The top reported proficiency rate is 83% in Science. The lowest is 41% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Coram Elementary School
Coram Elementary School serves kindergarten through fourth grade in Coram, a dense suburban hamlet on central Long Island. The school has an enrollment of just under one thousand, spread fairly evenly across its five grades. More than half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is racially and ethnically diverse: roughly a third identify as white, a similar share as Hispanic, a substantial share as Black, with smaller populations of Asian, multiracial, and other groups.
The school's recent state test results show a consistent pattern across English language arts and math. In third grade, proficiency rates sit in the mid-to-upper range. By fourth grade, proficiency drops notably, with roughly a third to four in ten students meeting state standards in each subject. A science assessment from an earlier year showed stronger performance, though the participation rate in that test was limited. These patterns suggest students face an academic challenge that sharpens as grade level advances. A parent might want to look into further detail with the school about what support exists for students who do not meet grade-level benchmarks and what curricular changes occur at the fourth-grade transition.
Coram sits within Longwood Central School District, which has made substantial recent investments in infrastructure and career pathways. Voters approved a major bond in May 2024 that funds security upgrades, roof replacements, bathrooms, and expansion of career and technical education programs. The district has begun construction on a new CTE center at the high school, adding hands-on pathways in automotive technology, culinary arts, engineering and manufacturing, medical assistance, and media production. These expansions suggest the district is working to broaden the range of academic and credential-bearing options students can pursue as they move through secondary school.
At the elementary level, the data provided does not include information about special education services, English learner enrollment and support, staff size, daily attendance, class sizes, or specific instructional programs. The school's website URL was not available either. These are details worth asking about directly with the school.
Coram itself is auto-oriented and not highly walkable. Commercial activity concentrates along Route 25 and Middle Country Road, with residential neighborhoods branching off those corridors. The Wincoram Commons mixed-use development, completed recently, added apartments over retail and was designed to create a more walkable town center, though most of the hamlet still requires a car for daily errands. The hamlet's civic anchors include parks with recreational facilities and the Longwood Public Library in nearby Middle Island, though the district's secondary schools are located several miles away in Middle Island and Yaphank.
Housing values in the zip code are moderate for suburban Long Island, and rents have risen at a faster pace than home values in the past year. The area has seen growth through new multifamily construction, including luxury apartments and mixed-income developments. Median home values in the area have moved upward modestly. Property affordability for renters is strained, with rent consuming roughly half of median household income, though this is a regional pattern on Long Island rather than unique to Coram.
When compared against other districts in Suffolk County, Coram Elementary's overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint, meaning the school's combined performance across tested subjects and grades exceeds what half the county's school districts show, but trails the strongest performers. This is a middling position that reflects many schools in a high-needs, diverse county setting.
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