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Patchogue-Medford High School

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Patchogue-Medford High School ranks 488 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 60% of New York high schools

Summary

Patchogue-Medford High School is a public high school located in Medford, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,453 students. It 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.

Patchogue-Medford High School has consistently ranked in the top 50% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 488 out of 1,234 high schools (top 40%). The school's performance on Regents exams is generally above the state average, and its proficiency rates on the Common Core English Language Arts exam are particularly strong, consistently around 80% or higher, compared to the state average of around 75-78%. The school's performance for African American and Hispanic students, as well as English Language Learner (ELL) students, is notably strong, ranking in the top 25-30% and top 15-20% of New York high schools, respectively.

However, the school faces challenges related to chronic absenteeism, with a rate ranging from 22.8% to 34.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 84.3% to 86.7%, which is slightly below the state average. Compared to nearby schools, Patchogue-Medford High School's performance is generally stronger than Centereach High School and Bellport Senior High School, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Sayville High School and Bayport-Blue Point High School.

2,487

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,522

Per pupil spending ?

51.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

181 Buffalo Ave
Medford, NY 11763-3797

(631) 687-6500

District: Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

Feeder schools for Patchogue-Medford High School:

Elementary:	Barton Elementary School
	Bay Elementary School
	Canaan Elementary School
	Eagle Elementary School
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	Medford Elementary School
	River Elementary School
	Tremont Elementary School
Middle:	Oregon Middle School
	Saxton Middle School
	South Ocean Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.3%

White:

34.8%

African American:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2014 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg74%

New York avg67%

488^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	61.3	488 of 1234	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	495 of 1242	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	500 of 1228	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	383 of 1190	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	569 of 1207	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	499 of 1210	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.9	467 of 1221	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.3	558 of 1255	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.8	563 of 1255	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.1	524 of 1237	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.0	493 of 1217	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.8	549 of 1198	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.7	508 of 1165	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.7	600 of 1117	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.9	573 of 1086	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.7	580 of 1027	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.5	575 of 1002	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.3	409 of 986	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.3	456 of 935	51.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	174 of 713	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	137 of 690	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	172 of 671	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	161 of 593	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	136 of 686	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	97 of 679	85.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	167 of 413	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	152 of 426	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	173 of 424	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	171 of 386	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	97 of 447	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	122 of 426	71.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	180 of 669	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	122 of 637	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	82 of 583	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	35 of 481	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	50.6	227 of 565	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.7	74 of 546	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	438 of 1206	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	468 of 1219	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	510 of 1197	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	443 of 1155	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	548 of 1193	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	510 of 1176	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	259 of 885	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	236 of 865	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	241 of 851	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	157 of 760	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.1	339 of 815	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	301 of 791	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	259 of 607	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	154 of 564	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	38.6	330 of 531	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	151 of 389	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.4	408 of 493	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.7	148 of 498	70.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	382 of 1179	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	424 of 1170	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	410 of 1155	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	282 of 1101	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	581 of 1179	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	497 of 1154	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	491 of 1201	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	483 of 1211	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	475 of 1191	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	341 of 1154	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	550 of 1190	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	480 of 1176	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	211 of 328	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	196 of 306	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	206 of 272	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	155 of 212	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	85 of 165	48.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	546 of 1149	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	556 of 1144	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	478 of 1130	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	344 of 1038	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	349 of 1132	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	264 of 1095	75.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	250 of 788	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	323 of 781	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	333 of 776	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	247 of 738	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	346 of 793	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	338 of 765	55.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)76th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)57th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II89%+14 vs state

Chemistry83%+19 vs state

U.S. History and Government82%+7 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts78%+3 vs state

