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Schools in Water Mill

Water Mill’s public schools

Southampton Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Water Mill. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 67% 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$53.7K
▲ 55% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.9
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,270 students on the public path
In brief

Water Mill’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Water Mill’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Southampton High School places highest (better than 100%); Southampton Intermediate School lowest (23%). 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 Water Mill, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Southampton Elementary Schoolin SouthamptonC+
5–8Southampton Intermediate Schoolin SouthamptonC−
9–12Southampton High Schoolin SouthamptonA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southampton Union Free 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.

Southampton Union Free School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,270 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 7.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$53,748NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 48.9% · 452 students tested
Math48%
State average 46.5% · 439 students tested

Water Mill vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Water Mill—Southampton Union Free
SouthamptonBSouthampton Union Free

Every school in Water Mill

3 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 Water Millin other towns
Southampton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Southampton
C+
364 students8:1Rate it →
Southampton Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Southampton
C−
324 students7:1Rate it →
Southampton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Southampton
A+
582 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Water Mill’s schools

Are Water Mill’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Water Mill. Southampton Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Water Mill. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Water Mill in?

Southampton Union Free School District.

Where do Water Mill kids go to high school?

Southampton High 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.