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Waverly Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1111 Waverly Ave, Holtsville, NY 11742 · (631) 654-8690 · Part of Sachem Central School District

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

Directions
Students
497
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Waverly Avenue School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts62%
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 ↗

1111 Waverly Ave, Holtsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten104
Grade 168
Grade 267
Grade 383
Grade 474
Grade 582
Ungraded19
Enrollment over time
472’20
476’21
463’22
470’23
497’24

Up 5.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Hispanic 24%Asian 7%Black 4%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Waverly Avenue 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
Cayuga School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lake Grove
B
539 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.