Schools in Centereach · Middle Country Central School District, Three Village Central School District
Centereach’s public schools beat 79% of New York districts
The public schools Centereach’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 79% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
73%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
83%
▲ 21 pts vs NY 62%
2020–21
Math proficiency
81%
▲ 25 pts vs NY 56%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 8 pts vs NY 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$28.4K
▼ 18% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Centereach compares
A− Test scoresB Graduation
New York school districts we grade (781)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (471)Better than 73%
High confidence. Built on 2,840 tested students and a graduating class of 771; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New York only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Centereach (some depend on your address).
8 schools teach Pre-K in Centereach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Minnesauke Elementary School, Setauket Elementary School, Arrowhead Elementary School and Nassakeag Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach K in Centereach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Minnesauke Elementary School, Setauket Elementary School, Arrowhead Elementary School and Nassakeag Elementary School and more.
13 schools teach 1st grade in Centereach’s district. Which one depends on your address: New Lane Memorial Elementary School, Minnesauke Elementary School, Setauket Elementary School and Arrowhead Elementary School and more.
13 schools teach 2nd grade in Centereach’s district. Which one depends on your address: New Lane Memorial Elementary School, Minnesauke Elementary School, Setauket Elementary School and Arrowhead Elementary School and more.
13 schools teach 3rd grade in Centereach’s district. Which one depends on your address: New Lane Memorial Elementary School, Minnesauke Elementary School, Setauket Elementary School and Arrowhead Elementary School and more.
13 schools teach 4th grade in Centereach’s district. Which one depends on your address: New Lane Memorial Elementary School, Minnesauke Elementary School, Setauket Elementary School and Arrowhead Elementary School and more.
13 schools teach 5th grade in Centereach’s district. Which one depends on your address: New Lane Memorial Elementary School, Minnesauke Elementary School, Setauket Elementary School and Arrowhead Elementary School and more.
8 schools teach 6th grade in Centereach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Selden Middle School, Dawnwood Middle School, Minnesauke Elementary School and Setauket Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 7th grade in Centereach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Selden Middle School, Dawnwood Middle School, Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School and Paul J Gelinas Junior High School and more.
6 schools teach 8th grade in Centereach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Centereach High School, Selden Middle School, Dawnwood Middle School and Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School and more.
7 schools teach 9th grade in Centereach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Newfield High School, Centereach High School, Ward Melville Senior High School and Selden Middle School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–911 schoolsDepends on your address
913 high schoolsDepends on your address
95 high schoolsDepends on your address
10–123 high schoolsDepends on your address
Parts of Centereach are served by Sachem Central School District.
Two districts serve Centereach
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Middle Country Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 14 schools · 9,410 students
$28,402NY $34,607
BThree Village Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,629 students
$38,591NY $34,607
ATest scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading · PK–12, Middle Country Central School District56%
State average 62.4%
Reading · PK–12, Three Village Central School District83%
State average 62.4%
Math · PK–12, Middle Country Central School District60%
State average 55.9%
Math · PK–12, Three Village Central School District81%
State average 55.9%
Every school in Centereach
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Centereach · in other towns
Minnesauke Elementary School
A−644 students12:1Rate it →
Setauket Elementary School
A−599 students12:1Rate it →
Arrowhead Elementary School
B562 students11:1Rate it →
Nassakeag Elementary School
A551 students13:1Rate it →
William Sidney Mount Elementary School
B525 students13:1Rate it →
Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center
478 students25:1Rate it →
Bicycle Path Kindergarten-Pre K Center
449 students25:1Rate it →
Jericho Elementary School
B−423 students17:1Rate it →
North Coleman Road School
C+399 students22:1Rate it →
Stagecoach School
B351 students16:1Rate it →
Eugene Auer Memorial School
B308 students14:1Rate it →
New Lane Memorial Elementary School
C−771 students18:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Centereach
There’s no college in Centereach, but 18 are within 30 miles. The closest is Suffolk County Community College in Brookhaven, 1.9 miles away.
Suffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Brookhaven
1.9 mi17,584 students
Stony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Brookhaven
3.8 mi24,051 students
Five Towns CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Huntington
15.9 mi717 students
Farmingdale State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Huntington
19.7 mi9,077 students
Paier CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Bridgeport
21.2 mi203 students
University of BridgeportUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bridgeport
21.3 mi3,171 students
Island Drafting and Technical InstituteCommunity college · For-profit · Amityville
22 mi53 students
Fairfield UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fairfield
22 mi5,903 students
New York College of Health ProfessionsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Oyster Bay
23 mi96 students
Sacred Heart UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fairfield
25.8 mi9,987 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Centereach. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 8 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.