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Saxton Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 19% of New York middle schools

Summary

Saxton Middle School is a public middle school located in Patchogue, New York, serving 525 students in grades 6-8. 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.

Saxton Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New York middle schools, with a ranking between 1,137 and 1,385 out of around 1,500 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 27.74% to 45.45% in English Language Arts and 12.9% to 45.67% in math. However, the school's performance on Regents exams, such as Earth Science and Algebra I, is generally better than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates above 90%.

Compared to nearby schools, Saxton Middle School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Oregon Middle School and South Ocean Middle School, which have slightly higher rankings and better academic outcomes. However, Saxton Middle School outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Bellport Middle School in the South Country Central School District, which has even lower academic performance and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The nearby Sayville Middle School, part of the Sayville Union Free School District, stands out as a high-performing school, with a ranking in the top quarter of New York middle schools and significantly higher proficiency rates on state assessments compared to Saxton Middle School.

579

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,604

Per pupil spending ?

43%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 Saxton St
Patchogue, NY 11772-1899

(631) 687-6700

District: Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

Students who attend Saxton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Patchogue-Medford High School

Feeder schools for Saxton Middle School:

Elementary:	Barton Elementary School
	Canaan Elementary School
	River Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.8%

White:

33.7%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2014 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg49%

New York avg53%

1,208^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	26.0	1208 of 1500	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1216 of 1504	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1238 of 1500	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1137 of 1479	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1385 of 1439	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1209 of 1438	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	1158 of 1455	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.1	948 of 1429	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.4	881 of 1407	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.9	1042 of 1401	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.7	822 of 1373	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.8	718 of 1337	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.4	783 of 1295	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.9	707 of 1243	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.9	767 of 1224	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.6	696 of 1185	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.2	613 of 1123	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.5	601 of 1095	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	309 of 676	54.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	459 of 646	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	466 of 615	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	406 of 591	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	486 of 581	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	445 of 473	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1179 of 1457	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1113 of 1465	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1260 of 1463	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1153 of 1454	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	1355 of 1370	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1192 of 1353	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	831 of 965	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	767 of 953	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	793 of 943	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	701 of 914	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	819 of 826	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	692 of 810	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1082 of 1283	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	991 of 1296	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1043 of 1288	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1098 of 1306	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1237 of 1241	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1112 of 1245	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	1154 of 1455	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1200 of 1464	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1122 of 1464	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	1040 of 1455	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1241 of 1366	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1095 of 1352	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	42.1	119 of 208	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	895 of 1298	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1126 of 1303	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	945 of 1307	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1192 of 1283	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1110 of 1139	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1117 of 1170	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	502 of 775	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	626 of 778	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	667 of 772	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	663 of 748	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	678 of 716	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+35 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)43rd percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science98%+33 vs state

