Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

Public Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for Patchogue, and parts of Brookhaven.

At a glance
7,605Students enrolled
11Schools
$29,472Spent per student
11:1Student–teacher ratio
43%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

For Patchogue

Grades PK–5
7 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 6–8
SAXTON MIDDLE SCHOOL or OREGON MIDDLE SCHOOL or SOUTH OCEAN MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 9–12
PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL2,487 students · MedfordThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NY
Math proficiency83%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts69%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 83.5%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$29,472
per student each year · 15% below the NY average
Spending
Classroom instruction69%
Support & administration30%
Other2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)50%
State44%
Federal6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
7,148’20
7,281’21
7,353’22
7,368’23
7,605’24
Students
Hispanic · 51%3,886
White · 37%2,794
Black · 7%499
Two or more races · 3%255
Asian · 2%157
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%9

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools11 in district

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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