Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0Medford’s public schools
Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District and Longwood Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Medford. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 71% 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
Medford’s schools, in brief
School by school
9 of Medford’s 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Longwood High School places highest (better than 84%); West Middle Island School lowest (27%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
11 elementary schools serve Medford, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and two high schools: Longwood High School and Patchogue-Medford 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 Medford, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Medford · depends on your address
Longwood High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,993 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Middle Island
Patchogue-Medford High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,487 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Medford · depends on your address
Longwood High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,993 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Middle Island
Patchogue-Medford High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,487 students · 12:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Medford · depends on your address
Longwood High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,993 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Middle Island
Patchogue-Medford High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,487 students · 12:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Medford · depends on your address
Longwood High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,993 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Middle Island
Patchogue-Medford High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,487 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District.
Two districts serve Medford
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Medford vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Medford’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Medford | — | Patchogue-Medford Union Free PK–12 · Longwood Central K–12 |
Every school in Medford
17 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).
Questions about Medford’s schools
Are Medford’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Medford. Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District and Longwood Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Medford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Medford in?
Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District and Longwood Central School District.
Where do Medford kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Longwood High School and Patchogue-Medford High School.
Parents talk
What Medford families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Medford → They have their own page.
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.