Is Patchogue-Medford High School a good school?

Patchogue-Medford High School ranks 495 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Patchogue-Medford High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,443 students attended Patchogue-Medford High School.

What is the racial makeup of Patchogue-Medford High School?

Students at Patchogue-Medford High School are 50% Hispanic, 39% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Patchogue-Medford High School?

Patchogue-Medford High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Barton Elementary School Elementary : Bay Elementary School Elementary : Canaan Elementary School Elementary : Eagle Elementary School Elementary : Medford Elementary School Elementary : River Elementary School Elementary : Tremont Elementary School Middle : Oregon Middle School Middle : Saxton Middle School Middle : South Ocean Middle School

Patchogue-Medford High School

Summary:

Patchogue-Medford High School is a public high school located in Medford, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,443 students. The school is part of the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, which is ranked 720 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Patchogue-Medford High School has a diverse student population, with significant representation of Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students. The school's performance on Regents exams is mixed, with some subjects like Chemistry, Algebra II, and U.S. History and Government performing above the state average, while others like Algebra I and Living Environment are below the state average. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students generally performing better than Hispanic and White students. Patchogue-Medford High School's four-year graduation rate has remained relatively stable, ranging from 83.7% to 86.4% over the past few years, but the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 26.9% to 37.8% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools like Sayville High School and Bayport-Blue Point High School, Patchogue-Medford High School's performance on Regents exams is generally lower. However, the school outperforms some of the lower-performing nearby schools, such as Centereach High School, Comsewogue High School, and Bellport Senior High School, on various Regents exams. The school's leadership may want to focus on addressing the areas of chronic absenteeism and student performance to enhance the overall educational experience and outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public 9-12

181 Buffalo Ave
Medford, NY 11763-3797

(631) 687-6500

District: Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
495^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,949

Feeder schools for Patchogue-Medford High School:

Elementary:	Barton Elementary School
	Bay Elementary School
	Canaan Elementary School
	Eagle Elementary School
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	Medford Elementary School
	River Elementary School
	Tremont Elementary School
Middle:	Oregon Middle School
	Saxton Middle School
	South Ocean Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 2,443

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.3%

White:

38.6%

African American:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Patchogue-Medford High School ranks better than 60.1% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.68. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Patchogue-Medford High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (50.3%), White (38.6%), African American (5.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Patchogue-Medford High School is 12.8. (See more...)

Compare Patchogue-Medford High School employs 190 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Patchogue-Medford High School is $15,949.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Patchogue-Medford High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Patchogue-Medford High School 495^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Patchogue-Medford High School in the ranking list.)

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Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District 720^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Patchogue-Medford High School

