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Schools in Dering Harbor

Dering Harbor’s public schools

Shelter Island Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dering Harbor. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$59.7K
▲ 73% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
5.1
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
183 students on the public path
In brief

Dering Harbor’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Dering Harbor’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Shelter Island School places highest (better than 48%); Shelter Island 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 Dering Harbor, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Shelter Island Schoolin Shelter IslandB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Shelter Island 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.

Shelter Island Union Free School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 183 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 5.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$59,716NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 48.9% · 72 students tested
Math37%
State average 46.5% · 75 students tested

Dering Harbor vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dering Harbor—Shelter Island Union Free

Every school in Dering Harbor

1 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 Dering Harborin other towns
Shelter Island School
Grades PK–12 · Shelter Island
B−
183 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Dering Harbor’s schools

Are Dering Harbor’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dering Harbor. Shelter Island Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dering Harbor. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dering Harbor in?

Shelter Island Union Free School District.

Where do Dering Harbor kids go to high school?

Shelter Island School.

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What Dering Harbor 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.