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Schools in Stony Brook

Stony Brook’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 56% 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
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
76%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$38.6K
▲ 12% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
NY 11.2
Schools in town
0
5,629 students on the public path
In brief

Stony Brook’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Stony Brook’s 8 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%); William Sidney Mount Elementary School lowest (62%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Stony Brook, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Ward Melville Senior 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 Stony Brook, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–65 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
7–92 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
10–12Ward Melville Senior High Schoolin East SetauketA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Three Village 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.

Three Village Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,629 students · 11.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$38,591NY $34,607 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 48.9% · 1404 students tested
Math76%
State average 46.5% · 1705 students tested

Stony Brook vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Stony Brook—Three Village Central
BrookhavenBLongwood Central
SmithtownAKings Park Central PK–12 · Smithtown Central K–12
Head of the HarborAThree Village Central PK–12 · Smithtown Central K–12
Old Field—Three Village Central
Lake GroveB+Middle Country Central PK–12 · Sachem Central K–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Three Village Central with Stony Brook, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Stony Brook

8 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 Stony Brookin other towns
Minnesauke Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · East Setauket
A−
644 students12:1Rate it →
Setauket Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Setauket
A−
599 students12:1Rate it →
Arrowhead Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · East Setauket
B
562 students11:1Rate it →
Nassakeag Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · East Setauket
A
551 students13:1Rate it →
William Sidney Mount Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
525 students13:1Rate it →
Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–9
B+
655 students10:1Rate it →
Paul J Gelinas Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Setauket
A
651 students10:1Rate it →
Ward Melville Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · East Setauket
A+
1,442 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Stony Brook’s schools

Are Stony Brook’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Stony Brook. Three Village Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Stony Brook. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 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 Stony Brook in?

Three Village Central School District.

Where do Stony Brook kids go to high school?

Ward Melville Senior High School.

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What Stony Brook 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.