Earth Science78%+13 vs state

Global History and Geography78%~ state avg

Physics74%+5 vs state

Living Environment66%+9 vs state

Geometry61%~ state avg

Algebra I58%~ state avg

Common Core Geometry17%-7 vs state

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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 (2025)	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	% 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
Patchogue-Medford High School	Public	9-12	181 Buffalo Ave	Medford	11763	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6500	2,487	205	12.1	51.7%	866 (34.8%)	164 (6.6%)	1,326 (53.3%)	60 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (2.9%)	61.3	488^th of 1234 public high schools	60.5%		61.7	495^th of 1242 public high schools	60.1%	7	83.3	88.9	78.4	17.1	78.2	77.7	65.9	74.1	82.0	58.3		61.2		98.5	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.0	99.0	99.8	$28,522	$1,422	$27,100
Sachem High School East	Public	9-12	177 Granny Rd	Farmingville	11738	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 716-8200	1,984	154	12.8	34.1%	1,246 (62.8%)	92 (4.6%)	474 (23.9%)	111 (5.6%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (2.6%)	69.9	332^nd of 1234 public high schools	73.1%		67.8	384^th of 1242 public high schools	69.1%	52	75.3	87.5	88.5	40.0	61.1	84.2	87.9	76.9	83.7	60.8		69.7		99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.7	99.6	99.7	$29,550	$627	$28,923
Bellport Senior High School	Public	9-12	205 Beaver Dam Rd	Brookhaven	11719	Suffolk County	South Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 730-1575	1,340	117	11.4	54.8%	412 (30.7%)	215 (16.0%)	628 (46.9%)	26 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (4.0%)	34.4	812^th of 1234 public high schools	34.2%		24.5	918^th of 1242 public high schools	26.1%	106	40.7	54.0	74.0	12.1	6.9	74.3	29.0	47.6	78.4	37.6	47.2	27.8	42.6	96.7	98.3	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.9	97.7	97.3	$33,195	$1,113	$32,082
Longwood High School	Public	9-12	100 Longwood Rd	Middle Island	11953	Suffolk County	Longwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 345-9200	2,993	220	13.5	35.7%	1,212 (40.5%)	593 (19.8%)	913 (30.5%)	94 (3.1%)	7 (0.2%)	9 (0.3%)	164 (5.5%)	62.3	473^rd of 1234 public high schools	61.7%		58	553^rd of 1242 public high schools	55.5%	80	81.8	90.4	89.0	41.9	15.9	82.2	32.0	66.1	82.2	53.0	80.3	66.1	44.2	99.4	99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.9	$33,416	$1,288	$32,128
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
Bayport-Blue Point High School	Public	9-12	200 Snedecor Ave	Bayport	11705	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 472-7800	579	63	9.1	18.7%	491 (84.8%)	11 (1.9%)	46 (7.9%)	16 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	82.8	90^th of 1234 public high schools	92.7%		81.4	97^th of 1242 public high schools	92.2%	7	82.3	97.6	90.9	40.0	77.3	97.3	87.6	70.6	98.1	82.0	100.0	79.7		98.8	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	100.0	99.6	$41,494	$567	$40,927
Sachem High School North	Public	9-12	212 Smith Rd	Lake Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1400	2,008	163	12.3	33.8%	1,247 (62.1%)	102 (5.1%)	454 (22.6%)	126 (6.3%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (3.6%)	64.5	422^nd of 1234 public high schools	65.8%		64.9	439^th of 1242 public high schools	64.7%	17	76.5	86.0	86.9	39.6	53.1	87.6	80.1	39.4	89.7	44.9		59.2		99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.8	99.7	99.7	$29,522	$627	$28,896
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
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William Floyd High School	Public	9-12	240 Mastic Beach Rd	Mastic Beach	11951	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 874-1660	3,107	223	13.9	50.9%	866 (27.9%)	516 (16.6%)	1,488 (47.9%)	73 (2.3%)	8 (0.3%)	10 (0.3%)	146 (4.7%)	39	763^rd of 1234 public high schools	38.2%		43	725^th of 1242 public high schools	41.6%	38	67.7	80.6	69.6	9.5	14.7	66.0	28.2	59.6	75.3	23.0	0.0	42.0	75.4	99.1	99.5	99.7	99.8	100.0	99.4	99.5	99.7	$29,274	$1,590	$27,684

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Patchogue-Medford High School ranks 488^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Patchogue-Medford High School?

Patchogue-Medford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barton Elementary School
Elementary : Bay Elementary School
Elementary : Canaan Elementary School
Elementary : Eagle Elementary School
Elementary : Medford Elementary School
Elementary : River Elementary School
Elementary : Tremont Elementary School
Middle : Oregon Middle School
Middle : Saxton Middle School
Middle : South Ocean Middle School

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