Algebra I93%+37 vs state

English Language Arts37%-14 vs state

Math33%-19 vs state

Science30%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
Saxton Middle School	Public	6-8	121 Saxton St	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6700	579	57	10.1	43.0%	195 (33.7%)	27 (4.7%)	329 (56.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	26	1208^th of 1500 public middle schools	19.5%		24.8	1216^th of 1504 public middle schools	19.1%	8	98.2		93.2			45.5	39.1	27.7	34.4	45.7	12.9	30.2	99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	$31,604	$1,453	$30,151
Oregon Middle School	Public	6-8	109 Oregon Ave	Medford	11763	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6800	545	49	11.0	52.1%	221 (40.6%)	42 (7.7%)	251 (46.1%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	32.7	1052^nd of 1500 public middle schools	29.9%		25.9	1190^th of 1504 public middle schools	20.9%	138	96.5		100.0			30.9	46.5	45.4	33.1	51.8	31.0	34.3	99.1	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.7	99.8	$30,815	$1,453	$29,362
South Ocean Middle School	Public	6-8	225 S Ocean Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6600	513	50	10.2	52.8%	176 (34.3%)	29 (5.7%)	275 (53.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.7%)	31.9	1077^th of 1500 public middle schools	28.2%		20.8	1288^th of 1504 public middle schools	14.4%	211	100.0		98.2			41.8	35.3	41.1	44.1	45.3	22.3	40.4	98.5	98.6	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.8	99.3	99.3	$29,506	$1,405	$28,101
James Wilson Young Middle School	Public	6-8	602 Sylvan Ave	Bayport	11705	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 472-7820	399	46	8.6	17.3%	324 (81.2%)	6 (1.5%)	44 (11.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	70.4	373^rd of 1500 public middle schools	75.1%		70.6	362^nd of 1504 public middle schools	75.9%	11	100.0		100.0			63.8	51.4	69.7	69.0	59.0	33.3	58.3	98.1	98.7	99.6	99.4	99.8	98.7	98.8	99.2	$41,711	$627	$41,084
Bellport Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Kreamer St	Bellport	11713	Suffolk County	South Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 730-1626	848	93	9.1	56.6%	239 (28.2%)	130 (15.3%)	433 (51.1%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.1%)	12.5	1402^nd of 1500 public middle schools	6.5%		14	1397^th of 1504 public middle schools	7.1%	5			100.0	93.1		22.4	19.7	24.2	19.3	36.6	25.7	24.2	97.2	98.9	98.7	98.7	98.7	99.1	98.8	97.4	$38,531	$1,335	$37,196
Seneca Middle School	Public	6-8	850 Main St	Holbrook	11741	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1850	928	86	10.8	32.7%	597 (64.3%)	31 (3.3%)	205 (22.1%)	53 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.4%)	43.3	843^rd of 1500 public middle schools	43.8%		39.3	932^nd of 1504 public middle schools	38.0%	89	100.0		100.0			28.4	40.6	38.9	51.1	69.3	46.2	50.0	99.6	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	$30,660	$621	$30,040
Sagamore Middle School	Public	6-8	57 Division St	Holtsville	11742	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 696-8600	893	88	10.1	37.7%	489 (54.8%)	41 (4.6%)	272 (30.5%)	53 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.9%)	45.1	806^th of 1500 public middle schools	46.3%		54.2	637^th of 1504 public middle schools	57.6%	169	99.1		100.0			27.7	41.0	52.3	44.8	66.3	65.6	48.3	98.4	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.6	99.5	$31,620	$628	$30,992
Sayville Middle School	Public	6-8	291 Johnson Ave	Sayville	11782	Suffolk County	Sayville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 244-6650	582	53	11.0	11.7%	501 (86.1%)	6 (1.0%)	53 (9.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	67.2	428^th of 1500 public middle schools	71.5%		71.8	349^th of 1504 public middle schools	76.8%	79		99.1	100.0			63.2	46.1	55.2	75.0	66.7	29.2	66.7	98.2	98.7	99.4	99.4	99.6	99.0	98.7	99.0	$40,027	$868	$39,159
Samoset Middle School	Public	6-8	51 School St	Lake Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1700	847	84	10.0	39.4%	500 (59.0%)	44 (5.2%)	200 (23.6%)	71 (8.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.2%)	46.3	791^st of 1500 public middle schools	47.3%		47	770^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.8%	21	99.0		100.0			52.0	42.7	43.4	47.3	63.4	26.1	36.8	99.6	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	100.0	99.8	$32,409	$628	$31,782
Ronkonkoma Middle School	Public	6-8	501 Peconic St	Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 467-6000	641	69	9.3	27.1%	336 (52.4%)	36 (5.6%)	193 (30.1%)	62 (9.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	35.7	998^th of 1500 public middle schools	33.5%		47.4	761^st of 1504 public middle schools	49.4%	237			98.6		94.4	31.1		40.6	48.9		20.0	55.6	98.3	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.6	99.4	$56,624	$1,317	$55,307

Frequently Asked Questions about Saxton Middle School

How many students attend Saxton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Saxton Middle School.

Is Saxton Middle School a good school?

Saxton Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.5% of New York middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Saxton Middle School?

Students at Saxton Middle School are 57% Hispanic, 34% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Saxton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Saxton Middle School usually go on to attend Patchogue-Medford High School

What district is Saxton Middle School in?

Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

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