Northampton’s public schools score below 87% of New York districts
The public schools Northampton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 87% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Northampton’s schools, in brief
Low even next to similar towns
It isn’t only a matter of income. Among the 1,169 New York towns with similar household incomes, Northampton still scores better than just 12%. How it compares ↓
Which school depends on your street
With five elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Riverhead Middle School and Riverhead Senior High School. See the path ↓
Graduation holds up better than test scores
Test scores run well below the state, but 79% of students still graduate on time. That’s only 5 points under the state average of 84%.
Less money per student than most
Northampton spends 11% less per student than the state average. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Northampton compares
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 Northampton (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve Northampton
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Every school in Northampton
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Northampton families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Northampton
There’s no college in Northampton, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is Suffolk County Community College in Brookhaven, 19.5 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Northampton. 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.