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Gardiner Manor School

Public Grades 3-5

1974^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Gardiner Manor School is an elementary school located in Bay Shore, New York, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 714 students. The school is part of the Bay Shore Union Free School District, which is ranked 677 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Gardiner Manor School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1512 and 1974 out of around 2,400 schools over the past several years, and has received a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period.

Gardiner Manor School's proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are consistently lower than the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates range from 29.38% to 36.36% in ELA and 40.30% to 41.72% in Math, compared to the state averages of 54.07% to 56.61% in ELA and 54.16% to 59.70% in Math. The school's performance on the 5th grade Science assessment is slightly better, with a 44.08% proficiency rate in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 45.02%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for Asian students in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools, while the ranking for multi-racial students is in the top 30%.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $28,040 in 2023-2024 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.4, Gardiner Manor School's academic performance remains below state and district averages. The nearby schools within the Bay Shore Union Free School District, such as Brook Avenue Elementary School and South Country School, have similar performance profiles to Gardiner Manor School. However, some nearby schools in the West Islip Union Free School District, such as Bayview Elementary and Paul J. Bellew Elementary, have significantly higher performance on state assessments and higher overall rankings compared to Gardiner Manor School.

739

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,633

Per pupil spending ?

44.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Wohseepee Dr
Bay Shore, NY 11706-7130

(631) 968-1150

District: Bay Shore Union Free School District

Students who attend Gardiner Manor School usually attend:

Middle:	Bay Shore Middle School
High:	Bay Shore Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.4%

White:

21.1%

African American:

17.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

New York avg55%

1,974^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Bay Shore Union Free School District

677^th of 874Bay Shore Union Free School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1974 of 2445	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1909 of 2445	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1609 of 2439	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	1512 of 2434	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	1625 of 2201	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1843 of 2413	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1820 of 2395	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.3	1685 of 2386	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.2	1725 of 2366	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.5	1556 of 2352	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.9	1601 of 2345	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.0	1470 of 2325	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.3	1358 of 2320	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.2	1401 of 2286	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.5	1275 of 2263	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.5	1302 of 2257	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.0	1203 of 2227	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.3	1212 of 2219	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.6	1124 of 2206	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	601 of 928	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	499 of 927	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	376 of 857	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	351 of 936	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	173 of 427	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	543 of 891	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	512 of 948	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	10.8	612 of 662	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	559 of 605	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	490 of 671	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	403 of 430	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	510 of 548	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	531 of 601	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	958 of 1117	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	869 of 1066	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	813 of 1001	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	658 of 1027	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	342 of 454	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	803 of 860	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	708 of 938	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	2074 of 2409	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1846 of 2413	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1757 of 2403	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1578 of 2401	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1535 of 1955	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1871 of 2357	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1943 of 2338	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1302 of 1569	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1223 of 1531	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	930 of 1429	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	946 of 1503	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	590 of 818	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	915 of 1315	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	971 of 1392	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	24.7	638 of 730	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1892 of 2098	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1819 of 2078	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1489 of 2041	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	1362 of 2099	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	1269 of 1678	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1678 of 2032	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1622 of 2045	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1756 of 2407	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1923 of 2411	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	1385 of 2400	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	1437 of 2400	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	1437 of 1961	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1769 of 2358	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1627 of 2340	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	69.4	63 of 223	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	84 of 289	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	48.1	74 of 180	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	69 of 202	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	1240 of 2134	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	1194 of 2110	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1338 of 2016	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	913 of 2031	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	566 of 1044	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1700 of 1859	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	1205 of 1941	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	787 of 1402	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	785 of 1392	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	662 of 1337	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	653 of 1399	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	543 of 1224	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	811 of 1338	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1044 of 1408	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2023)72nd percentile+38 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2018)13th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2024)8th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science44%~ state avg

Math41%-17 vs state

English Language Arts33%-21 vs state

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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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th 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
Gardiner Manor School	Public	3-5	125 Wohseepee Dr	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 968-1150	739	63	11.6	44.5%	156 (21.1%)	127 (17.2%)	402 (54.4%)	32 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.7%)	23.5	1974^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.3%		24.8	1909^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.9%	65	29.4	35.2	36.4	40.4	40.3	41.7	44.1	98.3	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.8	98.4	$27,633	$1,205	$26,428
South Country School	Public	3-5	885 Hampshire Rd	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 968-1250	496	50	9.9	43.1%	157 (31.7%)	74 (14.9%)	228 (46.0%)	24 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	27.9	1836^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.9%		31.1	1713^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.9%	123	28.7	41.6	45.3	40.0	49.3	46.0	45.0	97.8	98.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.5	99.1	98.5	$34,604	$1,223	$33,381
Fifth Avenue School	Public	K-2	217 5th Ave	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 968-1140	342	39	8.6	36.3%	131 (38.3%)	50 (14.6%)	144 (42.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)								(n/a)								98.9	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.7	99.5	$33,529	$1,192	$32,336
Oquenock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Spruce Ave	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 504-5660	418	37	11.1	22.5%	302 (72.2%)	4 (1.0%)	86 (20.6%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	19.4	2096^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.3%		15.8	2192^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	10.3%	96	35.0	19.4	18.0	53.7	41.2	30.0	34.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$31,252	$634	$30,618
Manetuck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Van Buren Ave	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5640	514	38	13.6	17.3%	391 (76.1%)	6 (1.2%)	76 (14.8%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	35.8	1592^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	34.9%		27.7	1814^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.8%	222	47.1	37.8	57.1	56.6	48.8	27.8	44.4	98.9	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.3	100.0	$27,106	$679	$26,427
Brook Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-2	45 Brook Ave	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 968-1130	336	44	7.6	42.3%	74 (22.0%)	32 (9.5%)	207 (61.6%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)								(n/a)								98.3	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	98.3	$39,588	$1,230	$38,358
Mary G Clarkson School	Public	K-2	1415 E 3rd Ave	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 968-1204	469	48	9.8	47.8%	94 (20.0%)	61 (13.0%)	264 (56.3%)	38 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)								(n/a)								97.8	99.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.8	99.2	98.2	$35,098	$1,201	$33,897
Southwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	1095 Joselsen Ave	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2261	975	72	13.4	76.6%	61 (6.3%)	108 (11.1%)	733 (75.2%)	49 (5.0%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.5%)	20.7	2053^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.0%		15.7	2196^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.2%	143	35.0	35.2	41.0	39.6	35.7	34.4	36.8	97.9	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.0	99.3	98.5	$34,607	$2,435	$32,172
Bay Shore Prekindergarten Center	Public	K	70 Brentwood Rd	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(631) 968-1290	27	8	3.3	14.8%	4 (14.8%)	4 (14.8%)	18 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)																$116,587	$1,072	$115,516
Bayview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Snedecor Ave	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5600	440	34	12.8	10.9%	381 (86.6%)	4 (0.9%)	39 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	45.5	1313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.3%		40.9	1417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.0%	104	75.0	31.3	47.5	67.5	51.6	45.0	42.9	98.9	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.5	99.2	$27,579	$335	$27,244

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