Best Public Schools in Orient, NY

Summary:

The city of Orient, New York has only one school, Oysterponds Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 85 students. The school is part of the Oysterponds Union Free School District, which is ranked 486 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oysterponds Elementary School generally performs above the state average in math, with strong proficiency rates in grades 3-5. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts (ELA) is more mixed, with 3rd and 4th grade scores above the state average, but 5th and 6th grade scores significantly below. Additionally, the school's 5th grade science proficiency rate of 20% is well below the state average of 45.02%. Despite these inconsistencies, the school has a very low student-teacher ratio of 6.5 to 1, which is significantly better than the state average, and it spends $47,258 per student, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Overall, while Oysterponds Elementary School has some areas of strength, particularly in lower grade math performance, it does not appear to be a standout school in the region based on the available data. The school's inconsistent academic performance across subjects and grade levels suggests potential areas for improvement in curriculum and instructional practices. Without more comprehensive data on the performance of other schools in the area, it's difficult to fully assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of Oysterponds Elementary School, but the information provided indicates that the school has room for growth in order to better support student learning.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
Oysterponds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23405 Main Rd	Orient	11957	Suffolk County	Oysterponds Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 323-2410	86	13	6.6		59 (68.6%)	3 (3.5%)	20 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	50.6	1194^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.2%		61	877^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.1%	317	60.0	53.9	20.0	50.0	80.0	69.2	60.0	44.4	20.0	89.2	90.8	98.5	98.5	98.5	90.8	93.8	95.4	$50,847	$00	$50,847

Cities Near Orient

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Greenport	7.23 mi	2	614^th
Shelter Island	7.56 mi	1
East Hampton	10.66 mi	4	410^th
Sag Harbor	11.1 mi	2	95^th
Southold	11.49 mi	2	419^th

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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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