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Rank History for all students at Patchogue-Medford High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	57.26	456^th	935	51.2%
2006	61.29	409^th	986	58.5%
2007	52.50	575^th	1002	42.6%
2008	53.73	580^th	1027	43.5%
2009	53.92	573^rd	1086	47.2%
2010	52.68	600^th	1117	46.3%
2011	59.66	508^th	1165	56.4%
2012	59.80	549^th	1198	54.2%
2013	63.00	493^rd	1217	59.5%
2014	58.15	524^th	1237	57.6%
2015	55.76	563^rd	1255	55.1%
2016	55.33	558^th	1255	55.5%
2017	59.87	467^th	1221	61.8%
2018	61.24	499^th	1210	58.8%
2019	58.27	569^th	1207	52.9%
2022	66.09	383^rd	1190	67.8%
2023	60.47	500^th	1228	59.3%
2024	61.68	495^th	1242	60.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Patchogue-Medford High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	55.00	85^th	165	48.5%
2022	35.36	155^th	212	26.9%
2023	30.81	206^th	272	24.3%
2024	40.90	196^th	306	35.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Patchogue-Medford High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.70	74^th	546	86.4%
2019	50.61	227^th	565	59.8%
2022	80.31	35^th	481	92.7%
2023	72.77	82^nd	583	85.9%
2024	67.38	122^nd	637	80.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Patchogue-Medford High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.20	264^th	1095	75.9%
2019	61.60	349^th	1132	69.2%
2022	57.76	344^th	1038	66.9%
2023	49.76	478^th	1130	57.7%
2024	44.10	556^th	1144	51.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Patchogue-Medford High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.46	497^th	1154	56.9%
2019	51.54	581^st	1179	50.7%
2022	65.16	282^nd	1101	74.4%
2023	59.17	410^th	1155	64.5%
2024	58.35	424^th	1170	63.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Patchogue-Medford High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.70	148^th	498	70.3%
2019	26.37	408^th	493	17.2%
2022	49.88	151^st	389	61.2%
2023	38.60	330^th	531	37.9%
2024	59.24	154^th	564	72.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Patchogue-Medford High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.69	510^th	1176	56.6%
2019	58.46	548^th	1193	54.1%
2022	62.62	443^rd	1155	61.6%
2023	60.22	510^th	1197	57.4%
2024	62.80	468^th	1219	61.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Patchogue-Medford High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.30	480^th	1176	59.2%
2019	56.92	550^th	1190	53.8%
2022	67.77	341^st	1154	70.5%
2023	60.76	475^th	1191	60.1%
2024	60.54	483^rd	1211	60.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Patchogue-Medford High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.65	122^nd	426	71.4%
2019	73.04	97^th	447	78.3%
2022	60.48	171^st	386	55.7%
2023	62.07	173^rd	424	59.2%
2024	64.17	152^nd	426	64.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Patchogue-Medford High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.96	97^th	679	85.7%
2019	71.14	136^th	686	80.2%
2022	65.80	161^st	593	72.8%
2023	66.36	172^nd	671	74.4%
2024	71.55	137^th	690	80.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Patchogue-Medford High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.71	301^st	791	61.9%
2019	54.09	339^th	815	58.4%
2022	72.15	157^th	760	79.3%
2023	64.52	241^st	851	71.7%
2024	64.92	236^th	865	72.7%

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Rank History for White students at Patchogue-Medford High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.20	338^th	765	55.8%
2019	56.63	346^th	793	56.4%
2022	61.11	247^th	738	66.5%
2023	56.73	333^rd	776	57.1%
2024	59.19	323^rd	781	58.6%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Patchogue-Medford High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1878	65	24	175	3	n/a	n/a	0	2145
1990	1797	60	30	169	5	n/a	n/a	0	2061
1991	1759	61	31	181	1	n/a	n/a	0	2033
1992	1785	66	30	167	3	n/a	n/a	0	2051
1993	1607	150	41	248	3	n/a	n/a	0	2049
1994	1581	112	30	262	1	n/a	n/a	0	1986
1995	1602	64	36	210	5	n/a	n/a	0	1917
1996	1602	64	36	210	5	n/a	n/a	0	1917
1997	1582	63	28	216	2	n/a	n/a	0	1891
1998	1577	51	35	176	5	n/a	n/a	0	1844
1999	1525	63	34	160	1	n/a	n/a	0	1783
2000	1433	134	27	222	4	n/a	n/a	0	1820
2001	1423	147	23	267	14	n/a	n/a	0	1874
2002	1649	77	36	236	8	n/a	n/a	0	2006
2003	1649	77	36	236	8	n/a	n/a	0	2006
2004	1661	89	38	222	1	n/a	n/a	0	2011
2005	2350	154	58	385	4	n/a	n/a	0	2951
2006	2367	148	38	357	4	n/a	n/a	0	2914
2007	2323	147	56	441	6	n/a	n/a	0	2973
2008	2208	160	48	498	7	n/a	n/a	0	2921
2009	2105	163	47	546	1	n/a	n/a	5	2867
2010	1987	160	46	565	4	n/a	n/a	11	2773
2011	1916	155	50	591	10	0	5	0	2727
2012	1848	143	51	588	9	1	6	0	2646
2013	1724	120	58	604	6	1	7	0	2520
2014	1682	131	62	700	6	0	9	0	2590
2015	1586	122	66	766	4	0	12	0	2556
2016	1466	112	72	773	0	0	20	0	2443
2017	1367	127	75	858	2	2	22	0	2453
2018	1309	129	70	918	2	2	28	0	2458
2019	1265	122	59	929	5	3	38	0	2421
2020	1182	122	54	1008	6	7	45	0	2424
2021	1120	106	60	1040	3	7	47	0	2383
2022	1032	120	59	1152	2	5	51	0	2421
2023	943	140	59	1230	1	4	66	0	2443

