The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Babylon Elementary School
Babylon Elementary School is a public school serving kindergarten through second grade in the Babylon Union Free School District, located in Babylon Village on Long Island's South Shore. The school sits within a walkable, waterfront village that blends a compact downtown with single-family residential neighborhoods, most of the housing stock built before the 1960s. The village functions as a bedroom community with strong downtown street life and civic anchors, including Argyle Park, the recently expanded Babylon Public Library, and the Babylon LIRR station—a major transit hub serving the South Shore.
The school enrolls a small population for its grade band, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across the three grades. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up a meaningful minority share and smaller numbers of Asian and multiracial students. A small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a generally higher-income school community aligned with the surrounding neighborhood's housing costs and character.
State testing data shows no proficiency results for the school. The state assesses students in third grade and above, which means Babylon Elementary—serving only K-2—falls outside the tested grade range and has no state assessment results to report. Parents interested in early academic standing would need to look for other measures of reading and math progress in these early grades, or speak directly with the school about classroom-based assessments.
The Babylon Union Free School District serves the village and surrounding areas with three schools total. The district approved a notable property tax increase in 2023-24 that exceeded New York's state cap, requiring voter approval; the assistant superintendent noted this was the district's first such override in recent memory, having stayed under the cap as recently as 2022-23. The district has since returned to budgets within the cap. In 2023, voters also approved a capital reserve expenditure to fund safety and security upgrades at the elementary schools at no additional taxpayer cost, a durable facilities improvement.
Babylon Village itself is undergoing downtown redevelopment concentrated near the LIRR station, with mixed-use buildings adding residential units and ground-floor retail. The major civic anchor is the LIRR station—the eastern terminus of the electrified Babylon Branch and a transfer point to the Montauk Branch, handling substantial daily ridership. The station is midway through a major ADA accessibility renovation, expected to complete around 2026. Parking on weekends remains tight in the village, though the downtown's roughly 30-plus restaurants, bars, and locally owned shops create a walkable destination. The school district's administrative offices are at 50 Railroad Avenue, near the station, and many village homes sit within walking distance of schools.
The housing market in the area shows a moderate price point for Long Island, with median home values reflecting a suburban bedroom-community profile. Rental options are available, and new mixed-use residential development is concentrated downtown. The village's character is shaped by tree-lined streets, waterfront proximity to the Great South Bay, and seasonal ferry traffic to Fire Island.
For a family considering Babylon Elementary, the school is part of a small, walkable village community with accessible downtown civic life, stable institutional anchors, and straightforward commuter rail access. The early grades themselves sit outside state testing, so school readiness and early literacy and numeracy progress would be best assessed through direct conversation with teachers and classroom observation.
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