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Medford 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
281 Medford Ave
Patchogue, NY 11772
Phone
(631) 687-8300
District
PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
449
Classroom Teachers
44

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.5% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Medford Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
47%
35%
47%
23%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
42%
39%
42%
13%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
37%
15%
38%
5%
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
10
12
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 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 77 17.1%
Grade 1 78 17.4%
Grade 2 76 16.9%
Grade 3 75 16.7%
Grade 4 72 16.0%
Grade 5 71 15.8%
Total 449 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 32.6% 42.2% 42.7%
Black 5.1% 5.8% 16.7%
Hispanic 61.1% 49.5% 29.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 2.3% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.8% 50.3% 51.9%
Free lunch eligible 42.8% 43.6% 49.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.0% 6.7% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 53,120 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,201.2 415
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.9% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.0% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.8% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 18,735 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.0% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.0% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 27.5% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.1% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.2% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.0% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.8% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.7% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 6.7% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,665 $115,169,080 60.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,021 $7,506,392 4.0%
Staff $704 $5,175,808 2.7%
General Administration $445 $3,271,640 1.7%
School Administration $1,235 $9,079,720 4.8%
Operation $2,159 $15,872,968 8.4%
Transportation $1,169 $8,594,488 4.5%
Other $568 $4,175,936 2.2%
Total Support $7,302 $53,684,304 28.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,834 $20,835,568 11.0%
Total Expenditures $25,801 $189,688,952 100.0%
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%