Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Baxter Estates’s public schools outscore 88% of New York districts
Math proficiency in Baxter Estates’s districts is 75%, above the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Baxter Estates, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.
From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 77% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Baxter Estates’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 345 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Baxter Estates’s, its schools beat 77%, lower than their 88% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 66% and math 75% in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $32,441 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School, then Paul D Schreiber Senior High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Baxter Estates’s grade
A: better than 88% of New York school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the New York average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Baxter Estates, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Baxter Estates
John J Daly Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 471 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Port Washington
6th grade in Baxter Estates
Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,213 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Port Washington
7th grade in Baxter Estates
Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,213 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Port Washington
8th grade in Baxter Estates
Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,213 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Port Washington
9th grade in Baxter Estates
Paul D Schreiber Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,643 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Port Washington
10th grade in Baxter Estates
Paul D Schreiber Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,643 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Port Washington
Baxter Estates’s public schools are run by Port Washington Union Free School District, which also serves Flower Hill, Manorhaven, Plandome Manor and Port Washington North and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Baxter Estates vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Baxter Estates’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter Estates | A | Port Washington Union Free |
| Port Washington North | A | Port Washington Union Free |
Every school in Baxter Estates
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Baxter Estates’s schools
Are Baxter Estates’s schools good?
By New York’s own tests, yes: the public schools Baxter Estates children attend outscore 88% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Baxter Estates in?
Port Washington Union Free School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,298 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Baxter Estates kids go to high school?
Paul D Schreiber Senior High School in Port Washington, with 1,643 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Baxter Estates’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Port Washington Union Free School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.
How much does Baxter Estates spend per student?
$32,441 in Port Washington Union Free School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Baxter Estates families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.