Photo: The original uploader was DanTD at English Wikipedia. · Public domainPort Jefferson Station’s public schools
Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District and Three Village Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Port Jefferson Station. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 35% 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
Port Jefferson Station’s schools, in brief
School by school
9 of Port Jefferson Station’s 10 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%); John F Kennedy Middle School lowest (29%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Port Jefferson Station, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Ward Melville Senior High School and Comsewogue 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 Port Jefferson Station, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Port Jefferson Station · depends on your address
John F Kennedy Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 814 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Port Jefferson Sta
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 Port Jefferson Station · depends on your address
John F Kennedy Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 814 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Port Jefferson Sta
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 Port Jefferson Station · depends on your address
Ward Melville Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,442 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in East Setauket
Comsewogue High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,160 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Port Jefferson Sta
11th grade in Port Jefferson Station · depends on your address
Ward Melville Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,442 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in East Setauket
Comsewogue High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,160 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Port Jefferson Sta
12th grade in Port Jefferson Station · depends on your address
Ward Melville Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,442 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in East Setauket
Comsewogue High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,160 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Port Jefferson Sta
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District.
Two districts serve Port Jefferson Station
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
Port Jefferson Station vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Port Jefferson Station’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Port Jefferson Station | — | Three Village Central PK–12 · Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free K–12 |
| Port Jefferson | A | Port Jefferson Union Free |
Every school in Port Jefferson Station
12 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 Port Jefferson Station’s schools
Are Port Jefferson Station’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Port Jefferson Station. Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District and Three Village Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Port Jefferson Station. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Port Jefferson Station in?
Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District and Three Village Central School District.
Where do Port Jefferson Station kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ward Melville Senior High School and Comsewogue High School.
Parents talk
What Port Jefferson Station 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.