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Schools in Brightwaters · Bay Shore Union Free School District

Brightwaters’s public schools outscore 50% of New York districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Brightwaters, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Reading proficiency in Brightwaters’s districts is 42%, below the New York average (49%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

#386of 755 New York townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 49% 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.

Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 7 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 0 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 2 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$33.4K
▼ 3% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.2
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,529 students on the public path
In brief

Brightwaters’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 145 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brightwaters’s, its schools beat 6%, lower than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $33,403 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Four elementary schools, then two elementary, one middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Brightwaters’s grade

B− Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 50% of New York school districts, #386 of 755 New York towns. Graduation is above the New York average; test scores are below it.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 50%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (145)Better than 6%
C+BA narrow range, from a partial year. Ordinary sampling error in 1,327 test results and a graduating class of 454 could put Brightwaters anywhere from C+ to B. Only about 5 in 10 Brightwaters students in the tested grades sat the spring 2022 tests (1,458 in math, 1,196 in reading), so the scores describe the students who took them more than the district as a whole.

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brightwaters, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–24 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
6–8Bay Shore Middle Schoolin Bay ShoreC
9–12Bay Shore Senior High Schoolin Bay ShoreA−

Brightwaters’s public schools are run by Bay Shore Union Free School District. 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.

Bay Shore Union Free School DistrictGrades K–12 · 8 schools · 5,529 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$33,403NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 48.9% · 1196 students tested
Math47%
State average 46.5% · 1458 students tested

Brightwaters vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrightwatersB−Bay Shore Union Free

Every school in Brightwaters

8 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 Brightwatersin other towns
Mary G Clarkson School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Bay Shore
469 students10:1Rate it →
Fifth Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Bay Shore
342 students9:1Rate it →
Brook Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Bay Shore
336 students8:1Rate it →
Bay Shore Prekindergarten Center
Elementary · Grades K · Bay Shore
27 students3:1Rate it →
Gardiner Manor School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Bay Shore
C−
739 students12:1Rate it →
South Country School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Bay Shore
C+
496 students10:1Rate it →
Bay Shore Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bay Shore
C
1,258 students11:1Rate it →
Bay Shore Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bay Shore
A−
1,862 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Brightwaters’s schools

Are Brightwaters’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New York: the public schools Brightwaters children attend outscore 50% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #386 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 6%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brightwaters in?

Bay Shore Union Free School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 5,529 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

Where do Brightwaters kids go to high school?

Bay Shore Senior High School in Bay Shore, with 1,862 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Brightwaters’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Bay Shore Union Free School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Brightwaters spend per student?

$33,403 in Bay Shore Union Free School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.