Canaan Elementary School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 563 elementary school students from grades KG-5
- Ranks 1831st out of 2,535 elementary schools in NY.
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Robert Epstein
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $15,744
- Graduation Rate: 87.2%
- Dropout Rate: 2.6%
- Students Per Teacher: 17.0
- Enrolled Students: 8,571
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 563
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 33.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.1
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 274 (48.7%)
- Females: 281 (49.9%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 61 (10.8%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 104 (18.5%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 165 (29.3%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 12 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic | 145 | 25.8% |
| White | 389 | 69.1% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 93 | 16.5% |
| 1st Grade | 94 | 16.7% |
| 2nd Grade | 95 | 16.9% |
| 3rd Grade | 83 | 14.7% |
| 4th Grade | 117 | 20.8% |
| 5th Grade | 81 | 14.4% |
Public Assistance (2010)
Estimated Percent of Students From Households That Receive Public Assistance: 11-20%
Attendance & Suspensions (2009)
Attendance Rate
School:
95.0%
District:
95.0%
State:
93.0%
Teacher Experience & Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with Less Than 3 Years of Experience
School:
3.0%
District:
4.0%
Percent of Teachers with Master's or Ph.D.
School:
74.0%
District:
69.0%
Teacher Turnover Rates (2010)
Turnover Rate For All Teachers
School:
18.0%
District:
18.0%
Turnover Rate For Teachers with Less Than 5 Years of Experience
School:
25.0%
District:
41.0%
Source: NY Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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