Located in COPIAGUE, NY. Serving grades KG through 05.
Deauville Gardens West Elementary is a public elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Copiague, a suburban hamlet on Long Island's South Shore. The school enrolls a small number of students, with a cohort structure typical of neighborhood elementary schools in the district's service area.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic and Latino, with a substantial share of Black students and smaller populations of white and Asian students. More than three in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting economic conditions in the surrounding neighborhoods. The school draws from a diverse community with longstanding Italian-American and Polish-American populations and a sizable Hispanic presence that has grown over decades.
State testing results from the most recent year show proficiency rates that fall below the midpoint among Suffolk County's school districts. In third and fourth grades, proficiency in English language arts and math sits in the low to mid-range; by fifth grade, proficiency drops noticeably in both subjects and falls particularly low in science. The gap between third-grade and fifth-grade proficiency, alongside the variation between grades, suggests that students may face increasing academic demand as they progress through elementary, and a parent may want to look into further with the school how it supports struggling learners and whether additional tutoring or intervention services are available. Participation rates in testing are high across grades three and four, though rates decline in grade five, which could reflect student absences or other factors worth asking the school about.
The school sits within Copiague's downtown core, anchored near the LIRR station and close to civic institutions including the public library on nearby Deauville Boulevard. The Copiague Union Free School District has been engaged in downtown revitalization centered on transit-oriented development, and in May 2025 voters approved a capital project that includes renovations at Deauville Gardens East and West Elementary, covering new nurses' offices, library expansion, and upgrades to flooring and student restrooms. The district is also rolling out battery-electric school buses as part of an initial electrification phase, a service change aimed at reducing diesel emissions along bus routes.
The surrounding area is characterized by mixed residential neighborhoods, with waterfront properties on canal peninsulas south of Montauk Highway, including the more upscale Copiague Harbor community. Housing values in the local market reflect suburban Long Island pricing typical of the region. The town's 2025-26 school budget rose to support operations, with property tax rates increasing for residents; the budget passed at the polls and stayed within the state tax cap. The district's capital reserve, established in 2022, is funding facility work without new borrowing.
Copiague is a reasonably walkable hamlet with a downtown core around Great Neck Road and Oak Street, though pedestrian infrastructure varies; a commercial strip with major retailers sits behind parking lots along Montauk and Sunrise highways. The LIRR provides commuter rail access toward New York City, and Suffolk County Transit buses serve the area. Families in Copiague frequently commute to employment centers in Babylon, Farmingdale, or New York City.
Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.
Officially reported figures, 2024-25.
All reported measures, by topic.