The top reported proficiency rate is 100% in Science. The lowest is 65% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Fifth Avenue Elementary School
Fifth Avenue Elementary sits on a neighborhood street in East Northport, a postwar suburban hamlet in the Town of Huntington on central Long Island. The surrounding community is largely built out in single-family Cape Cods, colonials, and split-levels, with commercial activity concentrated along Larkfield Road. The LIRR's Northport station anchors that corridor, along with the East Northport library branch and a small town green. Getting around still requires a car for most errands; publicly reported walkability scores place the hamlet well below walkable thresholds, though the Larkfield Road strip itself supports some on-foot trips. Sunken Meadow State Park and Nissequogue River State Park are nearby regional draws.
The school is part of the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District, which underwent a consequential reorganization beginning in 2021-22. Two elementary schools, Bellerose Avenue and Dickinson Avenue, were closed due to declining enrollment and underused capacity, and the district shifted to a kindergarten-through-fourth-grade, fifth-through-eighth-grade, ninth-through-twelfth-grade structure. Fifth Avenue is one of four remaining elementary schools, and fifth graders now feed into the middle schools rather than staying in the elementary building. Families entering the district today are working within this reorganized structure as its new normal.
On academic performance, the picture at Fifth Avenue is mixed and worth reading carefully. State testing in New York covers grades three and four in ELA and math. Third graders here performed well above the midpoint on both subjects in the most recent results, with math proficiency especially strong. Fourth-grade results are considerably lower in both subjects, particularly in ELA, where roughly half of tested students reached proficiency. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts across Suffolk County, a position driven partly by the strong third-grade numbers. A parent may want to ask the school directly about the fourth-grade pattern and what supports are in place for that transition year. An older science result from an earlier school year showed all tested fourth graders reaching proficiency, though that data is not recent enough to treat as current. Social studies assessment data available in the system is from well over a decade ago and is not a useful current reference.
Enrollment is moderate for an elementary school covering kindergarten through grade four. The student population is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up the next largest group and smaller numbers of Asian and multiracial students. Very few students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the community's high socioeconomic profile, which is consistent with publicly reported figures showing well above-average household incomes and a high rate of college-educated adults in East Northport. Data on students with IEPs and English learner status was not available in the provided records, so families with children who need those services should inquire with the school directly.
The housing market in East Northport sits well above both state and national benchmarks. Home values here are substantially higher than the New York State typical and far above the national figure, and they have continued to appreciate. Rents, where available, are also elevated. Buyers should also account for the LIPA property tax situation: a long-running tax certiorari settlement with the power plant that historically funded a large share of the district's budget is phasing down payments through 2026-27, gradually shifting more of the tax burden onto local homeowners. New York State has enacted legislation to create a reserve fund intended to soften the impact once the settlement's glide path ends, but the trajectory of property taxes here is an active consideration for anyone purchasing in the district.
The community is seeing some new housing activity. An affordable limited-equity cooperative development called Matinecock Court, with units across multiple bedroom sizes including set-asides for residents with developmental disabilities and veterans, opened applications in 2025. A proposed age-restricted multifamily development near Larkfield Road and Jericho Turnpike has drawn scrutiny from planning staff for its car-dependent siting.
Program-specific details for Fifth Avenue, such as enrichment offerings, specialist staffing, or intervention programs, were not included in the data provided.
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