Schools in Shirley · William Floyd Union Free School District, Longwood Central School District
Shirley’s public schools score below 53% of New York districts
The public schools Shirley’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
37%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
57%
▼ 5 pts vs NY 62%
2020–21
Math proficiency
48%
▼ 8 pts vs NY 56%
2020–21
Graduate on time
86%
▲ 3 pts vs NY 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$29.3K
▼ 15% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Shirley compares
B− Test scoresC+ Graduation
New York school districts we grade (781)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (672)Better than 37%
High confidence. Built on 4,051 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 Shirley (some depend on your address).
9 schools teach K in Shirley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Coram Elementary School, Moriches Elementary School, Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School and John S Hobart Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach 1st grade in Shirley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Coram Elementary School, Moriches Elementary School, Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School and John S Hobart Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach 2nd grade in Shirley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Coram Elementary School, Moriches Elementary School, Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School and John S Hobart Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach 3rd grade in Shirley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Coram Elementary School, Moriches Elementary School, Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School and John S Hobart Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach 4th grade in Shirley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Coram Elementary School, Moriches Elementary School, Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School and John S Hobart Elementary School and more.
6 schools teach 5th grade in Shirley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Longwood Middle School, Moriches Elementary School, Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School and John S Hobart Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
Parts of Shirley are served by South Country Central School District.
Two districts serve Shirley
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
William Floyd Union Free School DistrictGrades K–12 · 9 schools · 9,386 students
$29,323NY $34,607
C+Longwood Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 8,787 students
$31,540NY $34,607
B−Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading · K–12, Longwood Central School District55%
State average 62.4%
Reading · K–12, William Floyd Union Free School District57%
State average 62.4%
Math · K–12, Longwood Central School District61%
State average 55.9%
Math · K–12, William Floyd Union Free School District48%
State average 55.9%
Every school in Shirley
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Also serving Shirley · in other towns
Coram Elementary School
C951 students14:1Rate it →
Moriches Elementary School
B−861 students15:1Rate it →
Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School
C+812 students15:1Rate it →
John S Hobart Elementary School
C796 students13:1Rate it →
C E Walters School
B−795 students14:1Rate it →
Tangier Smith Elementary School
C+770 students15:1Rate it →
William Floyd Elementary School
C+757 students13:1Rate it →
West Middle Island School
C697 students14:1Rate it →
Ridge Elementary School
C+684 students10:1Rate it →
Longwood Junior High School
B1,363 students13:1Rate it →
William Floyd Middle School
C1,124 students12:1Rate it →
William Paca Middle School
C−1,078 students11:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Shirley
There’s no college in Shirley, but 5 are within 30 miles. The closest is Suffolk County Community College in Brookhaven, 10.2 miles away.
Suffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Brookhaven
10.2 mi17,584 students
Stony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Brookhaven
15.3 mi24,051 students
Five Towns CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Huntington
25.8 mi717 students
Farmingdale State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Huntington
29 mi9,077 students
Island Drafting and Technical InstituteCommunity college · For-profit · Amityville
29.5 mi53 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Shirley. 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.