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South Bay School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

160 Great E Neck Rd, West Babylon, NY 11704 · (631) 376-7501 · Part of West Babylon Union Free School District

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Students
288
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about South Bay School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, B, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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160 Great E Neck Rd, West Babylon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten42
Grade 141
Grade 267
Grade 345
Grade 436
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
288’20
274’21
300’22
284’23
288’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Hispanic 35%Black 8%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Bay School from Babylon families.

Other schools in West Babylon Union Free School District

The district →
Santapogue School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Babylon
B
356 students11:1
John F Kennedy School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Babylon
B+
348 students12:1
Tooker Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Babylon
B
282 students11:1
Forest Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Babylon
B−
278 students12:1
West Babylon Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Babylon
C
817 students13:1
West Babylon Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Babylon
A+
1,228 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Babylon’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.