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South Bay School

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South Bay School ranks 752 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of New York elementary schools

Summary

South Bay School is an elementary school located in West Babylon, New York, serving 284 students in grades K-5 and part of the West Babylon Union Free School District.

South Bay School consistently outperforms the district and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 61.76% of 3rd graders, 61.29% of 4th graders, and 70.27% of 5th graders at South Bay School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 51.27%, 53.2%, and 66.47% for the district, and 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong among certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 30-35% of New York elementary schools. Additionally, South Bay School has a relatively high per-student spending of $36,567 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.2, which may contribute to its academic success compared to the nearby Forest Avenue School, Tooker Avenue School, and John F. Kennedy School.

While South Bay School outperforms other schools in the West Babylon Union Free School District, the nearby Babylon Memorial Grade School, which is part of the Babylon Union Free School District, also demonstrates strong academic performance, with higher proficiency rates in several subject areas. Overall, South Bay School appears to be a high-performing elementary school within its district, with a focus on serving diverse student populations and providing a well-resourced educational environment.

288

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,035

Per pupil spending ?

25.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Great E Neck Rd
West Babylon, NY 11704-8027

(631) 376-7501

District: West Babylon Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.0%

Hispanic:

35.4%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (64% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (69th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg58%

New York avg55%

752^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 42 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the West Babylon Union Free School District

385^th of 874West Babylon 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	67.5	752 of 2445	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	795 of 2445	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	994 of 2439	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	663 of 2434	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	622 of 2201	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	1097 of 2413	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	1396 of 2395	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.9	1529 of 2386	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.1	1509 of 2366	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.2	1707 of 2352	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.3	1448 of 2345	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.4	1273 of 2325	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.3	1339 of 2320	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.4	1004 of 2286	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.6	1006 of 2263	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.5	1387 of 2257	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	67.2	845 of 2227	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.5	834 of 2219	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	87.9	43 of 2206	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	647 of 2409	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	801 of 2413	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	1086 of 2403	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	857 of 2401	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	882 of 1955	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	793 of 2357	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	1280 of 2338	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	68.5	362 of 1531	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	341 of 1429	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	514 of 1503	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	471 of 2098	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	671 of 2078	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	625 of 2041	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	605 of 2099	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	526 of 1678	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	1247 of 2032	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1502 of 2045	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	893 of 2407	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	810 of 2411	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	900 of 2400	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	470 of 2400	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	365 of 1961	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	41.2	1367 of 2358	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1576 of 2340	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	945 of 2134	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	995 of 2110	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	1220 of 2016	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.1	321 of 2031	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	140 of 1044	86.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	512 of 1402	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	612 of 1392	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	728 of 1337	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.2	456 of 1399	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	455 of 1224	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	652 of 1338	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.7	1066 of 1408	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)76th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math68%+11 vs state

English Language Arts65%+10 vs state

Science50%+5 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 (2025)	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
South Bay School	Public	K-5	160 Great E Neck Rd	West Babylon	11704	Suffolk County	West Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 376-7501	288	28	10.3	25.7%	147 (51.0%)	23 (8.0%)	102 (35.4%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	67.5	752^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	69.2%		64.1	795^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.5%	43	61.8	61.3	70.3		65.8	76.7	63.9		50.0	98.9	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	98.9	100.0	$40,035	$324	$39,711
John F Kennedy School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Brookvale Ave	West Babylon	11704	Suffolk County	West Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 376-7801	348	30	11.7	11.8%	227 (65.2%)	22 (6.3%)	70 (20.1%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	55.7	1044^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.3%		66	757^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.0%	287	55.0	57.1	65.5		74.4	64.4	38.7		42.3	99.4	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.4	$35,870	$302	$35,568
Alleghany Avenue School	Public	K-5	250 S Alleghany Ave	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 867-3200	319	37	8.7	47.0%	187 (58.6%)	18 (5.6%)	94 (29.5%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	58.2	982^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	59.8%		43.5	1338^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.3%	356	36.8	37.5	62.5		71.4	50.0	82.4		73.3	99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	$27,798	$00	$27,798
Babylon Memorial Grade School	Public	3-6	169 Park Ave	Babylon	11702	Suffolk County	Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 893-7980	490	38	12.7	13.9%	363 (74.1%)	12 (2.4%)	89 (18.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	63.2	862^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	64.7%		68.4	694^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.6%	168	58.0	53.4	79.1	60.5	65.3	53.0	70.5	57.5	76.7	98.3	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.6	99.2	$31,343	$539	$30,804
Daniel Street School	Public	K-5	289 Daniel St	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 867-3300	495	46	10.8	42.0%	274 (55.4%)	28 (5.7%)	159 (32.1%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	31.9	1716^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.8%		47.5	1227^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.8%	489	48.7	33.3	34.8		59.0	50.0	38.5		32.0	98.1	98.8	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.6	98.6	$25,326	$00	$25,326
Babylon Elementary School	Public	K-2	171 Ralph Ave	Babylon	11702	Suffolk County	Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 893-7960	337	36	9.2	5.0%	266 (78.9%)	9 (2.7%)	44 (13.1%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)								(n/a)										97.3	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.6	99.4	100.0	$36,065	$547	$35,517
Harding Avenue School	Public	K-5	2 Harding Ave	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 867-3350	278	28	10.0	36.7%	192 (69.1%)	13 (4.7%)	59 (21.2%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	30.9	1740^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.8%		32.6	1667^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.8%	73	42.9	32.0	41.7		56.5	55.2	50.0		23.8	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$24,238	$00	$24,238
Tooker Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	855 Tooker Ave	West Babylon	11704	Suffolk County	West Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 376-7601	282	25	11.3	28.4%	104 (36.9%)	24 (8.5%)	140 (49.6%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	63.3	859^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.9%		61.9	859^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.9%		41.4	48.9	82.1		71.0	66.7	83.3		57.1	98.2	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	98.2	100.0	$38,547	$320	$38,227
West Gates Avenue School	Public	K-5	175 W Gates Ave	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 867-3400	303	26	11.7	40.3%	180 (59.4%)	14 (4.6%)	88 (29.0%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	41.4	1434^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.3%		52.9	1079^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.9%	355	41.2	66.7	50.0		60.0	41.7	42.9		42.9	97.2	98.4	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.1	99.4	98.4	$21,500	$00	$21,500
Albany Avenue School	Public	K-5	180 Albany Ave	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 867-3150	498	46	10.8	45.4%	198 (39.8%)	13 (2.6%)	256 (51.4%)	25 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	58.3	978^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.0%		44.8	1294^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.1%	316	74.2	43.8	70.0		71.9	59.1	51.5		35.7	97.2	98.3	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.5	98.5	98.7	$19,316	$00	$19,316

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