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Port Jefferson Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
500 Scraggy Hill Rd
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Phone
(631) 791-4321
District
PORT JEFFERSON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
369
Classroom Teachers
35

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.7% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Port Jefferson Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
72%
47%
73%
47%
70%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
42%
31%
42%
50%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
37%
50%
38%
47%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 25 6.8%
Kindergarten 43 11.7%
Grade 1 51 13.8%
Grade 2 56 15.2%
Grade 3 63 17.1%
Grade 4 60 16.3%
Grade 5 66 17.9%
Total 369 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.2% 77.2% 42.7%
Black 2.0% 1.8% 16.7%
Hispanic 16.5% 13.8% 29.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.3% 7.0% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 13.0% 10.5% 51.9%
Free lunch eligible 11.7% 9.9% 49.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 0.6% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,968 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,060.3 415
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.8% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.1% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.8% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.1% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 25.2% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,932 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 3.7% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.1% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 64.1% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 42.2% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.9% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.7% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.7% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.6% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.2% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 1.7% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $23,248 $24,363,904 57.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,641 $1,719,768 4.0%
Staff $1,941 $2,034,168 4.8%
General Administration $1,121 $1,174,808 2.7%
School Administration $2,002 $2,098,096 4.9%
Operation $4,090 $4,286,320 10.0%
Transportation $1,748 $1,831,904 4.3%
Other $1,387 $1,453,576 3.4%
Total Support $13,930 $14,598,640 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,615 $3,788,520 8.9%
Total Expenditures $40,793 $42,751,064 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,076 $25,679,492,110 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $711 $1,811,195,610 3.9%
Staff $1,093 $2,785,174,478 6.0%
General Administration $369 $939,188,377 2.0%
School Administration $665 $1,695,918,538 3.6%
Operation $1,225 $3,122,121,555 6.7%
Transportation $822 $2,095,516,316 4.5%
Other $434 $1,104,814,866 2.4%
Total Support $5,318 $13,553,790,026 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,875 $7,327,505,512 15.7%
Total Expenditures $18,270 $46,560,743,229 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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