Photo: Zimbabweed · CC BY-SA 4.0Northampton’s public schools
Riverhead Central School District and Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Northampton. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 80% 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
Northampton’s schools, in brief
School by school
1 of Northampton’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Riverhead Senior High School places highest (better than 84%); Phillips Avenue School lowest (7%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Five elementary schools serve Northampton, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Riverhead Senior 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 Northampton, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Northampton · depends on your address
Pulaski Street Elementary School
Grades 5–6 · 797 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riverhead
Aquebogue Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 458 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Aquebogue
Remsenburg-Speonk Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 119 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Remsenburg
6th grade in Northampton · depends on your address
Pulaski Street Elementary School
Grades 5–6 · 797 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riverhead
Riverhead Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 793 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Riverhead
Remsenburg-Speonk Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 119 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Remsenburg
7th grade in Northampton
Riverhead Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 793 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Riverhead
8th grade in Northampton
Riverhead Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 793 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Riverhead
9th grade in Northampton
Riverhead Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,927 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Riverhead
10th grade in Northampton
Riverhead Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,927 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Riverhead
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Riverhead Central School District.
Two districts serve Northampton
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
Northampton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Northampton’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Northampton | — | Riverhead Central PK–12 · Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free K–6 |
Every school in Northampton
7 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 Northampton’s schools
Are Northampton’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Northampton. Riverhead Central School District and Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Northampton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Northampton in?
Riverhead Central School District and Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District.
Where do Northampton kids go to high school?
Riverhead Senior High School.
Parents talk
What Northampton families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Northampton → 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.