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Minnesauke Elementary School

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Minnesauke Elementary School ranks 424 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Minnesauke Elementary School is a public elementary school located in East Setauket, New York, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 633 students. The school is part of the Three Village Central School District, which is ranked 157 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Minnesauke Elementary School consistently performs well on New York State Assessments, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 76.32% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district average of 77.27% and the state average of 50.86%. In Math, the school had 92.31% of 4th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the district average of 81.31% and the state average of 58.64%. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, ranking 292 out of 2,409 New York elementary schools for female students and 209 out of 696 for Asian students, both with a 4-star rating.

Minnesauke Elementary School has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in New York, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years. In the 2020-2021 school year, the school ranked 140 out of 2,201 New York elementary schools, and in the 2017-2018 school year, it ranked 119 out of 2,395 schools. The school also has relatively low rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 10.49% in 2021-2022 to 12.46% in 2022-2023, indicating a relatively low percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Compared to nearby schools, such as Arrowhead Elementary School and Setauket Elementary School, both within the same district, Minnesauke Elementary School outperforms them in ELA and Math proficiency rates.

644

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,247

Per pupil spending ?

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21 Highgate Dr
East Setauket, NY 11733-1876

(631) 730-4200

District: Three Village Central School District

Students who attend Minnesauke Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Paul J Gelinas Junior High School
High:	Ward Melville Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Asian:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New York elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg71%

New York avg54%

424^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Three Village Central School District

157^th of 874Three Village 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	80.1	424 of 2445	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.0	178 of 2445	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	205 of 2439	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	219 of 2434	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	140 of 2201	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	178 of 2413	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	119 of 2395	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	91.4	127 of 2386	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	87.6	195 of 2366	91.8%	★★★★★
2015	89.5	155 of 2352	93.4%	★★★★★
2014	86.4	222 of 2345	90.5%	★★★★★
2013	83.9	285 of 2325	87.7%	★★★★☆
2012	83.0	286 of 2320	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	85.3	214 of 2286	90.6%	★★★★★
2010	84.7	195 of 2263	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	81.2	220 of 2257	90.3%	★★★★★
2008	84.0	140 of 2227	93.7%	★★★★★
2007	82.1	247 of 2219	88.9%	★★★★☆
2006	81.0	289 of 2206	86.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	209 of 696	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	124 of 662	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	210 of 605	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	245 of 671	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.9	40 of 430	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	292 of 2409	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	92.9	121 of 2413	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	129 of 2403	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	166 of 2401	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	114 of 1955	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	192 of 2357	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	118 of 2338	95.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	346 of 1569	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	216 of 1531	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	393 of 1429	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	146 of 1503	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	388 of 2098	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	94.6	83 of 2078	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	327 of 2041	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	408 of 2099	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	89.8	89 of 1678	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	551 of 2407	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	243 of 2411	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	269 of 2400	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	297 of 2400	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	179 of 1961	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	191 of 2358	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	138 of 2340	94.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	72 of 287	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	46 of 279	83.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	505 of 2134	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	210 of 2110	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	70.4	372 of 2016	81.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	445 of 1402	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.2	200 of 1392	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	175 of 1337	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	238 of 1399	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	153 of 1224	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	179 of 1338	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	135 of 1408	90.4%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math79%+23 vs state

