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Paul J Gelinas Junior High School

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Paul J Gelinas Junior High School ranks 180 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-9

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 88% of New York middle schools

Summary

Paul J Gelinas Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-9 in Setauket, New York, part of the Three Village Central School District, which is ranked 157 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. With 651 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.5, the school consistently delivers strong academic outcomes, often outperforming the district and the state as a whole.

In 2024-2025, Paul J Gelinas Junior High School had 79.58% of 7th graders and 72.31% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 71.19% and 67.98% for the district, and 50.99% and 52.38% for the state. The school also excels in math, science, and Regents exams, and performs exceptionally well across different student subgroups, ranking among the top middle schools in New York for Asian, Hispanic, and special education students. With relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and high spending per student at $40,153 in 2023-2024, the school's consistent high performance suggests effective teaching practices, curriculum, and support systems in place.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School, also in the Three Village Central School District, Paul J Gelinas Junior High School stands out as a top performer, with higher proficiency rates and a stronger overall ranking. This exceptional middle school's focus on equity and inclusion, combined with its academic excellence, make it a standout in the region.

651

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,367

Per pupil spending ?

12.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Mud Rd
Setauket, NY 11733-1499

(631) 730-4700

District: Three Village Central School District

Students who attend Paul J Gelinas Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Ward Melville Senior High School

Feeder schools for Paul J Gelinas Junior High School:

Elementary:	Minnesauke Elementary School
	Setauket Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.8%

Asian:

11.1%

Hispanic:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (87% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New York middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg84%

New York avg56%

180^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Three Village Central School District

157^th of 874Three Village Central 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	85.5	180 of 1500	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	148 of 1504	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	82 of 1500	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	116 of 1479	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	67 of 1242	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	66 of 1439	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	129 of 1438	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	85.6	157 of 1455	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	238 of 1429	83.3%	★★★★☆
2015	83.5	159 of 1407	88.7%	★★★★☆
2014	88.2	107 of 1401	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	91.6	78 of 1373	94.3%	★★★★★
2012	89.3	76 of 1337	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	90.8	61 of 1295	95.3%	★★★★★
2010	90.0	51 of 1243	95.9%	★★★★★
2009	85.4	42 of 1224	96.6%	★★★★★
2008	86.3	62 of 1185	94.8%	★★★★★
2007	90.1	36 of 1123	96.8%	★★★★★
2006	88.0	71 of 1095	93.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	30 of 406	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	40 of 396	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	27 of 388	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	52 of 381	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	35 of 236	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	237 of 1457	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	157 of 1465	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	93.0	82 of 1463	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	114 of 1454	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	70 of 1066	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	52 of 1370	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	128 of 1353	90.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	108 of 965	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	141 of 953	85.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	259 of 1283	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	278 of 1296	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	145 of 1288	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	154 of 1455	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	134 of 1464	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	75 of 1464	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	108 of 1455	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	56 of 1071	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	76 of 1366	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	117 of 1352	91.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	161 of 1298	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	93.3	46 of 1303	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	76 of 1307	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	51 of 1283	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	24 of 1139	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	212 of 775	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	145 of 778	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	83 of 772	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	124 of 748	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.0	45 of 614	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	48 of 716	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	74.8	155 of 763	79.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2025)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II100%+25 vs state

