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Middle Country Central School District

At a glance

740^thof 874 New York districts▼ 14

Better than 15% of New York districts

Elementary 9 Middle 2 High 2 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

8 43rd St-Adm Off
Centereach, NY 11720-2325·(631) 285-8005·All New York district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 15.3% of districts

Schools

9,410

Students

Top rankedCentereach High School504^th of 1,234 New York high schools

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Biggest riser

Holbrook Road School up 560 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Centereach High School 13.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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1★

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Middle Country Central School District in New York serves 14 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 740 out of 874 school districts in New York and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out in their academic performance. Centereach High School consistently ranks in the top 500 high schools in New York, with a 4-year graduation rate of 84.3% and strong performance on Regents exams. At the elementary level, Stagecoach School and Oxhead Road School have shown proficiency rates above the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math.

However, the data also reveals a significant disparity in academic performance between the high schools and the elementary/middle schools in the district. While the high schools, particularly Centereach High School, demonstrate stronger performance, the elementary and middle schools generally struggle to meet state proficiency standards. The district also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates and socioeconomic factors, as evidenced by the high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch across the schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	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	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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 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
Centereach High School	Public	8-12	14 43rd St	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8100	1,467	107	13.6	43.3%	745 (50.8%)	89 (6.1%)	475 (32.4%)	117 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	39 (2.7%)	60.4	504^th of 1234 public high schools	59.2%		67.1	404^th of 1242 public high schools	67.5%	100	74.5	93.0	85.5	20.7	14.0	83.2	51.5	90.0	88.2	45.2		61.6	41.4													99.1	99.1	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	99.3	99.5	$29,171	$657	$28,514
Dawnwood Middle School	Public	6-8	10 43rd St	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8200	967	70	13.8	47.1%	432 (44.7%)	64 (6.6%)	362 (37.4%)	69 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.0%)	32.7	1053^rd of 1500 public middle schools	29.8%		32.9	1058^th of 1504 public middle schools	29.7%	5										75.0	60.5						36.4	35.9	47.2				49.5	40.0		98.7	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.4	$30,188	$648	$29,541
Hawkins Path School	Public	1-5	485 Hawkins Rd	Selden	11784	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 285-8530	385	28	13.7	55.6%	155 (40.3%)	24 (6.2%)	142 (36.9%)	44 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	25.2	1918^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.6%		18.4	2108^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.8%	190														43.9	45.5	44.1				34.9	38.5	36.4			35.1	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$28,788	$1,220	$27,568
Holbrook Road School	Public	1-5	170 Holbrook Ave	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8560	396	25	15.8	45.7%	170 (42.9%)	23 (5.8%)	135 (34.1%)	43 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	34.5	1634^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.2%		15.8	2194^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.3%	560														40.6	50.8	45.2				60.9	45.9	33.3			37.8	98.9	98.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.9	99.5	99.2	$27,566	$918	$26,648
Jericho Elementary School	Public, Alternative	K-9	34 N Coleman Rd	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8600	423	25	17.0	48.2%	192 (45.4%)	34 (8.0%)	145 (34.3%)	38 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)								(n/a)														33.3	48.8	28.6				35.9	51.3	20.0			26.8	93.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$29,379	$925	$28,454
New Lane Memorial Elementary School	Public	1-5	15 New Ln	Selden	11784	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 285-8900	771	43	17.7	55.4%	339 (44.0%)	73 (9.5%)	269 (34.9%)	63 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	19.7	2089^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.6%		17.2	2141^st of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%	52														40.0	40.9	27.7				31.4	51.1	28.6			29.0	99.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5	99.8	99.5	$26,266	$1,069	$25,198
Newfield High School	Public	9-12	145 Marshall Dr	Selden	11784	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8300	1,553	104	14.9	45.1%	693 (44.6%)	144 (9.3%)	512 (33.0%)	154 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (3.2%)	57.8	545^th of 1234 public high schools	55.8%		61.7	494^th of 1242 public high schools	60.2%	51	45.5	79.5	86.7	29.2	20.7	85.6	44.9	77.8	86.0	36.3		61.5	51.0													99.1	99.2	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.5	99.9	$26,581	$637	$25,944
North Coleman Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	197 N Coleman Rd	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8660	399	18	21.6	43.4%	183 (45.9%)	32 (8.0%)	123 (30.8%)	47 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	23.5	1973^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	19.3%		27.5	1825^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.4%	148														36.7	37.0	23.1				33.3	34.1	60.0			57.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,881	$5,022	$22,859
Oxhead Road School	Public	1-5	144 Oxhead Rd	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 285-8700	383	22	17.8	45.7%	170 (44.4%)	13 (3.4%)	153 (39.9%)	30 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	36.7	1562^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	36.1%		41	1414^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.2%	148														40.0	39.5	62.2				47.4	47.6	50.0			48.5	98.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.3	$29,604	$1,398	$28,207
Selden Middle School	Public	6-9	22 Jefferson Ave	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8400	1,080	75	14.4	51.5%	443 (41.0%)	85 (7.9%)	409 (37.9%)	108 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.2%)	21.7	1286^th of 1500 public middle schools	14.3%		26.5	1177^th of 1504 public middle schools	21.7%	109										76.4	69.7						34.2	25.6	34.0				30.6	45.9		95.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	95.2	99.9	99.4	$28,414	$657	$27,757
Stagecoach School	Public	K-5	205 Dare Rd	Selden	11784	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 285-8730	351	22	15.9	52.7%	140 (39.9%)	29 (8.3%)	131 (37.3%)	39 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	26.1	1890^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.7%		32.7	1666^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.9%	224														53.9	35.5	30.2				64.1	53.1	25.0			23.6	98.5	99.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.0	99.0	99.0	$30,943	$910	$30,033
Eugene Auer Memorial School	Public	K-5	17 Wing St	Lake Grove	11755	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8500	308	22	13.9	42.2%	178 (57.8%)	15 (4.9%)	79 (25.6%)	26 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	14.3	2213^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.5%		17.9	2123^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	13.2%	90														29.4	16.7	22.2				35.3	36.0	24.0			41.7	98.5	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	$36,645	$923	$35,722
Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center	Public	PK-K	11 Unity Dr	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8760	478	19	25.0	39.3%	223 (46.7%)	28 (5.9%)	154 (32.2%)	55 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)								(n/a)																										98.5	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	100.0	98.5	$31,418	$7,275	$24,143
Bicycle Path Kindergarten-Pre K Center	Public	PK-K	27 N Bicycle Path	Selden	11784	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8800	449	18	24.6	48.8%	209 (46.5%)	33 (7.3%)	142 (31.6%)	48 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)								(n/a)																										99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	$28,300	$5,627	$22,673

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Three Village Central School District	1.89 mi	8	157^th
Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	2.29 mi	6	735^th
Sachem Central School District	2.59 mi	15	524^th
Smithtown Central School District	2.78 mi	12	232^nd
Port Jefferson Union Free School District	4.57 mi	3	163^rd

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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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