Best Public Schools in Yaphank, NY

Summary:

Yaphank, New York is home to a single elementary school, C.E. Walters School, which serves grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 806 students. The school is part of the Longwood Central School District, which is ranked 690 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

C.E. Walters School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally lower than the state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, but higher than the district averages. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 51.97%, compared to the district's 48.22% and the state's 54.15%. Similarly, the school's 4th grade ELA proficiency rate was 46.76%, compared to the district's 41.43% and the state's 54.07%. In Math, the school's 3rd grade proficiency rate was 44.23%, compared to the district's 43.51% and the state's 59.7%, while the 4th grade rate was 42.25%, compared to the district's 41.08% and the state's 58.64%.

C.E. Walters School has been consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking of 1696 out of 2445 in 2024-2025 and 1657 out of 2445 in 2023-2024. The school has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. Additionally, 50.25% of students at C.E. Walters School were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families. The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $31,817, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio was 14.9, slightly lower than the national average.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)		NY State Assessments Math (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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th 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
C E Walters School	Public	K-4	15 Everett Dr	Yaphank	11980	Suffolk County	Longwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 345-2757	795	56	14.0	41.8%	438 (55.1%)	84 (10.6%)	186 (23.4%)	18 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.2%)	32.6	1696^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.6%		32.9	1657^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.2%	39	52.0	46.8	44.2	42.3	98.4	99.1	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.9	99.3	98.5	$34,094	$1,606	$32,488

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middle Island	1.8 mi	4	539^th
Medford	2.91 mi	4	467^th
Bellport	4.02 mi	3	758^th
Farmingville	4.14 mi	2	393^rd
Coram	4.17 mi	1	707^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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