%)	8 (2.1%)	31 (8.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	67.3	759^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.0%		65.4	772^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	68.4%	13	63.2	59.5	47.8	66.7	81.6	65.2	66.7	97.8	98.4	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.4	98.9	98.9	$38,081	$709	$37,372
Academy Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Academy St	Bayport	11705	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 472-7850	317	39	8.1	7.6%	273 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.7%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	64.6	837^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.8%		75.8	515^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.9%	322	56.8	68.8	63.3	48.7	72.7	81.3	54.8	98.4	98.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.4	98.7	100.0	$44,156	$638	$43,518
Sycamore Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	745 Sycamore Ave	Bohemia	11716	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2261	380	47	8.1	17.1%	285 (75.0%)	11 (2.9%)	61 (16.1%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	46.8	1276^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.8%		41.8	1392^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.1%	116	30.8	50.0	33.3	69.0	74.1	52.2	46.7	99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	$43,420	$1,202	$42,217
John Pearl Elementary School	Public	K-5	1070 Smithtown Ave	Bohemia	11716	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2300	193	18	10.9	14.5%	133 (68.9%)	6 (3.1%)	38 (19.7%)	10 (5.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	78.4	471^st of 2445 public elementary schools	80.7%		73.6	560^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.1%	89	76.0	66.7	72.2	72.0	82.4	64.7	64.7	97.1	97.1	98.6	98.6	98.6	97.1	97.6	97.6	$39,347	$663	$38,683
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
Idle Hour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	334 Idle Hour Blvd	Oakdale	11769	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2306	218	17	12.8	5.5%	194 (89.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	89.5	203^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	91.7%		84.4	325^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.7%	122	85.7	83.3	83.3	71.4	100.0	76.9	80.0	97.8	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.1	98.7	98.7	$37,007	$680	$36,327
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 Cherry Avenue Elementary School

Is Cherry Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Cherry Avenue Elementary School ranks 464^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cherry Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Cherry Avenue Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Cherry Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cherry Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sayville Middle School
High : Sayville High School

What district is Cherry Avenue Elementary School in?

Sayville Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of Cherry Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Cherry Avenue Elementary School are 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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