Schools in West Islip · West Islip Union Free School District
West Islip’s public schools beat 75% of New York districts
The public schools West Islip’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% 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
62%
▼ 0 pts vs NY 62%
2020–21
Math proficiency
60%
▲ 4 pts vs NY 56%
2020–21
Graduate on time
99%
▲ 16 pts vs NY 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$32.7K
▼ 6% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How West Islip compares
B Test scoresA+ Graduation
New York school districts we grade (781)Better than 75%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (255)Better than 37%
High confidence. Built on 944 tested students and a graduating class of 369; 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 West Islip.
4 schools teach Pre-K in West Islip’s district. Which one depends on your address: Manetuck Elementary School, Paul J Bellew Elementary School, Bayview Elementary School and Oquenock Elementary School.
4 schools teach K in West Islip’s district. Which one depends on your address: Manetuck Elementary School, Paul J Bellew Elementary School, Bayview Elementary School and Oquenock Elementary School.
4 schools teach 1st grade in West Islip’s district. Which one depends on your address: Manetuck Elementary School, Paul J Bellew Elementary School, Bayview Elementary School and Oquenock Elementary School.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in West Islip’s district. Which one depends on your address: Manetuck Elementary School, Paul J Bellew Elementary School, Bayview Elementary School and Oquenock Elementary School.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in West Islip’s district. Which one depends on your address: Manetuck Elementary School, Paul J Bellew Elementary School, Bayview Elementary School and Oquenock Elementary School.
4 schools teach 4th grade in West Islip’s district. Which one depends on your address: Manetuck Elementary School, Paul J Bellew Elementary School, Bayview Elementary School and Oquenock Elementary School.
4 schools teach 5th grade in West Islip’s district. Which one depends on your address: Manetuck Elementary School, Paul J Bellew Elementary School, Bayview Elementary School and Oquenock Elementary School.
The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12West Islip Senior High SchoolWest Islip Union Free School District
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Close to the state in reading
Reading62%
State average 62.4%
Math60%
State average 55.9%
West Islip vs. its neighbors
West Islip’s schools rank 3rd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New York districts.
Every school in West Islip
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Also serving West Islip · in other towns
Manetuck Elementary School
C+514 students14:1Rate it →
Paul J Bellew Elementary School
B463 students12:1Rate it →
Bayview Elementary School
B440 students13:1Rate it →
Oquenock Elementary School
B−418 students11:1Rate it →
Udall Road Middle School
C438 students9:1Rate it →
Beach Street Middle School
B−380 students9:1Rate it →
West Islip Senior High School
A1,163 students10:1Rate it →
Parents talk
What West Islip families are saying about school.
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near West Islip
There’s no college in West Islip, but 34 are within 30 miles. The closest is Island Drafting and Technical Institute in Amityville, 6.6 miles away.
Island Drafting and Technical InstituteCommunity college · For-profit · Amityville
6.6 mi53 students
Five Towns CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Huntington
7.4 mi717 students
Farmingdale State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Huntington
7.8 mi9,077 students
New York College of Health ProfessionsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Oyster Bay
13.7 mi96 students
Nassau Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hempstead
15.8 mi9,701 students
SUNY Old WestburyUniversity or college · Public · Old Westbury
15.9 mi4,120 students
Hofstra UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hempstead
16 mi10,069 students
Suffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Brookhaven
16.1 mi17,584 students
Stony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Brookhaven
17.3 mi24,051 students
Molloy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rockville Centre
17.4 mi3,940 students
Straight-line distance from the center of West Islip. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 24 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.