Schools in Plainview · Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
Plainview’s public schools beat 97% of New York districts
The public schools Plainview’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 97% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
98%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
86%
▲ 24 pts vs NY 62%
2020–21
Math proficiency
88%
▲ 32 pts vs NY 56%
2020–21
Graduate on time
99%
▲ 16 pts vs NY 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$31.5K
▼ 9% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Plainview compares
A+ Test scoresA+ Graduation
New York school districts we grade (781)Better than 97%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (191)Better than 98%
High confidence. Built on 1,417 tested students and a graduating class of 365; 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 Plainview.
4 schools teach K in Plainview’s district. Which one depends on your address: Stratford Road School, Judy Jacobs Parkway Elementary School, Pasadena Elementary School and Old Bethpage School.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Plainview’s district. Which one depends on your address: Stratford Road School, Judy Jacobs Parkway Elementary School, Pasadena Elementary School and Old Bethpage School.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Plainview’s district. Which one depends on your address: Stratford Road School, Judy Jacobs Parkway Elementary School, Pasadena Elementary School and Old Bethpage School.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Plainview’s district. Which one depends on your address: Stratford Road School, Judy Jacobs Parkway Elementary School, Pasadena Elementary School and Old Bethpage School.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Plainview’s district. Which one depends on your address: Stratford Road School, Judy Jacobs Parkway Elementary School, Pasadena Elementary School and Old Bethpage School.
The path, start to finish
K–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Plainview-Old Bethpage/JFK High SchoolPlainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
Parts of Plainview are served by Bethpage Union Free School District and Syosset Central School District.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading86%
State average 62.4%
Math88%
State average 55.9%
Every school in Plainview
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Plainview · in other towns
Stratford Road School
A621 students10:1Rate it →
Judy Jacobs Parkway Elementary School
A+467 students10:1Rate it →
Pasadena Elementary School
A455 students12:1Rate it →
Old Bethpage School
A+407 students14:1Rate it →
Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School
A−953 students12:1Rate it →
H B Mattlin Middle School
A783 students11:1Rate it →
Plainview-Old Bethpage/JFK High School
A+1,720 students13:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Plainview
There’s no college in Plainview, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Farmingdale State College in Huntington, 3 miles away.
Farmingdale State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Huntington
3 mi9,077 students
New York College of Health ProfessionsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Oyster Bay
3 mi96 students
SUNY Old WestburyUniversity or college · Public · Old Westbury
5.3 mi4,120 students
Five Towns CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Huntington
5.5 mi717 students
Long Island UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Brookville
6.9 mi16,079 students
Nassau Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hempstead
7.4 mi9,701 students
New York Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Old Westbury
7.4 mi6,597 students
Island Drafting and Technical InstituteCommunity college · For-profit · Amityville
7.9 mi53 students
Hofstra UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hempstead
8.1 mi10,069 students
New York College of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mineola
9.2 mi179 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Plainview. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 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.