Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0St. James’s public schools
Smithtown Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. James. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 61% 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
St. James’s schools, in brief
School by school
10 of St. James’s 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Smithtown High School-West places highest (better than 93%); Accompsett Elementary School lowest (45%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve St. James, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Smithtown High School East and Smithtown High School-West. 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 St. James, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in St. James · depends on your address
Great Hollow Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 750 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Nesconset
Accompsett Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 522 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Smithtown
Nesaquake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 466 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Saint James
7th grade in St. James · depends on your address
Great Hollow Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 750 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Nesconset
Accompsett Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 522 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Smithtown
Nesaquake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 466 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Saint James
8th grade in St. James · depends on your address
Great Hollow Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 750 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Nesconset
Accompsett Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 522 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Smithtown
Nesaquake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 466 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Saint James
9th grade in St. James · depends on your address
Smithtown High School East
Grades 9–12 · 1,403 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Saint James
Smithtown High School-West
Grades 9–12 · 1,158 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Smithtown
10th grade in St. James · depends on your address
Smithtown High School East
Grades 9–12 · 1,403 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Saint James
Smithtown High School-West
Grades 9–12 · 1,158 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Smithtown
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Smithtown 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
St. James vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share St. James’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| St. James | — | Smithtown Central |
| Head of the Harbor | A | Three Village Central PK–12 · Smithtown Central K–12 |
| Brookhaven | B | Longwood Central |
| Smithtown | A | Kings Park Central PK–12 · Smithtown Central K–12 |
| Village of the Branch | A | Smithtown Central |
| Lake Grove | B+ | Middle Country Central PK–12 · Sachem Central K–12 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Smithtown Central with St. James, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in St. James
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 St. James’s schools
Are St. James’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for St. James. Smithtown Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. James. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 10 of its 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is St. James in?
Smithtown Central School District.
Where do St. James kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Smithtown High School East and Smithtown High School-West.
Parents talk
What St. James 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.