Southwest Elementary School
1095 Joselsen Ave
Bay Shore NY, 11706, Suffolk County
Phone: 631-434-2261
Ranking: (2,639 out of 3,424, bottom 23%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Brentwood Union Free School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 68 | 68 | 67 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 70 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,224 | 1,185 | 1,207 | 1,106 | 1,066 | 1,029 | 961 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 2.9% | 35 | 3.0% | 35 | 2.9% | 36 | 3.3% | 34 | 3.2% | 36 | 3.5% | 29 | 3.0% |
Kindergarten: | 277 | 22.6% | 265 | 22.4% | 298 | 24.7% | 250 | 22.6% | 237 | 22.2% | 283 | 27.5% | 247 | 25.7% |
Grade 1: | 182 | 14.9% | 196 | 16.5% | 175 | 14.5% | 146 | 13.2% | 180 | 16.9% | 161 | 15.6% | 132 | 13.7% |
Grade 2: | 189 | 15.4% | 162 | 13.7% | 148 | 12.3% | 191 | 17.3% | 161 | 15.1% | 136 | 13.2% | 148 | 15.4% |
Grade 3: | 168 | 13.7% | 152 | 12.8% | 196 | 16.2% | 157 | 14.2% | 141 | 13.2% | 148 | 14.4% | 140 | 14.6% |
Grade 4: | 154 | 12.6% | 186 | 15.7% | 168 | 13.9% | 152 | 13.7% | 147 | 13.8% | 132 | 12.8% | 129 | 13.4% |
Grade 5: | 199 | 16.3% | 172 | 14.5% | 164 | 13.6% | 156 | 14.1% | 149 | 14.0% | 133 | 12.9% | 136 | 14.2% |
Ungraded: | 19 | 1.6% | 17 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.9% | 18 | 1.6% | 17 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 654 | 53.4% | 628 | 53.0% | 645 | 53.4% | 564 | 51.0% | 543 | 50.9% | 529 | 51.4% | 469 | 48.8% |
Female: | 570 | 46.6% | 557 | 47.0% | 562 | 46.6% | 542 | 49.0% | 515 | 48.3% | 492 | 47.8% | 488 | 50.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 31 | 2.5% | 34 | 2.9% | 45 | 3.7% | 38 | 3.4% | 24 | 2.3% | 22 | 2.1% | 29 | 3.0% |
Hispanic: | 896 | 73.2% | 833 | 70.3% | 823 | 68.2% | 736 | 66.5% | 667 | 62.6% | 629 | 61.1% | 542 | 56.4% |
Black: | 154 | 12.6% | 164 | 13.8% | 161 | 13.3% | 155 | 14.0% | 170 | 15.9% | 178 | 17.3% | 174 | 18.1% |
White: | 121 | 9.9% | 136 | 11.5% | 170 | 14.1% | 173 | 15.6% | 199 | 18.7% | 190 | 18.5% | 204 | 21.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 1.2% | 11 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 713 | 58.3% | 773 | 65.2% | 630 | 52.2% | 575 | 52.0% | 498 | 46.7% | 444 | 43.1% | 330 | 34.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 107 | 8.7% | 118 | 10.0% | 157 | 13.0% | 172 | 15.6% | 192 | 18.0% | 198 | 19.2% | 111 | 11.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.00 | 17.42 | 18.01 | 14.54 | 14.21 | 14.30 | 13.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 58% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 47% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 51% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 60% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 41% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 39% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 16.1% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 46% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 50% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14.2% | 18.8% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 60% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 55% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 42% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 43% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 13% | 16.6% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 58% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 21.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 50% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 67% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 41% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 39% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 48% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.4% | 15.9% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 59% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 62% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 14.9% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | 86% |
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* Southwest Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.