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Schools in Yaphank

Yaphank’s public schools

Longwood Central School District and South Country Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Yaphank. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/9schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 44% 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$31.5K
▼ 9% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Longwood Central
Students per teacher
12.3
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
10,739 students on the public path
In brief

Yaphank’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Yaphank’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Longwood High School places highest (better than 84%); Kreamer Street Elementary School lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Yaphank, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Longwood High School and Bellport 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 Yaphank, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–47 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Longwood Central School District.

Two districts serve Yaphank

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

Longwood Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 8,787 students · 13.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$31,540NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
South Country Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,798 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$35,131NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Longwood Central School District47%
State average 48.9% · 1543 students tested
Math · K–12, Longwood Central School District51%
State average 46.5% · 2064 students tested
Reading · PK–12, South Country Central School District31%
State average 48.9% · 1130 students tested
Math · PK–12, South Country Central School District40%
State average 46.5% · 1348 students tested

Yaphank vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Yaphank—South Country Central PK–12 · Longwood Central K–12

Every school in Yaphank

11 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 Yaphankin other towns
Brookhaven Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Brookhaven
515 students10:1Rate it →
Coram Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Coram
C
951 students14:1Rate it →
C E Walters School
Elementary · Grades K–4
B−
795 students14:1Rate it →
West Middle Island School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Middle Island
C
697 students14:1Rate it →
Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Ridge
C+
684 students10:1Rate it →
Kreamer Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Bellport
D
284 students9:1Rate it →
Verne W Critz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · East Patchogue
269 students9:1Rate it →
Bellport Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bellport
B−
848 students9:1Rate it →
Longwood Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Middle Island
B
1,363 students13:1Rate it →
Longwood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Middle Island
A−
2,993 students14:1Rate it →
Bellport Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brookhaven
B+
1,340 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Yaphank’s schools

Are Yaphank’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Yaphank. Longwood Central School District and South Country Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Yaphank. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Yaphank in?

Longwood Central School District and South Country Central School District.

Where do Yaphank kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Longwood High School and Bellport Senior High School.

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What Yaphank 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.