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Paul J Bellew Elementary School

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Paul J Bellew Elementary School ranks 668 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

668^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Paul J Bellew Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 468 students in grades PK-5 in West Islip, New York, which is part of the West Islip Union Free School District. This school has consistently been ranked in the top 30% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 668 out of 2,445 schools.

Paul J Bellew Elementary School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outperforming the district and state in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Math. In the 2024-2025 school year, 77.05% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 59.57% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school has also shown remarkable results for its special education and low socioeconomic status student subgroups, ranking 141 and 157 out of over 2,000 New York elementary schools respectively in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, Paul J Bellew Elementary shines. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate of 77.05% was significantly higher than the 47.06% at Manetuck Elementary School and the 75% at Bayview Elementary School, both in the same West Islip Union Free School District. The school's higher per-student spending compared to the district and state averages suggests it is effectively allocating resources to support student learning and achievement.

463

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,152

Per pupil spending ?

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Higbie Ln
West Islip, NY 11795-3930

(631) 504-5680

District: West Islip Union Free School District

Students who attend Paul J Bellew Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Beach Street Middle School
High:	West Islip Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.1%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (67% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in West Islip Union Free School District

✓Above the New York median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg51%

New York avg55%

668^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the West Islip Union Free School District

521^st 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	668 of 2445	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	483 of 2445	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	613 of 2439	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	854 of 2434	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	658 of 2201	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	444 of 2413	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	245 of 2395	89.8%	★★★★☆
2017	89.7	158 of 2386	93.4%	★★★★★
2016	78.5	430 of 2366	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	67.3	708 of 2352	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.3	785 of 2345	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.4	650 of 2325	72.0%	★★★★☆
2012	85.9	196 of 2320	91.6%	★★★★★
2011	81.2	338 of 2286	85.2%	★★★★☆
2010	86.7	140 of 2263	93.8%	★★★★★
2009	84.0	90 of 2257	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	83.7	154 of 2227	93.1%	★★★★★
2007	85.3	114 of 2219	94.9%	★★★★★
2006	84.8	139 of 2206	93.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	500 of 2409	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	329 of 2413	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	530 of 2403	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	960 of 2401	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	600 of 1955	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	534 of 2357	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	476 of 2338	79.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	85.6	121 of 1392	91.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	87.7	157 of 2078	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	61.2	628 of 2041	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	511 of 1678	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	901 of 2407	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	629 of 2411	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	707 of 2400	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	732 of 2400	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	608 of 1961	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.6	387 of 2358	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	149 of 2340	93.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	87.9	141 of 2110	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	72.5	314 of 2031	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	296 of 1044	71.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	652 of 1402	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	412 of 1392	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	30.6	1033 of 1399	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.2	652 of 1224	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	475 of 1338	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	293 of 1408	79.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)93rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2018)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math71%+13 vs state

English Language Arts67%+12 vs state

Science55%+10 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
Paul J Bellew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Higbie Ln	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5680	463	39	11.9	10.4%	394 (85.1%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (10.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	70.8	668^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.7%		77.7	483^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	80.2%	185	77.1	64.4	56.1		77.3	81.3	50.0		54.6	98.4	98.4	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.6	99.3	99.1	$30,152	$307	$29,845
Bayview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Snedecor Ave	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5600	440	34	12.8	10.9%	381 (86.6%)	4 (0.9%)	39 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	45.5	1313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.3%		40.9	1417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.0%	104	75.0	31.3	47.5		67.5	51.6	45.0		42.9	98.9	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.5	99.2	$27,579	$335	$27,244
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
Oquenock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Spruce Ave	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 504-5660	418	37	11.1	22.5%	302 (72.2%)	4 (1.0%)	86 (20.6%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	19.4	2096^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.3%		15.8	2192^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	10.3%	96	35.0	19.4	18.0		53.7	41.2	30.0		34.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$31,252	$634	$30,618
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
South Country School	Public	3-5	885 Hampshire Rd	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 968-1250	496	50	9.9	43.1%	157 (31.7%)	74 (14.9%)	228 (46.0%)	24 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	27.9	1836^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.9%		31.1	1713^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.9%	123	28.7	41.6	45.3		40.0	49.3	46.0		45.0	97.8	98.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.5	99.1	98.5	$34,604	$1,223	$33,381
Marion G Vedder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	794 Deer Park Ave	North Babylon	11703	Suffolk County	North Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 620-7605	409	33	12.3	28.6%	124 (30.3%)	74 (18.1%)	141 (34.5%)	41 (10.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	35.6	1602^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	34.5%		30.7	1726^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.4%	124	51.3	51.6	26.9		61.5	53.1	37.0		27.6	98.8	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.4	99.1	$17,734	$612	$17,122
Manetuck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Van Buren Ave	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5640	514	38	13.6	17.3%	391 (76.1%)	6 (1.2%)	76 (14.8%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	35.8	1592^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	34.9%		27.7	1814^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.8%	222	47.1	37.8	57.1		56.6	48.8	27.8		44.4	98.9	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.3	100.0	$27,106	$679	$26,427
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
Gardiner Manor School	Public	3-5	125 Wohseepee Dr	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 968-1150	739	63	11.6	44.5%	156 (21.1%)	127 (17.2%)	402 (54.4%)	32 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.7%)	23.5	1974^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.3%		24.8	1909^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.9%	65	29.4	35.2	36.4		40.4	40.3	41.7		44.1	98.3	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.8	98.4	$27,633	$1,205	$26,428

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul J Bellew Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Paul J Bellew Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Paul J Bellew Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beach Street Middle School
High : West Islip Senior High School

Is Paul J Bellew Elementary School a good school?

Paul J Bellew Elementary School ranks 668^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Paul J Bellew Elementary School in?

West Islip Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of Paul J Bellew Elementary School?

Students at Paul J Bellew Elementary School are 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Paul J Bellew Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Paul J Bellew Elementary School.

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