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C

Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Patchogue, and parts of Brookhaven.

Patchogue’s School Grade C better than 28% of New York school districts

Students
7,605
Schools
11
Spent per student
$29,472
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$32.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $32.1M, about $4,223 per student
  • Only 71% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CPatchogue 12,486

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Patchogue. Grade by grade →

PK–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Patchogue-Medford High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 46.5% · 2,786 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 48.9% · 2,300 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 87.2% · 676 in the class

71% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$29,472 per student · 15% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 69%Support & administration 30%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 44%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
7,148’20
7,281’21
7,353’22
7,368’23
7,605’24

Up 6.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 51%White 37%Black 7%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

11 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Eagle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Medford
C+
680 students13:1
Canaan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Patchogue
C+
596 students12:1
Barton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Patchogue
B+
515 students11:1
Medford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Patchogue
B+
513 students12:1
River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Patchogue
A−
314 students9:1
Tremont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Medford
433 students11:1
Bay Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Patchogue
C+
430 students12:1
Saxton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Patchogue
B+
579 students10:1
Oregon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Medford
B+
545 students11:1
South Ocean Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Patchogue
A−
513 students10:1
Patchogue-Medford High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Medford
A−
2,487 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Smithtown Central School DistrictHead of the Harbor, Smithtown
$34,788per student
Connetquot Central School DistrictIslip
$37,752per student
Kings Park Central School DistrictSmithtown
$34,214per student
Middle Country Central School DistrictLake Grove
$28,402per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.