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Bay Shore Union Free School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,269 students in Bay Shore Union Free School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Bay Shore Union Free School District have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 77% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
5,604 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
544 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Bay Shore Union Free School District, which is ranked #535 of all 1,015 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#542 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
46%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
49%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
83%
78%

Graduation Rate
89%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.65
0.73
# American Indian Students
8 Students
7,222 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
251 Students
81,213 Students
% Asian Students
4%
9%
# Hispanic Students
2,890 Students
270,400 Students
% Hispanic Students
52%
30%
# Black Students
899 Students
175,155 Students
% Black Students
16%
20%
# White Students
1,377 Students
325,608 Students
% White Students
25%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
2,099 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
174 Students
28,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
8,468
# Students in K Grade:
402
26,528
# Students in 1st Grade:
408
28,304
# Students in 2nd Grade:
429
28,365
# Students in 3rd Grade:
417
27,931
# Students in 4th Grade:
357
29,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
406
43,975
# Students in 6th Grade:
398
157,405
# Students in 7th Grade:
417
185,375
# Students in 8th Grade:
431
188,665
# Students in 9th Grade:
494
40,472
# Students in 10th Grade:
472
36,147
# Students in 11th Grade:
407
33,448
# Students in 12th Grade:
484
33,009
# Ungraded Students:
82
22,697
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $30,829 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $29,959 is less than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$173 MM
$78,541 MM

Spending
$168 MM
$80,737 MM

Revenue / Student
$30,829
$31,307

Spending / Student
$29,959
$32,183

Best Bay Shore Union Free School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bay Shore Middle School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
393 Brook Ave
Bay Shore, NY 11706
(631) 968-1208
Bay Shore, NY 11706
(631) 968-1208
Grades: 6-8
| 1,269 students
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