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Cayuga School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

865 Hawkins Ave, Lake Grove, NY 11755 · (631) 471-1800 · Part of Sachem Central School District

Brookhaven’s School Grade B better than 62% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
539
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Cayuga School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of New York’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts77%
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

Directions ↗

865 Hawkins Ave, Lake Grove

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten102
Grade 178
Grade 267
Grade 387
Grade 471
Grade 5134
Enrollment over time
524’20
519’21
516’22
505’23
539’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Hispanic 28%Asian 7%Black 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cayuga School from Brookhaven families.

Other schools in Sachem Central School District

The district →
Lynwood Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Farmingville
B
561 students14:1
Chippewa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Holtsville
B−
543 students12:1
Hiawatha School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lake Ronkonkoma
B−
541 students13:1
Waverly Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Holtsville
B
497 students12:1
Nokomis School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Holbrook
C+
496 students11:1
Wenonah School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lake Grove
B
488 students11:1

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; Brookhaven’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.