Schools in Medford · Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, Longwood Central School District
Medford’s public schools beat 63% of New York districts
The public schools Medford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 63% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
46%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
55%
▼ 7 pts vs NY 62%
2020–21
Math proficiency
61%
▲ 5 pts vs NY 56%
2020–21
Graduate on time
86%
▲ 3 pts vs NY 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$29.5K
▼ 15% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Medford compares
B+ Test scoresC+ Graduation
New York school districts we grade (781)Better than 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (502)Better than 46%
High confidence. Built on 1,988 tested students and a graduating class of 732; 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 Medford (some depend on your address).
5 schools teach Pre-K in Medford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Eagle Elementary School, Canaan Elementary School, Barton Elementary School and Medford Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach K in Medford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Coram Elementary School, C E Walters School, West Middle Island School and Ridge Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach 1st grade in Medford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Coram Elementary School, C E Walters School, West Middle Island School and Ridge Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach 2nd grade in Medford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Coram Elementary School, C E Walters School, West Middle Island School and Ridge Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach 3rd grade in Medford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Coram Elementary School, C E Walters School, West Middle Island School and Ridge Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach 4th grade in Medford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Coram Elementary School, C E Walters School, West Middle Island School and Ridge Elementary School and more.
8 schools teach 5th grade in Medford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Longwood Middle School, Eagle Elementary School, Canaan Elementary School and Barton Elementary School and more.
4 schools teach 6th grade in Medford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Longwood Middle School, Saxton Middle School, Oregon Middle School and South Ocean Middle School.
4 schools teach 7th grade in Medford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Longwood Junior High School, Saxton Middle School, Oregon Middle School and South Ocean Middle School.
4 schools teach 8th grade in Medford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Longwood Junior High School, Saxton Middle School, Oregon Middle School and South Ocean Middle School.
The path, start to finish
PK–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
Parts of Medford are served by Sachem Central School District and South Country Central School District.
Two districts serve Medford
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Patchogue-Medford Union Free School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 7,605 students
$29,472NY $34,607
ALongwood Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 8,787 students
$31,540NY $34,607
B−Test scores · 2020–21
Close to the state in reading
Reading · K–12, Longwood Central School District55%
State average 62.4%
Reading · PK–12, Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District69%
State average 62.4%
Math · K–12, Longwood Central School District61%
State average 55.9%
Math · PK–12, Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District83%
State average 55.9%
Every school in Medford
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Medford · in other towns
Coram Elementary School
C951 students14:1Rate it →
C E Walters School
B−795 students14:1Rate it →
West Middle Island School
C697 students14:1Rate it →
Ridge Elementary School
C+684 students10:1Rate it →
Eagle Elementary School
C+680 students13:1Rate it →
Canaan Elementary School
B−596 students12:1Rate it →
Barton Elementary School
A−515 students11:1Rate it →
Medford Elementary School
A−513 students12:1Rate it →
Tremont Elementary School
D−433 students11:1Rate it →
Bay Elementary School
C+430 students12:1Rate it →
River Elementary School
C−314 students9:1Rate it →
Longwood Junior High School
B1,363 students13:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Medford
There’s no college in Medford, but 9 are within 30 miles. The closest is Suffolk County Community College in Brookhaven, 4.1 miles away.
Suffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Brookhaven
4.1 mi17,584 students
Stony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Brookhaven
9.5 mi24,051 students
Five Towns CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Huntington
20.1 mi717 students
Farmingdale State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Huntington
23.6 mi9,077 students
Island Drafting and Technical InstituteCommunity college · For-profit · Amityville
24.7 mi53 students
Paier CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Bridgeport
26 mi203 students
University of BridgeportUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bridgeport
26 mi3,171 students
Fairfield UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fairfield
27.1 mi5,903 students
New York College of Health ProfessionsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Oyster Bay
27.7 mi96 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Medford. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
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.