School district · New York

Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District in New York: 11 public schools with 7,605 students and 11.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $29,656 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
7,605
Students per teacher
11.4
NY 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$29,656
NY $34.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
666
Counselors (FTE)
25.0
Students per counselor
304
NY 281 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
18.0
Librarians (FTE): 9.2

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New York: 53%

43%proficient

+10.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 65% of school districts in New York

Median 48% · 707 school districts compared

2,616 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

44%proficient

+8.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 71% of school districts in New York

Median 53% · 707 school districts compared

2,476 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$20.7K15
$21.0K16
$22.0K17
$22.5K18
$23.0K19
$23.1K20
$24.0K21
$24.9K22
$26.5K23
$29.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.2% · $15.7M
State
44% · $111.3M
Local
50% · $127.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$20,398
Support services
$8,737
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.8M
Long-term debt
$40.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 7Middle schools: 3High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Barton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–551510.649%59%
Bay Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–543012.336%44%
Canaan Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–559612.336%41%
Eagle Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–568012.556%59%
Medford Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–551311.748%38%
River Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–53149.143%52%
Tremont Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–543310.954%57%
Oregon Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–854511.141%40%
Saxton Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–857910.237%33%
South Ocean Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–851310.339%39%
9–122,48712.1——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
241 S Ocean Ave, Patchogue, NY 11772
Phone
(631)687-6380
Website