Best Public Schools in Zip Code 11772

Summary:

The 11772 zip code area is home to 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 alternative school, all part of the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, except for Verne W Critz Elementary School which is part of the South Country Central School District.

Among the standout schools in the area, Bay Elementary School has the highest overall performance on state assessments, with 55.74% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA and 54.84% in math, compared to district averages of 35.7% and 41.12% respectively. River Elementary School stands out with the lowest student-teacher ratio at 8.7 and the highest per-student spending at $25,539. The Eastern Suffolk BOCES alternative school has a unique student population with a higher percentage of minority students and a very low student-teacher ratio of 4.7.

The data reveals significant performance gaps between the schools, both within the Patchogue-Medford district and compared to state averages. For example, in 8th grade ELA, proficiency rates range from 18.75% at South Ocean Middle School to 27.63% at Saxton Middle School, compared to the state average of 55.2%. The data also suggests a potential correlation between higher per-student spending and better academic performance, with the schools serving more economically disadvantaged populations tending to have lower performance on state assessments.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Regents Algebra I (2023)	Regents Earth Science (2023)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2023)						NY State Assessments Math (2023)						NY State Assessments Science (2023)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Verne W Critz Elementary School	Public	K-3	185 Dunton Ave	East Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	South Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 730-1675	285	29	9.7	40.7%	88 (30.9%)	40 (14.0%)	137 (48.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)								(n/a)			30.2						31.3							98.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.0	$23,114	$2,926	$20,188
Barton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	199 Barton Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6900	478	44	10.9	38.3%	218 (45.6%)	37 (7.7%)	192 (40.2%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	29.1	1781^st of 2439 public elementary schools	27.0%		28.8	1806^th of 2434 public elementary schools	25.8%	25			36.2	34.7	28.3				47.5	36.6	35.6					98.7	99.3	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.3	99.6	99.3	$20,686	$1,478	$19,208
Bay Elementary School	Public	K-5	114 Bay Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-6950	408	32	12.8	39.5%	151 (37.0%)	16 (3.9%)	218 (53.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	37.4	1509^th of 2439 public elementary schools	38.1%		34.6	1635^th of 2434 public elementary schools	32.8%	126			25.8	55.7	37.8				29.7	54.8	41.3					97.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.7	98.0	$15,983	$1,739	$14,244
Canaan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	59 Fry Blvd	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-8100	518	44	11.7	36.3%	203 (39.2%)	11 (2.1%)	274 (52.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.2%)	27.4	1828^th of 2439 public elementary schools	25.1%		23.7	1949^th of 2434 public elementary schools	19.9%	121			33.8	33.3	35.1				39.7	42.1	26.3					96.9	98.7	99.2	99.2	99.4	98.3	99.6	97.7	$17,771	$1,666	$16,105
Medford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	281 Medford Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-8300	451	41	11.1	41.9%	141 (31.3%)	22 (4.9%)	267 (59.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	26.5	1858^th of 2439 public elementary schools	23.8%		21.7	1995^th of 2434 public elementary schools	18.0%	137			37.7	40.6	33.3				41.9	32.9	16.9					99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$17,763	$2,037	$15,726
River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	46 River Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-8350	300	34	8.7	47.0%	103 (34.3%)	29 (9.7%)	140 (46.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (6.0%)	32.7	1663^rd of 2439 public elementary schools	31.8%		33.7	1666^th of 2434 public elementary schools	31.6%	3			20.7	32.4	44.7				34.3	53.1	37.8					99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,539	$1,580	$23,959
Saxton Middle School	Public	6-8	121 Saxton St	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6700	495	43	11.4	48.9%	202 (40.8%)	21 (4.2%)	241 (48.7%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	23.4	1238^th of 1500 public middle schools	17.5%		27.2	1137^th of 1479 public middle schools	23.1%	101	95.6	93.1				28.6	31.5	27.6				29.3	46.2	22.7	25.5	99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	$17,765	$938	$16,827
South Ocean Middle School	Public	6-8	225 S Ocean Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6600	599	55	10.8	57.4%	182 (30.4%)	27 (4.5%)	355 (59.3%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	12.3	1403^rd of 1500 public middle schools	6.5%		14.9	1343^rd of 1479 public middle schools	9.2%	60	100.0	95.8				24.4	17.1	18.8				31.7	24.9	6.0	19.9	98.5	98.6	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.8	99.3	99.3	$16,327	$889	$15,438
Eastern Suffolk BOCES	Public, Alternative	K-12	201 Sunrise Hwy	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Eastern Suffolk BOCES	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-3006	1,721	365	4.7		668 (38.8%)	305 (17.7%)	632 (36.7%)	40 (2.3%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (3.8%)								(n/a)																97.9	99.1	98.9	98.9	99.0	99.6	99.3	98.8

Cities Near Zip Code 11772

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brookhaven	0.93 mi	2	644^th
Shirley	2.12 mi	4	716^th
Mastic Beach	2.25 mi	3	686^th
Bellport	2.32 mi	3	749^th
East Patchogue	3.61 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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