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Schools in Gilgo

Gilgo’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 46% 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
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$34.7K
▲ 0% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.9
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,489 students on the public path
In brief

Gilgo’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Gilgo’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Babylon Junior-Senior High School places highest (better than 68%); Babylon Memorial Grade School lowest (68%). 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 Gilgo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Babylon Elementary Schoolin BabylonNo scores
3–6Babylon Memorial Grade Schoolin BabylonB+
7–12Babylon Junior-Senior High Schoolin BabylonB+

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

Babylon Union Free School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,489 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$34,654NY $34,607 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 48.9% · 361 students tested
Math65%
State average 46.5% · 394 students tested

Gilgo vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gilgo—Babylon Union Free
Oyster Bay——
Babylon——
AmityvilleDAmityville Union Free

Every school in Gilgo

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 Gilgoin other towns
Babylon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Babylon
337 students9:1Rate it →
Babylon Memorial Grade School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Babylon
B+
490 students13:1Rate it →
Babylon Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Babylon
B+
662 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Gilgo’s schools

Are Gilgo’s schools good?

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

What school district is Gilgo in?

Babylon Union Free School District.

Where do Gilgo kids go to high school?

Babylon Junior-Senior High 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.