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Schools in Belle Terre

Belle Terre’s public schools

Port Jefferson Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belle Terre. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 65% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
66%
2021–22
Math proficiency
74%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$49.8K
▲ 44% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.4
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
907 students on the public path
In brief

Belle Terre’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Belle Terre’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Earl L Vandermeulen High School places highest (better than 98%); Port Jefferson Elementary School lowest (48%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Belle Terre, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Port Jefferson Elementary Schoolin Port JeffersonB−
6–8Port Jefferson Middle Schoolin Port JeffersonA−
9–12Earl L Vandermeulen High Schoolin Port JeffersonA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Port Jefferson Union Free School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Port Jefferson Union Free School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 907 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$49,819NY $34,607 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 48.9% · 268 students tested
Math74%
State average 46.5% · 326 students tested

Belle Terre vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Belle Terre’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Belle Terre—Port Jefferson Union Free
Port JeffersonAPort Jefferson Union Free

Every school in Belle Terre

3 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).

Also serving Belle Terrein other towns
Port Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Jefferson
B−
370 students10:1Rate it →
Port Jefferson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Port Jefferson
A−
224 students9:1Rate it →
Earl L Vandermeulen High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Port Jefferson
A+
313 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Belle Terre’s schools

Are Belle Terre’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Belle Terre. Port Jefferson Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belle Terre. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Belle Terre in?

Port Jefferson Union Free School District.

Where do Belle Terre kids go to high school?

Earl L Vandermeulen High School.

Parents talk

What Belle Terre 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). Stars are from neighbors.