SANTAPOGUE SCHOOL vs TOOKER AVENUE SCHOOL

Tooker Avenue School holds a narrow overall rating advantage over Santapogue School — 9.0 versus 8.9 out of 10 — but that single-tenth gap obscures a more meaningful difference in state standing. Tooker Avenue School ranks #83 of 4,742 schools in New York, placing it in the top 2%, while Santapogue School sits at #115 — still an exceptional result within the top 3%, but 32 positions behind its neighbor just 0.6 miles away.

The two schools split on the core academic metrics. Santapogue School posts a higher academic score at 7.6/10 versus Tooker Avenue School's 7.3 — a 0.3-point edge suggesting stronger current proficiency outcomes. Growth scores are close but also favor Santapogue School: 9.9/10 against Tooker Avenue School's 9.7. Parents who weight measurable test-score performance and demonstrated student-growth trajectories will find Santapogue School's numbers marginally stronger on both dimensions.

Santapogue School enrolls 356 students compared to Tooker Avenue School's 292, making Tooker the smaller campus by 64 students. Despite being smaller, Tooker Avenue School carries a slightly higher student-teacher ratio — 11.2:1 versus Santapogue School's 9.9:1 — meaning Santapogue students have more access to teacher attention on average. The free and reduced-price lunch rate is 46% at Santapogue School and 50% at Tooker Avenue School, a modest 4-point difference indicating similar but not identical economic demographics across the two communities.

Both schools serve grades PK through 5, so families in West Babylon face no structural difference in grade access or span when choosing between them. The decision comes down to finer distinctions: Santapogue School's lower student-teacher ratio and higher academic and growth scores on one side, and Tooker Avenue School's superior state ranking on the other — a ranking gap likely driven by composite factors beyond the individual subscores reported here.