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Southwest Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1095 Joselsen Ave, Bay Shore, NY 11706 · (631) 434-2261 · Part of Brentwood Union Free School District

Islip’s School Grade A− better than 78% of New York school districts

Students
975
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Southwest Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 44 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 62.6%

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

1095 Joselsen Ave, Bay Shore

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten145
Grade 1141
Grade 2180
Grade 3154
Grade 4177
Grade 5168
Ungraded10
Enrollment over time
955’20
968’21
980’22
955’23
975’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 75%Black 11%White 6%Asian 5%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 Southwest Elementary School from Islip families.

Other schools in Brentwood Union Free School District

The district →

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