Wading River’s public schools score below 77% of New York districts
The public schools Wading River’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 77% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Wading River’s schools, in brief
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%.
Which school depends on your street
With five elementary, two middle and two high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from D to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
The gap is biggest in math
Reading proficiency is 48%, 14 points below the state. Math is 34%, 22 points below the state. Test scores ↓
How it compares with its neighbors
Counting the two towns on its borders, Wading River ranks 2nd of 3. Brookhaven (B−) is graded higher, and Riverhead (D) is lower. Compare ↓
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 Wading River 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 Wading River (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve Wading River
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Above the state in reading
Wading River vs. its neighbors
Wading River’s schools rank 2nd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New York districts.
Every school in Wading River
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Wading River families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Wading River
There’s no college in Wading River, but 10 are within 30 miles. The closest is Suffolk County Community College in Brookhaven, 14.4 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Wading River. 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.