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Schools in West Islip

West Islip’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/7schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 58% 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
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$32.7K
▼ 6% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,816 students on the public path
In brief

West Islip’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of West Islip’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. West Islip Senior High School places highest (better than 85%); Udall Road Middle School lowest (27%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve West Islip, graded from C to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: West Islip 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 West Islip, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–12West Islip Senior High SchoolWest Islip Union Free School DistrictA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Islip 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.

West Islip Union Free School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,816 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$32,680NY $34,607 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 48.9% · 817 students tested
Math62%
State average 46.5% · 1177 students tested

West Islip vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Islip—West Islip Union Free
Babylon——
IslipA−Connetquot Central
Babylon (village)A−Babylon Union Free

Every school in West Islip

7 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 West Islipin other towns
Manetuck Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
514 students14:1Rate it →
Paul J Bellew Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
463 students12:1Rate it →
Bayview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
440 students13:1Rate it →
Oquenock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
418 students11:1Rate it →
Udall Road Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
438 students9:1Rate it →
Beach Street Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
380 students9:1Rate it →
West Islip Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
1,163 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about West Islip’s schools

Are West Islip’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Islip. West Islip Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Islip. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is West Islip in?

West Islip Union Free School District.

Where do West Islip kids go to high school?

West Islip Senior 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.