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Bay Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1967^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Bay Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Patchogue, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 419 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.

Bay Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District and the state of New York in terms of proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments. The school's performance on the assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's rankings for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds being particularly low, indicating achievement gaps. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $25,745 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Bay Elementary School has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, and a low SchoolDigger rating of 0 or 1 star out of 5 for most of the past decade.

Comparing Bay Elementary School to nearby schools within the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, such as Tremont Elementary, Barton Elementary, and Canaan Elementary, these schools generally perform better than Bay Elementary School on the New York State Assessments and have higher statewide rankings. When comparing Bay Elementary School to schools in the higher-performing Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District, the academic performance gap becomes even more pronounced, with schools in the Bayport-Blue Point district consistently outperforming Bay Elementary School and the Patchogue-Medford district on the assessments.

430

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,237

Per pupil spending ?

33.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

114 Bay Ave
Patchogue, NY 11772-4099

(631) 687-6950

District: Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

Students who attend Bay Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	South Ocean Middle School
High:	Patchogue-Medford High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.1%

White:

37.7%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 53rd percentile in 2021 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 53rd-percentile peak (2021) to 20th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg46%

New York avg55%

1,967^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	23.8	1967 of 2445	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1669 of 2445	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1509 of 2439	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1635 of 2434	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	1044 of 2201	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	4.8	2388 of 2413	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	2250 of 2395	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	2063 of 2386	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	2072 of 2366	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	2000 of 2352	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.2	1957 of 2345	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.0	1800 of 2325	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.2	1960 of 2320	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.2	2016 of 2286	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.0	1763 of 2263	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.4	2086 of 2257	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	27.6	1796 of 2227	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.6	1380 of 2219	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.1	1370 of 2206	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	946 of 1117	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	802 of 1066	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	534 of 1001	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	693 of 1027	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	736 of 860	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	871 of 938	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	2047 of 2409	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1850 of 2413	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1561 of 2403	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1606 of 2401	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	4.8	2336 of 2357	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	2274 of 2338	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1466 of 1569	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1210 of 1531	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	931 of 1429	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1100 of 1503	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1306 of 1315	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1335 of 1392	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1928 of 2098	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1556 of 2078	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1468 of 2041	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1619 of 2099	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	2032 of 2032	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	2041 of 2045	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1741 of 2407	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	1436 of 2411	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1416 of 2400	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	1598 of 2400	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.5	2308 of 2358	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	2023 of 2340	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	827 of 1402	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	784 of 1392	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	744 of 1337	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	751 of 1399	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1087 of 1408	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)41st percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math44%-14 vs state

English Language Arts36%-19 vs state

Science30%-15 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
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
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
Blue Point Elementary School	Public	K-5	212 Blue Point Ave	Blue Point	11715	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 472-6100	218	32	6.8	13.8%	190 (87.2%)	4 (1.8%)	14 (6.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	65.5	812^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.8%		70.6	621^st of 2445 public elementary schools	74.6%	191	66.7	57.1	77.8	71.4	54.2	55.0	66.7	97.8	98.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.3	99.1	98.3	$48,348	$619	$47,729
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
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
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
Sylvan Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Sylvan Ave	Bayport	11705	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 472-7840	318	27	11.8	13.8%	250 (78.6%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (15.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	82.6	361^st of 2445 public elementary schools	85.2%		82.1	384^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.3%	23	76.9	88.2	73.7	77.8	79.0	77.3	55.0	98.3	98.6	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.0	99.0	99.0	$31,308	$487	$30,820
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
Academy Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Academy St	Bayport	11705	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 472-7850	317	39	8.1	7.6%	273 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.7%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	64.6	837^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.8%		75.8	515^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.9%	322	56.8	68.8	63.3	48.7	72.7	81.3	54.8	98.4	98.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.4	98.7	100.0	$44,156	$638	$43,518

Frequently Asked Questions about Bay Elementary School

Is Bay Elementary School a good school?

Bay Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.6% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Bay Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : South Ocean Middle School
High : Patchogue-Medford High School

How many students attend Bay Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Bay Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bay Elementary School?

Students at Bay Elementary School are 55% Hispanic, 38% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Bay Elementary School in?

Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

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