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Schools in Shelter Island · Shelter Island Union Free School District

Shelter Island’s public schools score below 58% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Shelter Island’s districts is 37%, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Shelter Island, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

#460of 755 New York townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 3 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 10 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$59.7K
▲ 73% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
5.1
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
183 students on the public path
In brief

Shelter Island’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 472 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Shelter Island’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 37% in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $59,716 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Shelter Island’s grade

B− Test scores

C+: better than 42% of New York school districts, #460 of 755 New York towns. Test scores are below the New York average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (472)Better than 18%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 74 test results could put Shelter Island anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Shelter Island’s students in the tested grades sat them (75 in math, 72 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Shelter Island, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Shelter Island SchoolShelter Island Union Free School DistrictB−

Shelter Island’s public schools are run by Shelter Island Union Free School District, which also serves Dering Harbor. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Shelter Island Union Free School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 183 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 5.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$59,716NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 48.9% · 72 students tested
Math37%
State average 46.5% · 75 students tested

Shelter Island vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shelter IslandC+Shelter Island Union Free
SoutholdB+Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free K–12 · Southold Union Free K–12
East HamptonB+East Hampton Union Free PK–12 · Montauk Union Free PK–8
SouthamptonBSouthampton Union Free

Every school in Shelter Island

1 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).

District schools in Shelter Islandby address
Shelter Island School
Grades PK–12
B−
183 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Shelter Island’s schools

Are Shelter Island’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Shelter Island children attend score below 58% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #460 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Shelter Island in?

Shelter Island Union Free School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 183 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Shelter Island spend per student?

$59,716 in Shelter Island Union Free School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.