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Patchogue-Medford High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2145	119.8	17.9	n/a
1990	2061	117.1	17.6	n/a
1991	2033	114.9	17.6	n/a
1992	2051	116.1	17.6	n/a
1993	2049	116.7	17.6	n/a
1994	1986	111.6	17.8	11.6
1995	1917	107.9	17.8	10.4
1996	1917	107.9	17.8	10.4
1997	1891	109.7	17.2	13.5
1998	1844	111.0	16.6	17.6
1999	1783	113.0	15.8	12
2000	1820	118.2	15.4	22.6
2001	1874	122.4	15.3	21.3
2002	2006	117.0	17.1	19.1
2003	2006	117.0	17.1	19.1
2004	2011	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	2951	179.7	16.4	12.4
2006	2914	176.0	16.6	11.8
2007	2973	172.6	17.2	12.4
2008	2921	174.8	16.7	17
2009	2867	173.9	16.5	20.8
2010	2773	160.0	17.3	31.4
2011	2727	174.1	15.6	23.5
2012	2646	144.0	18.3	36.3
2013	2520	145.0	17.3	37.4
2014	2590	152.3	17.0	39.7
2015	2556	147.0	17.3	40.1
2016	2443	146.0	16.7	45.1
2017	2453	140.7	17.4	42.9
2018	2458	152.4	16.1	49.8
2019	2421	148.9	16.2	50.5
2020	2424	178.6	13.5	53.7
2021	2383	171.9	13.8	56.7
2022	2421	170.2	14.2	54.4
2023	2443	190.0	12.8	52.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Patchogue-Medford High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2145	119.8	17.9	n/a
1990	2061	117.1	17.6	n/a
1991	2033	114.9	17.6	n/a
1992	2051	116.1	17.6	n/a
1993	2049	116.7	17.6	n/a
1994	1986	111.6	17.8	11.6
1995	1917	107.9	17.8	10.4
1996	1917	107.9	17.8	10.4
1997	1891	109.7	17.2	13.5
1998	1844	111.0	16.6	17.6
1999	1783	113.0	15.8	12
2000	1820	118.2	15.4	22.6
2001	1874	122.4	15.3	21.3
2002	2006	117.0	17.1	19.1
2003	2006	117.0	17.1	19.1
2004	2011	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	2951	179.7	16.4	12.4
2006	2914	176.0	16.6	11.8
2007	2973	172.6	17.2	12.4
2008	2921	174.8	16.7	17
2009	2867	173.9	16.5	20.8
2010	2773	160.0	17.3	31.4
2011	2727	174.1	15.6	23.5
2012	2646	144.0	18.3	36.3
2013	2520	145.0	17.3	37.4
2014	2590	152.3	17.0	39.7
2015	2556	147.0	17.3	40.1
2016	2443	146.0	16.7	45.1
2017	2453	140.7	17.4	42.9
2018	2458	152.4	16.1	49.8
2019	2421	148.9	16.2	50.5
2020	2424	178.6	13.5	53.7
2021	2383	171.9	13.8	56.7
2022	2421	170.2	14.2	54.4
2023	2443	190.0	12.8	52.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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