Point Lookout’s public schools beat 77% of New York districts
The public schools Point Lookout’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
The short version on Point Lookout’s schools
Better than its incomes would predict
Compared with the 1,147 New York towns that have similar household incomes, Point Lookout’s schools beat 96%, higher than their 77% statewide. These results aren’t just a reflection of local wealth. How it compares ↓
Math is the standout
Reading proficiency is 65%, 3 points above the state. Math is 66%, 10 points above the state. Test scores ↓
Well funded
Point Lookout spends about $40,200 per student, 16% more than the state average. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With four elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. After that, everyone goes to Long Beach Middle School and Long Beach High School. See the path ↓
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 Point Lookout 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 Point Lookout.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Above the state in reading
Every school in Point Lookout
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Point Lookout families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Point Lookout
There’s no college in Point Lookout, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Rabbinical College of Long Island in Long Beach, 4.8 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Point Lookout. 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.