Wood Park School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Commack, New York

Wood Park School in Commack, New York enrolled 280 students in 2024-25 with 29.7 full-time teachers, 9.4 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

288 students in 2022-23, 282 students in 2023-24, 280 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.2 to 29.7.

Students enrolled at Wood Park School by school year2022-23: 288, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 28001002003002022-232882023-242822024-25280
Students enrolled at Wood Park School by school year2022-23: 288, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 28001002003002022-232882023-242822024-25280
Students enrolled at Wood Park School by school year2022-23: 288, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 28001002003002022-232882023-242822024-25280
Students enrolled at Wood Park School by school year2022-23: 288, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 28001002003002022-232882023-242822024-25280
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328826.211.0
2023-2428227.810.1
2024-2528029.79.4

9.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 of every 100 New York elementary schools

Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; Wood Park School 9.4; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWood Park School 9.4state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; Wood Park School 9.4; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWood Park School 9.4state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; Wood Park School 9.4; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWood Park School 9.4state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; Wood Park School 9.4; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWood Park School 9.4state median 11.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wood Park School enrolled 298 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent21.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.3% of students were White, 18.2% Hispanic, 11.4% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White64.3%
  2. Hispanic18.2%
  3. Asian11.4%
  4. Two or more races4.3%
  5. Black1.1%
  6. American Indian0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Commack

5 public elementary schools in Commack report 2024-25 enrollment; Wood Park School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Burr Intermediate School66912.710.8%
Sawmill Intermediate School5509.520.0%
North Ridge School33511.98.4%
Wood Park School2809.415.7%
Indian Hollow School25415.611.8%

All public schools in Commack →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Wood Park School

  1. Sawmill Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 550 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Pines Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 498 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Wood Park School with Sawmill Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Commack Union Free School District spends per student$33,341 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$33,341
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkWood Park School is the number 2,093 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,093 of 2,546
  6. New York schools by students per teacher9.4 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.9.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Wood Park School

  1. How many students attend Wood Park School?
    280 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 288 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Commack, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wood Park School?
    9.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Wood Park School a Title I school?
    Wood Park School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Wood Park School in?
    Commack Union Free School District, NCES district ID 3608130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360813000594 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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