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Dogwood Elementary School

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Dogwood Elementary School ranks 589 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

589^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Dogwood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Smithtown, New York, serving 367 students in grades K-5. As part of the Smithtown Central School District, which is ranked 232 out of 874 school districts in New York, Dogwood Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade ELA and Math proficiency rates were 69.77%, compared to the district's 62.31% and the state's 54.15% in ELA, and 69.77% compared to the district's 66.91% and the state's 59.7% in Math.

Dogwood Elementary's performance is particularly noteworthy for its special education students, ranking 155 out of 2,134 New York elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 5-star rating. The school's male students also perform well, ranking 434 out of 2,407 New York elementary schools in the same year, with a 4-star rating. However, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students and white students is relatively lower, ranking 1,237 out of 2,098 and 539 out of 1,402 New York elementary schools, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, Accompsett Elementary, Mount Pleasant Elementary, and Smithtown Elementary, Dogwood Elementary consistently outperforms them in ELA and Math proficiency rates across grades 3-5. However, the nearby Tackan Elementary and Mills Pond Elementary schools also demonstrate strong academic performance, with some metrics exceeding Dogwood's.

350

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,275

Per pupil spending ?

13.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Dogwood Dr
Smithtown, NY 11787-2299

(631) 382-4255

District: Smithtown Central School District

Students who attend Dogwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Nesaquake Middle School
High:	Smithtown High School East

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

Hispanic:

13.1%

Asian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (69% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

589^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Smithtown Central School District

232^nd of 874Smithtown Central 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	73.9	589 of 2445	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	837 of 2445	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	619 of 2439	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	488 of 2434	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	298 of 2201	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	788 of 2413	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	749 of 2395	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.5	512 of 2386	78.5%	★★★★☆
2016	67.6	707 of 2366	70.1%	★★★★☆
2015	82.1	347 of 2352	85.2%	★★★★☆
2014	74.3	539 of 2345	77.0%	★★★★☆
2013	73.9	512 of 2325	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	445 of 2320	80.8%	★★★★☆
2011	81.3	334 of 2286	85.4%	★★★★☆
2010	84.2	208 of 2263	90.8%	★★★★★
2009	81.5	202 of 2257	91.1%	★★★★★
2008	78.5	381 of 2227	82.9%	★★★★☆
2007	79.7	336 of 2219	84.9%	★★★★☆
2006	72.5	623 of 2206	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	833 of 2409	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	960 of 2413	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	787 of 2403	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	657 of 2401	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	276 of 1955	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	775 of 2357	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	868 of 2338	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	1237 of 2098	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	771 of 2099	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	434 of 2407	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	721 of 2411	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	482 of 2400	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	322 of 2400	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	284 of 1961	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	801 of 2358	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	661 of 2340	71.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	155 of 2134	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	60.8	559 of 2110	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	193 of 1859	89.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	539 of 1402	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	724 of 1392	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	617 of 1337	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	488 of 1399	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	303 of 1224	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	800 of 1338	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	775 of 1408	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)93rd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+26 vs state

Math70%+12 vs state

English Language Arts68%+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
Dogwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Dogwood Dr	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-4255	350	28	12.5	13.1%	281 (80.3%)	2 (0.6%)	46 (13.1%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	73.9	589^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.9%		62.6	837^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.8%	248	69.8	57.8	78.1	69.8	60.4	80.5	70.7	98.1	98.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.7	98.9	99.2	$34,275	$83	$34,192
Smithtown Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	51 Lawrence Ave	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(631) 382-4505	517	46	11.1	19.0%	354 (68.5%)	5 (1.0%)	106 (20.5%)	33 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)	65.9	798^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.4%		61.4	870^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.4%	72	60.0	56.7	72.0	68.9	67.1	67.9	51.9	99.1	99.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.8	99.5	99.3	$34,219	$711	$33,508
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 Plaisted Ave	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-4355	479	40	11.9	16.5%	344 (71.8%)	18 (3.8%)	66 (13.8%)	42 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	52.1	1158^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.6%		43.9	1324^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.8%	166	50.0	53.7	46.4	75.0	71.1	61.4	38.5	99.4	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.6	99.4	$32,097	$82	$32,015
Saint James Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	580 Lake Ave	Saint James	11780	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	Yes	No	No	(631) 382-4455	461	38	12.2	22.3%	348 (75.5%)	3 (0.7%)	73 (15.8%)	20 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	52.7	1136^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.5%		62.8	828^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.1%	308	51.5	58.3	65.9	42.4	72.0	60.0	48.8	99.0	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	99.8	99.4	$35,378	$102	$35,276
Tackan Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	99 Midwood Ave	Nesconset	11767	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	Yes	No	No	(631) 382-2675	470	34	13.7	19.4%	338 (71.9%)	16 (3.4%)	60 (12.8%)	46 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	75.3	538^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.0%		78.8	458^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.3%	80	80.4	53.1	77.2	64.7	76.5	73.3	67.2	98.4	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.9	99.3	99.6	$31,720	$176	$31,544
Mills Pond Elementary School	Public	K-5	246 Moriches Rd	Saint James	11780	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-4305	338	27	12.5	17.2%	248 (73.4%)	6 (1.8%)	50 (14.8%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	79.9	429^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.5%		70.7	618^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.7%	189	63.0	72.0	90.0	62.5	73.1	79.6	78.4	98.5	99.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.0	99.5	$36,583	$356	$36,226
Forest Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	299 Lilac Ln	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Hauppauge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 265-3265	342	41	8.3	21.6%	216 (63.2%)	13 (3.8%)	55 (16.1%)	33 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.4%)	66.3	784^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.9%		77.2	490^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.0%	294	46.4	73.1	71.4	65.4	65.4	81.5	48.2	99.1	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.1	99.7	99.4	$42,697	$843	$41,854
Wenonah School	Public	K-5	251 Hudson Ave	Lake Grove	11755	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1880	488	45	10.8	28.9%	310 (63.5%)	21 (4.3%)	114 (23.4%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	70.2	687^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.9%		56.8	978^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.0%	291	81.1	73.3	42.9	84.2	76.5	48.0	54.2	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.6	99.4	$30,282	$635	$29,646
Cherokee Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Cherokee St	Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 467-6027	618	68	9.0	25.4%	337 (54.5%)	28 (4.5%)	193 (31.2%)	45 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	33.7	1666^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.9%		48.3	1211^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.5%	455	38.5	44.8	43.6	61.1	50.0	42.9	36.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$37,036	$1,019	$36,017
Eugene Auer Memorial School	Public	K-5	17 Wing St	Lake Grove	11755	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8500	308	22	13.9	42.2%	178 (57.8%)	15 (4.9%)	79 (25.6%)	26 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	14.3	2213^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.5%		17.9	2123^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	13.2%	90	29.4	16.7	22.2	35.3	36.0	24.0	41.7	98.5	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	$36,645	$923	$35,722

Frequently Asked Questions about Dogwood Elementary School

Is Dogwood Elementary School a good school?

Dogwood Elementary School ranks 589^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dogwood Elementary School?

Students at Dogwood Elementary School are 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Dogwood Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Nesaquake Middle School
High : Smithtown High School East

How many students attend Dogwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Dogwood Elementary School.

What district is Dogwood Elementary School in?

Smithtown Central School District

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