Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Oyster Bay’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 Oyster Bay. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Oyster Bay’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Oyster Bay’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 Oyster Bay, 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 Oyster Bay, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Oyster Bay · depends on your address
Ann Macarthur Primary
Grades PK–2 · 211 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Locust Valley
Bayville Primary
Grades PK–2 · 179 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bayville
Kindergarten in Oyster Bay · depends on your address
Ann Macarthur Primary
Grades PK–2 · 211 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Locust Valley
Bayville Primary
Grades PK–2 · 179 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bayville
1st grade in Oyster Bay · depends on your address
Ann Macarthur Primary
Grades PK–2 · 211 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Locust Valley
Bayville Primary
Grades PK–2 · 179 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bayville
2nd grade in Oyster Bay · depends on your address
Ann Macarthur Primary
Grades PK–2 · 211 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Locust Valley
Bayville Primary
Grades PK–2 · 179 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bayville
3rd grade in Oyster Bay · depends on your address
Locust Valley Intermediate School
Grades 3–5 · 227 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Locust Valley
Bayville Intermediate School
Grades 3–5 · 167 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Bayville
4th grade in Oyster Bay · depends on your address
Locust Valley Intermediate School
Grades 3–5 · 227 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Locust Valley
Bayville Intermediate School
Grades 3–5 · 167 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Bayville
5th grade in Oyster Bay · depends on your address
Locust Valley Intermediate School
Grades 3–5 · 227 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Locust Valley
Bayville Intermediate School
Grades 3–5 · 167 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Bayville
6th grade in Oyster Bay
Locust Valley Middle School
Grades 6–9 · 427 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Locust Valley
7th grade in Oyster Bay
Locust Valley Middle School
Grades 6–9 · 427 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Locust Valley
8th grade in Oyster Bay
Locust Valley Middle School
Grades 6–9 · 427 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Locust Valley
9th grade in Oyster Bay · depends on your address
Locust Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 583 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Locust Valley
Locust Valley Middle School
Grades 6–9 · 427 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Locust Valley
10th grade in Oyster Bay
Locust Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 583 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Locust Valley
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.
Well above the state in reading
Oyster Bay vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Oyster Bay’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Oyster Bay | — | — |
| Hempstead | A | Bellmore-Merrick Central High 7–12 · Sewanhaka Central High 7–12 · Valley Stream Central High 7–12 |
| Huntington | A | Half Hollow Hills Central |
| Lloyd Harbor | A+ | Cold Spring Harbor Central |
| Glen Cove | C+ | Glen Cove City |
| Babylon | — | — |
| North Hempstead | A | Great Neck Union Free PK–12 · Sewanhaka Central High 7–12 |
| Amityville | D | Amityville Union Free |
| Sea Cliff | A+ | North Shore Central |
| Lattingtown | A | Locust Valley Central |
| Laurel Hollow | A+ | Cold Spring Harbor Central |
| Matinecock | — | Locust Valley Central |
| Westbury | B | Westbury Union Free PK–12 · Carle Place Union Free K–12 |
| Roslyn Harbor | A | North Shore Central PK–12 · Roslyn Union Free K–12 |
| Rye | A+ | Rye City |
| East Hills | A | Roslyn Union Free |
| Old Westbury | A | East Williston Union Free PK–12 · Westbury Union Free PK–12 · Jericho Union Free K–12 |
Greenwich, CT borders Oyster Bay but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Oyster Bay
93 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 Oyster Bay’s schools
Are Oyster Bay’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Oyster Bay. Locust Valley Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oyster Bay. 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 Oyster Bay in?
Locust Valley Central School District.
Where do Oyster Bay kids go to high school?
Locust Valley High School.
Are there private schools in Oyster Bay?
Yes: Portledge School (grades PK–12, 537 students), Long Island Lutheran Middle & High School (grades 6–12, 452 students), The Greenvale School (grades PK–8, 451 students), Variety Child Learning Center (grades PK, 425 students), St. Rose of Lima Elementary School (grades PK–8, 322 students), The Hagedorn Little Village School (grades , 307 students), St. Dominic High School (grades 9–12, 280 students), St. Edward Confessor School (grades PK–8, 252 students), Brookville Center for Childrens Services Edu #10 (grades PK, 218 students), St. Dominic Elementary School (grades PK–8, 198 students), Our Lady of Mercy Academy (grades 9–12, 195 students), East Woods School (grades PK–8, 169 students), Mercaz Academy (grades PK–6, 154 students), Trinity Lutheran School (grades K–8, 112 students), Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf (grades PK–12, 109 students), The Center for Developmental Disabilities (grades , 100 students), Fusion Academy Woodbury Ny (grades 6–12, 65 students), Harmony Heights School (grades 8–12, 55 students), Sco Family Services - Tyree Learning Center (grades , 45 students) and Plainview Jewish Center (grades K–7, 31 students).
Parents talk
What Oyster Bay 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.