Living Environment99%+42 vs state

Geometry99%+39 vs state

Algebra I98%+42 vs state

Earth Science94%+29 vs state

English Language Arts76%+24 vs state

Math72%+19 vs state

Science69%+25 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Amazing school district and the community is wonderful. So many clubs and activities to join and be involved in. The Gelinas Science Olympiad team is prestigious, and the high school which Gelinas streams into is very good as well. Ward Melville Senior High School is known for its amazing achievements in the Science and Arts area. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (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 Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	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 Geometry End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
Paul J Gelinas Junior High School	Public	7-9	25 Mud Rd	Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4700	651	62	10.4	12.4%	487 (74.8%)	6 (0.9%)	50 (7.7%)	72 (11.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	85.5	180^th of 1500 public middle schools	88.0%		88.7	148^th of 1504 public middle schools	90.2%	32	100.0		94.4	99.2	98.0		99.1			79.6	72.3			80.2	43.6		68.6	98.5	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.5	99.7	$41,367	$515	$40,852
Port Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Old Post Rd	Port Jefferson	11777	Suffolk County	Port Jefferson Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 791-4431	224	24	9.2	18.3%	153 (68.3%)	10 (4.5%)	38 (17.0%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	80.9	246^th of 1500 public middle schools	83.6%		77.5	266^th of 1504 public middle schools	82.3%	20			100.0		100.0				68.2	80.0	58.6		71.4	82.2	33.3		58.3	99.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	$67,745	$160	$67,585
Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School	Public	7-9	351 Oxhead Rd	Stony Brook	11790	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4800	655	65	10.0	21.2%	388 (59.2%)	18 (2.7%)	96 (14.7%)	123 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	66.2	448^th of 1500 public middle schools	70.1%		68.6	395^th of 1504 public middle schools	73.7%	53	100.0	100.0	96.9	99.0	94.3					63.8	63.9			65.7	27.9		42.6	98.9	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	99.9	100.0	$42,018	$554	$41,464
John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Jayne Blvd	Port Jefferson Station	11776	Suffolk County	Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-8160	814	79	10.2	31.8%	411 (50.5%)	31 (3.8%)	319 (39.2%)	25 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)	10.5	1422^nd of 1500 public middle schools	5.2%		25.3	1207^th of 1504 public middle schools	19.7%	215				100.0	98.7				27.2	23.8	26.4		22.6	22.5	24.2		10.9	98.6	99.4	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.5	99.7	99.7	$32,395	$338	$32,057
Dawnwood Middle School	Public	6-8	10 43rd St	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8200	967	70	13.8	47.1%	432 (44.7%)	64 (6.6%)	362 (37.4%)	69 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.0%)	32.7	1053^rd of 1500 public middle schools	29.8%		32.9	1058^th of 1504 public middle schools	29.7%	5					75.0	60.5			36.4	35.9	47.2		49.5	40.0				98.7	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.4	$30,188	$648	$29,541
Mount Sinai Middle School	Public	5-8	114 N Country Rd	Mount Sinai	11766	Suffolk County	Mount Sinai Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-2700	617	55	11.2	12.3%	483 (78.3%)	6 (1.0%)	77 (12.5%)	39 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	73.4	339^th of 1500 public middle schools	77.4%		62	509^th of 1504 public middle schools	66.2%	170			100.0		100.0			60.3	54.8	68.6	65.6	49.4	52.5	80.6	50.0	52.6	66.7									$31,438	$606	$30,832
Selden Middle School	Public	6-9	22 Jefferson Ave	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8400	1,080	75	14.4	51.5%	443 (41.0%)	85 (7.9%)	409 (37.9%)	108 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.2%)	21.7	1286^th of 1500 public middle schools	14.3%		26.5	1177^th of 1504 public middle schools	21.7%	109					76.4	69.7			34.2	25.6	34.0		30.6	45.9				95.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	95.2	99.9	99.4	$28,414	$657	$27,757
Nesaquake Middle School	Public	6-8	479 Edgewood Ave	Saint James	11780	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-5105	466	46	10.0	15.0%	380 (81.5%)	3 (0.6%)	45 (9.7%)	18 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	73.8	333^rd of 1500 public middle schools	77.8%		72.7	336^th of 1504 public middle schools	77.7%	3					100.0	100.0			65.5	54.3	64.7		62.4	76.4	66.7		45.5	97.9	98.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.3	99.6	$40,420	$36	$40,384
North Country Road School	Public	6-8	191 N Country Rd	Miller Place	11764	Suffolk County	Miller Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-2710	530	56	9.4	21.3%	417 (78.7%)	18 (3.4%)	70 (13.2%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	31.9	1076^th of 1500 public middle schools	28.3%		43.4	840^th of 1504 public middle schools	44.1%	236			100.0		100.0				30.2	39.7	36.7		33.8	63.3	28.6		27.3	98.1	99.1	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	99.5	99.8	$35,417	$171	$35,246
Great Hollow Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Southern Blvd	Nesconset	11767	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-2805	750	73	10.2	17.2%	524 (69.9%)	20 (2.7%)	106 (14.1%)	78 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	75.8	309^th of 1500 public middle schools	79.4%		71	356^th of 1504 public middle schools	76.3%	47					100.0	100.0			64.6	59.5	64.2		72.6	75.0	40.0		56.0	98.7	99.1	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.5	$37,466	$814	$36,652

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul J Gelinas Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Paul J Gelinas Junior High School?

Students at Paul J Gelinas Junior High School are 75% White, 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Paul J Gelinas Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Paul J Gelinas Junior High School.

Is Paul J Gelinas Junior High School a good school?

Paul J Gelinas Junior High School ranks 180^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Paul J Gelinas Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Paul J Gelinas Junior High School usually go on to attend Ward Melville Senior High School

What district is Paul J Gelinas Junior High School in?

Three Village Central School District

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