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Schools in Locust Valley

Locust Valley’s public schools

Locust Valley Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Locust Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 66% 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
70%
2021–22
Math proficiency
80%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$47.4K
▲ 37% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.0
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,794 students on the public path
In brief

Locust Valley’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Locust Valley’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Locust Valley High School places highest (better than 96%); Locust Valley Middle School lowest (71%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Locust Valley, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school: Locust Valley 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA−
6–9Locust Valley Middle SchoolLocust Valley Central School DistrictB+
10–12Locust Valley High SchoolLocust Valley Central School DistrictA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Locust Valley Central 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.

Locust Valley Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,794 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 9.0 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$47,361NY $34,607 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading70%
State average 48.9% · 588 students tested
Math80%
State average 46.5% · 677 students tested

Locust Valley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Locust Valley—Locust Valley Central
LattingtownALocust Valley Central
Mill NeckAOyster Bay-East Norwich Central PK–12 · Locust Valley Central PK–12
Matinecock—Locust Valley Central
Oyster Bay——
Glen CoveC+Glen Cove City

3 of the 5 neighbors share Locust Valley Central with Locust Valley, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Locust Valley

6 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 Locust Valleyin other towns
Ann Macarthur Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2
211 students13:1Rate it →
Bayville Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bayville
179 students11:1Rate it →
Locust Valley Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
A−
227 students12:1Rate it →
Bayville Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Bayville
A−
167 students9:1Rate it →
Locust Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–9
B+
427 students9:1Rate it →
Locust Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12
A+
583 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Locust Valley’s schools

Are Locust Valley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Locust Valley. Locust Valley Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Locust Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Locust Valley in?

Locust Valley Central School District.

Where do Locust Valley kids go to high school?

Locust Valley High School.

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What Locust Valley 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.