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Schools in Selden

Selden’s public schools

Middle Country Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Selden. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/8schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 52% 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

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.4K
▼ 18% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.7
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,475 students on the public path
In brief

Selden’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Selden’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Centereach High School places highest (better than 81%); Dawnwood Middle School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Selden, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Newfield High School and Centereach 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 Selden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–93 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
10–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Middle Country 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.

Middle Country Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 14 schools · 9,410 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,402NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 48.9% · 1494 students tested
Math51%
State average 46.5% · 2436 students tested

Selden vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Selden’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Selden—Middle Country Central

Every school in Selden

10 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).

Also serving Seldenin other towns
Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Centereach
478 students25:1Rate it →
Bicycle Path Kindergarten-Pre K Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K
449 students25:1Rate it →
North Coleman Road School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Centereach
C+
399 students22:1Rate it →
Jericho Elementary School
Grades K–9 · Centereach
B−
423 students17:1Rate it →
Stagecoach School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
351 students16:1Rate it →
Eugene Auer Memorial School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lake Grove
B
308 students14:1Rate it →
Selden Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–9 · Centereach
C
1,080 students14:1Rate it →
Dawnwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Centereach
C
967 students14:1Rate it →
Centereach High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Centereach
A−
1,467 students14:1Rate it →
Newfield High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
1,553 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Selden’s schools

Are Selden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Selden. Middle Country Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Selden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 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 Selden in?

Middle Country Central School District.

Where do Selden kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Newfield High School and Centereach High School.

Parents talk

What Selden 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.