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Barton Elementary School

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Barton Elementary School ranks 1267 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Barton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Patchogue, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 492 students. The school is part of the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, which is ranked 685 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barton Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1267 and 2200 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranging from 40.68% to 68.09% across grades 3-5, compared to the district's 45.44% to 48.98% and the state's 54.07% to 56.61%. In mathematics, Barton Elementary School's proficiency rates were higher than the district but still below the state average, ranging from 56.67% to 60.71% in 2024-2025.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for African American students being 261 out of 928 New York elementary schools, while the ranking for English Language Learner students was 837 out of 1,117 schools. Barton Elementary School also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.28% to 42.48% over the past three school years. The nearby schools within the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, such as Eagle Elementary, Bay Elementary, and Medford Elementary, generally perform better than Barton Elementary School on state assessments and have higher rankings.

515

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,768

Per pupil spending ?

31.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

199 Barton Ave
Patchogue, NY 11772-1498

(631) 687-6900

District: Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

Students who attend Barton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Saxton Middle School
High:	Patchogue-Medford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

Hispanic:

38.4%

African American:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2014 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg46%

New York avg55%

1,267^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

685^th of 874Patchogue-Medford 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	47.1	1267 of 2445	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1552 of 2445	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1781 of 2439	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1806 of 2434	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	2200 of 2413	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1987 of 2395	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	2005 of 2386	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	1882 of 2366	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.3	1746 of 2352	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.2	1681 of 2345	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.5	1576 of 2325	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.0	1472 of 2320	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.1	1760 of 2286	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.4	1549 of 2263	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.2	1608 of 2257	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.1	1381 of 2227	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.2	1407 of 2219	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.3	1252 of 2206	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	261 of 928	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	357 of 927	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.2	751 of 936	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	837 of 1117	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	812 of 1066	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	982 of 1001	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	813 of 1027	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	906 of 938	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1416 of 2409	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1713 of 2413	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1912 of 2403	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1891 of 2401	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	2215 of 2357	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	2065 of 2338	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	966 of 1569	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1053 of 1531	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	955 of 1429	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1073 of 1503	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1184 of 1315	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1197 of 1392	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	1266 of 2098	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1442 of 2078	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1755 of 2041	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1756 of 2099	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1936 of 2032	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1912 of 2045	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	1055 of 2407	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	1319 of 2411	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1559 of 2400	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1637 of 2400	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	2068 of 2358	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1754 of 2340	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1725 of 2134	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1732 of 2110	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1700 of 2016	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.9	817 of 2031	59.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	578 of 1402	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	796 of 1392	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1012 of 1337	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	948 of 1399	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1261 of 1338	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1359 of 1408	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)72nd percentile+24 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math59%~ state avg

English Language Arts49%-6 vs state

Science47%~ state avg

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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
Barton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	199 Barton Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6900	515	49	10.6	31.8%	228 (44.3%)	55 (10.7%)	198 (38.4%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	47.1	1267^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.2%		36.4	1552^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	36.5%	285	44.7	40.7	68.1	60.7	56.7	58.7	46.8	98.7	99.3	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.3	99.6	99.3	$28,768	$1,279	$27,489
Medford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	281 Medford Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-8300	513	44	11.7	32.2%	169 (32.9%)	19 (3.7%)	304 (59.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	25.9	1897^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.4%		25.4	1884^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.9%	13	54.6	43.9	46.5	52.7	32.4	31.1	20.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$25,652	$1,298	$24,355
Tremont Elementary School	Public	K-5	143 Tremont Ave	Medford	11763	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-8700	433	40	10.8	32.3%	220 (50.8%)	26 (6.0%)	165 (38.1%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	47.8	1251^st of 2445 public elementary schools	48.8%		41.9	1388^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.2%	137	50.0	51.3	63.2	63.2	61.3	44.4	36.0	98.6	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.0	99.0	99.2	$29,229	$1,456	$27,773
Canaan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	59 Fry Blvd	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-8100	596	49	12.2	34.9%	230 (38.6%)	26 (4.4%)	310 (52.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.9%)	21.2	2047^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.3%		29.2	1770^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.6%	277	31.9	42.4	36.2	42.7	43.1	34.9	31.8	96.9	98.7	99.2	99.2	99.4	98.3	99.6	97.7	$26,276	$1,369	$24,907
Bay Elementary School	Public	K-5	114 Bay Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-6950	430	35	12.2	33.7%	162 (37.7%)	9 (2.1%)	237 (55.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.3%)	23.8	1967^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.6%		32.6	1669^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.7%	298	42.1	31.0	36.6	56.7	33.3	42.9	30.0	97.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.7	98.0	$26,237	$1,374	$24,863
River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	46 River Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-8350	314	34	9.1	40.4%	126 (40.1%)	33 (10.5%)	129 (41.1%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.5%)	33.2	1676^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.5%		31.7	1694^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.7%	18	43.5	51.2	34.2	41.3	69.1	45.0	27.5	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,808	$1,340	$29,468
Verne W Critz Elementary School	Public	K-3	185 Dunton Ave	East Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	South Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 730-1675	269	29	9.1	41.6%	86 (32.0%)	29 (10.8%)	146 (54.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)								(n/a)	50.7			44.7				98.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.0	$41,963	$1,169	$40,793
Tamarac Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Spence Ave	Holbrook	11741	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-5680	421	39	10.8	27.6%	291 (69.1%)	19 (4.5%)	72 (17.1%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.5%)	62.6	879^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.0%		61.5	868^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.5%	11	69.6	56.4	56.3	69.6	57.5	84.2	52.9	98.7	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.1	99.6	$31,405	$631	$30,775
Eagle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Wave Ave	Medford	11763	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 687-8150	680	54	12.5	37.4%	201 (29.6%)	69 (10.1%)	362 (53.2%)	24 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	51.2	1178^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.8%		24.5	1923^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	21.3%	745	56.4	55.8	55.7	67.7	58.8	48.7	39.4	98.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	100.0	99.1	$24,056	$1,273	$22,783
Frank P Long Intermediate School	Public	4-5	599 Brookhaven Ave	Bellport	11713	Suffolk County	South Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 730-1725	542	56	9.6	56.6%	145 (26.8%)	87 (16.1%)	272 (50.2%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	15.5	2180^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%		16.7	2157^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.8%	23		33.6	32.6		42.6	27.1	19.3	97.4	99.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.5	$33,846	$1,091	$32,755

Frequently Asked Questions about Barton Elementary School

What district is Barton Elementary School in?

Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of Barton Elementary School?

Students at Barton Elementary School are 44% White, 38% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Barton Elementary School a good school?

Barton Elementary School ranks 1267^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Barton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Barton Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Barton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Barton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Saxton Middle School
High : Patchogue-Medford High School

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