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Manetuck Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1592nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 35% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Manetuck Elementary School is a public elementary school in West Islip, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 520 students. While the school is part of the West Islip Union Free School District, which is ranked 521 out of 874 districts in New York, Manetuck's academic performance has consistently ranked in the lower half of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years.

Manetuck Elementary School's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 37.78% to 57.14% across grades 3-5, compared to 40.52% to 59.57% for the district and 54.07% to 56.61% for the state. In math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 27.78% to 56.6%, lower than the district's 39.13% to 65% and the state's 54.16% to 59.7%. The school's performance on science assessments for 5th grade is also below the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby Paul J. Bellew Elementary School, also part of the West Islip district, consistently ranks in the top 25% of New York elementary schools, while the nearby Oquenock Elementary School has even lower academic performance than Manetuck, ranking in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools. Schools in the neighboring North Babylon and Brentwood districts also have lower academic performance compared to Manetuck.

514
Students ?
13.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,106
Per pupil spending ?
17.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 800 Van Buren Ave
       West Islip, NY  11795-1346

(631) 504-5640

District: West Islip Union Free School District


Students who attend Manetuck Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Udall Road Middle School
High:    West Islip Senior High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
76.1%
Hispanic:
14.8%
Two or more races:
4.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 55% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school46%
District avg51%
New York avg55%
1,592nd of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 35%▼ down 28 pts since 2015
From top 37% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 4Elementary Schools in the West Islip Union Free School District
521st of 874West Islip 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.81592 of 244534.9%★★☆☆☆
202427.71814 of 244525.8%★☆☆☆☆
202337.51506 of 243938.3%★★☆☆☆
202250.31173 of 243451.8%★★★☆☆
202146.71165 of 220147.1%★★☆☆☆
201949.81167 of 241351.6%★★★☆☆
201852.91122 of 239553.2%★★★☆☆
201746.51275 of 238646.6%★★☆☆☆
201661.9857 of 236663.8%★★★☆☆
201560.8870 of 235263.0%★★★☆☆
201459.0915 of 234561.0%★★★☆☆
201355.2979 of 232557.9%★★★☆☆
201269.1743 of 232068.0%★★★☆☆
201157.21081 of 228652.7%★★★☆☆
201052.61223 of 226346.0%★★☆☆☆
200959.71107 of 225751.0%★★★☆☆
200871.1681 of 222769.4%★★★☆☆
200773.5609 of 221972.6%★★★★☆
200670.5716 of 220667.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202555.71038 of 240956.9%★★★☆☆
202437.41527 of 241336.7%★★☆☆☆
202347.11236 of 240348.6%★★☆☆☆
202268.9663 of 240172.4%★★★★☆
202138.11256 of 195535.8%★★☆☆☆
201935.41550 of 235734.2%★★☆☆☆
201834.41627 of 233830.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.71359 of 156913.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202539.91216 of 209842.0%★★☆☆☆
202431.31465 of 207829.5%★☆☆☆☆
202334.01335 of 204134.6%★★☆☆☆
202265.0561 of 209973.3%★★★★☆
202154.2679 of 167859.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.92046 of 240715.0%★☆☆☆☆
202420.02072 of 241114.1%★☆☆☆☆
202329.71745 of 240027.3%★☆☆☆☆
202234.91608 of 240033.0%★★☆☆☆
202152.7898 of 196154.2%★★★☆☆
201967.2692 of 235870.7%★★★★☆
201857.0984 of 234057.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.81460 of 213431.6%★★☆☆☆
202429.91546 of 211026.7%★☆☆☆☆
202336.71196 of 201640.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.21017 of 140227.5%★☆☆☆☆
202418.41195 of 139214.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.31001 of 133725.1%★☆☆☆☆
202237.8916 of 139934.5%★★☆☆☆
202132.2890 of 122427.3%★☆☆☆☆
201936.0907 of 133832.2%★★☆☆☆
201833.31032 of 140826.7%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Female (2025)57th percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school
Male (2025)15th percentile-20 vs school
Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts47%-8 vs state
Math46%-11 vs state
Science44%~ state avg

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Students at Manetuck Elementary School are 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

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

Middle : Udall Road Middle School
High : West Islip Senior High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Manetuck Elementary School.

Manetuck Elementary School ranks 1592nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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