Public schools in Patchogue, NY
Patchogue has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 5,503 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Patchogue-Medford School District runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Patchogue's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Patchogue | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patchogue-Medford School District | 7 | 7,452 | $26,305 |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES | 1 | 2,043 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 middle schools in Patchogue, 1,092 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxton Middle School | 579 | 10.2 | 38.7% | Patchogue-Medford |
| South Ocean Middle School | 513 | 10.3 | 48.0% | Patchogue-Medford |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Patchogue, 2,368 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canaan Elementary School | 596 | 12.3 | 34.4% | Patchogue-Medford |
| Barton Elementary School | 515 | 10.6 | 31.3% | Patchogue-Medford |
| Medford Elementary School | 513 | 11.7 | 30.4% | Patchogue-Medford |
| Bay Elementary School | 430 | 12.3 | 32.6% | Patchogue-Medford |
| River Elementary School | 314 | 9.1 | 39.2% | Patchogue-Medford |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Patchogue, 2,043 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES | 2,043 | 5.4 | not reported | Eastern Suffolk BOCES |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Patchogue's public schools compare with New York's
The median Patchogue school has 10.4 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the New York median of 11.1. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 514 students (state 428).
| Patchogue | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 10.4 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 514 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 88% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Patchogue schools and the 4,767 New York schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Patchogue
- Patchogue-Medford School DistrictRuns 7 of Patchogue's 8 public schools and spent $26,305 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,305
- Compare Patchogue-Medford School District with Eastern Suffolk BOCESPatchogue's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Patchogue addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Patchogue
How many public schools are in Patchogue, NY?
8 public schools with an address in Patchogue were open in 2024-25: 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 5,503 students.Which districts run Patchogue's schools?
Patchogue-Medford School District (7 schools), Eastern Suffolk BOCES (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25