English Language Arts70%+16 vs state

Science62%+17 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
Minnesauke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	21 Highgate Dr	East Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4200	644	54	11.9	13.8%	451 (70.0%)	11 (1.7%)	83 (12.9%)	60 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	80.1	424^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.7%		91	178^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.7%	246	67.7	70.3	62.7	76.3	75.0	92.3	61.9	85.1	61.9	98.6	98.8	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.0	99.1	99.5	$36,247	$541	$35,705
Nassakeag Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	490 Pond Path	East Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4400	551	44	12.6	8.5%	323 (58.6%)	10 (1.8%)	52 (9.4%)	143 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	87.9	241^st of 2445 public elementary schools	90.1%		90.6	186^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.4%	55	69.1	91.3	85.7	78.3	62.1	95.5	89.1	81.1	75.4	99.2	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	99.6	99.8	$34,438	$392	$34,046
Setauket Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	134 Main St	Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4600	599	48	12.4	10.7%	457 (76.3%)	4 (0.7%)	52 (8.7%)	42 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.3%)	80.9	395^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.8%		84.3	328^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.6%	67	75.0	60.3	73.3	84.8	80.0	66.1	75.4	86.0	66.1	97.2	97.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.9	98.6	99.6	$35,560	$510	$35,050
Norwood Avenue School	Public	K-3	290 Norwood Ave	Port Jefferson Station	11776	Suffolk County	Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 474-8130	316	22	14.1	34.5%	170 (53.8%)	10 (3.2%)	124 (39.2%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)								(n/a)										97.7	98.6	99.1	99.1	99.4	98.6	97.7	99.1	$31,089	$364	$30,725
Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	62 Arrowhead Ln	East Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 730-4100	562	51	10.9	19.8%	338 (60.1%)	10 (1.8%)	102 (18.1%)	85 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	66	794^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.5%		53.4	1068^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.3%	274	64.3	72.7	59.6	78.6	69.0	80.0	51.9	35.5	55.6	98.5	99.1	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.1	99.8	$40,787	$886	$39,900
William Sidney Mount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Dean Ln	Stony Brook	11790	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4300	525	40	13.0	20.4%	289 (55.0%)	6 (1.1%)	74 (14.1%)	128 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	67	764^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.8%		70.3	632^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	74.2%	132	54.2	47.1	66.0	71.1	65.6	68.0	66.1	68.1	66.7	97.8	98.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	99.8	99.4	$33,240	$624	$32,616
Port Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Scraggy Hill Rd	Port Jefferson	11777	Suffolk County	Port Jefferson Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 791-4321	370	37	9.9	18.1%	268 (72.4%)	8 (2.2%)	65 (17.6%)	23 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	67.7	747^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.4%		66.3	744^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.6%	3	73.8	56.3	67.4		77.5	70.6	50.0		56.5	96.3	98.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.8	100.0	98.0	$33,027	$78	$32,949
Terryville Road School	Public	3-5	401 Terryville Rd	Port Jefferson Station	11776	Suffolk County	Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-2834	471	35	13.2	41.4%	220 (46.7%)	33 (7.0%)	179 (38.0%)	16 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	15.2	2189^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.5%		24	1946^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.4%	243	35.0	40.7	21.6		35.3	35.4	19.8		29.8	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.4	$30,921	$319	$30,602
Boyle Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	424 Boyle Rd	Port Jefferson Station	11776	Suffolk County	Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 474-8140	306	26	11.8	31.0%	180 (58.8%)	8 (2.6%)	105 (34.3%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	30.1	1768^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.7%		38.6	1497^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.8%	271	41.2	40.6	29.1		51.5	64.0	42.0		32.0	99.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.4	99.4	99.1	$32,690	$380	$32,310
Clinton Avenue School	Public	K-2	140 Clinton Ave	Port Jefferson Station	11776	Suffolk County	Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-8150	381	26	14.6	36.5%	188 (49.3%)	11 (2.9%)	157 (41.2%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.9%)								(n/a)										97.5	98.4	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.4	98.8	97.7	$31,981	$347	$31,633

Frequently Asked Questions about Minnesauke Elementary School

What district is Minnesauke Elementary School in?

Three Village Central School District

How many students attend Minnesauke Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Minnesauke Elementary School.

Is Minnesauke Elementary School a good school?

Minnesauke Elementary School ranks 424^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Minnesauke Elementary School?

Students at Minnesauke Elementary School are 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Minnesauke Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Paul J Gelinas Junior High School
High : Ward Melville Senior High School

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