Old Field’s public schools
Three Village Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Old Field. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 56% 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
Old Field’s schools, in brief
School by school
8 of Old Field’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Ward Melville Senior High School places highest (better than 96%); William Sidney Mount Elementary School lowest (62%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Five elementary schools serve Old Field, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Ward Melville 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 Old Field, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Old Field · depends on your address
Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School
Grades 7–9 · 655 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Stony Brook
Paul J Gelinas Junior High School
Grades 7–9 · 651 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Setauket
8th grade in Old Field · depends on your address
Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School
Grades 7–9 · 655 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Stony Brook
Paul J Gelinas Junior High School
Grades 7–9 · 651 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Setauket
9th grade in Old Field · depends on your address
Ward Melville Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,442 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in East Setauket
Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School
Grades 7–9 · 655 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Stony Brook
Paul J Gelinas Junior High School
Grades 7–9 · 651 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Setauket
10th grade in Old Field
Ward Melville Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,442 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in East Setauket
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Three Village 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.
Well above the state in reading
Old Field vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Old Field’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Old Field | — | Three Village Central |
Every school in Old Field
8 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 Old Field’s schools
Are Old Field’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Old Field. Three Village Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Old Field. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Old Field in?
Three Village Central School District.
Where do Old Field kids go to high school?
Ward Melville Senior High School.
Parents talk
What Old Field families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Old Field → 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.