Top 10 Best Suffolk County Public Elementary Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 273 public elementary schools serving 141,146 students in Suffolk County, NY.
The top ranked public elementary schools in Suffolk County, NY are Quogue Elementary School, Nassakeag Elementary School and Sylvan Avenue Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Suffolk County, NY public elementary schools have an average math proficiency score of 46% (versus the New York public elementary school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 59% statewide average). Elementary schools in Suffolk County have an average ranking of 8/10, which is in the top 30% of New York public elementary schools.
Minority enrollment is 54% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public elementary school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Elementary Schools in Suffolk County (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Quogue Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
10 Edgewood Rd
Quogue, NY 11959
(631) 653-4285
Grades: PK-6
| 100 students
Rank: #22.
Nassakeag Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
490 Pond Path
East Setauket, NY 11733
(631) 730-4400
Grades: PK-6
| 495 students
Rank: #33.
Sylvan Avenue Elementary School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
600 Sylvan Ave
Bayport, NY 11705
(631) 472-7840
Grades: K-5
| 260 students
Rank: #44.
Lloyd Harbor School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
7 School Ln
Huntington, NY 11743
(631) 367-8800
Grades: 2-6
| 374 students
Rank: #55.
Parkview Elementary School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
23 Roundtree Dr
Kings Park, NY 11754
(631) 269-3770
Grades: PK-3
| 381 students
Rank: #66.
Minnesauke Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
21 Highgate Dr
East Setauket, NY 11733
(631) 730-4200
Grades: PK-6
| 610 students
Rank: #77.
Setauket Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
134 Main St
East Setauket, NY 11733
(631) 730-4600
Grades: PK-6
| 574 students
Rank: #88.
Idle Hour Elementary School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
334 Idle Hour Blvd
Oakdale, NY 11769
(631) 244-2306
Grades: PK-5
| 188 students
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Mills Pond Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
246 Moriches Rd
Saint James, NY 11780
(631) 382-4305
Grades: K-5
| 360 students
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Paumanok Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1 Seaman Neck Rd
Huntington Station, NY 11746
(631) 592-3650
Grades: K-5
| 572 students
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Bretton Woods Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1 Club Ln
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 582-6633
Grades: PK-5
| 535 students
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Port Jefferson Middle School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
350 Old Post Rd
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
(631) 791-4431
Grades: 6-8
| 231 students
Rank: #1313.
Vanderbilt Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
350 Deer Park Ave
Huntington Station, NY 11746
(631) 592-3800
Grades: K-5
| 687 students
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
East Moriches Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
523 Montauk Hwy
East Moriches, NY 11940
(631) 878-0162
Grades: PK-4
| 359 students
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Fifth Avenue Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1157 5th Ave
East Northport, NY 11731
(631) 262-6820
Grades: K-4
| 382 students
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Ocean Avenue School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
100 Ocean Ave
Northport, NY 11768
(631) 262-6840
Grades: K-4
| 361 students
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Wading River School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1900 Wadng Rvr Mnr Rd
Wading River, NY 11792
(631) 821-8253
Grades: 3-5
| 442 students
Rank: #1818.
Albert G Prodell Middle School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
100 Randall Rd
Shoreham, NY 11786
(631) 821-8210
Grades: 6-8
| 452 students
Rank: #1919.
200 Timber Point Rd
East Islip, NY 11730
(631) 224-2004
Grades: PK-2
| 361 students
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
Fort Salonga Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
39 Sunken Meadow Rd
Northport, NY 11768
(631) 269-3364
Grades: PK-3
| 398 students
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
Mount Sinai Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
118 N Country Rd
Mount Sinai, NY 11766
(631) 870-2600
Grades: K-4
| 677 students
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Dogwood Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
50 Dogwood Dr
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631) 382-4255
Grades: K-5
| 358 students
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Tackan Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
99 Midwood Ave
Nesconset, NY 11767
(631) 382-2675
Grades: K-5
| 517 students
Rank: #2424.
Harding Avenue School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2 Harding Ave
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
(631) 867-3350
Grades: PK-5
| 291 students
Rank: #2525.
Academy Street Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
150 Academy St
Bayport, NY 11705
(631) 472-7850
Grades: K-5
| 299 students
Rank: #2626.
Norwood Avenue School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
25 Norwood Rd
Northport, NY 11768
(631) 262-6830
Grades: K-4
| 440 students
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Amagansett School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
320 Main St
Amagansett, NY 11930
(631) 267-3572
Grades: PK-6
| 130 students
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Forest Brook Elementary School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
299 Lilac Ln
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 265-3265
Grades: PK-5
| 354 students
Rank: #2929.
Montauk School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
50 S Dorset Dr
Montauk, NY 11954
(631) 668-2474
Grades: PK-8
| 331 students
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Babylon Memorial Grade School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
169 Park Ave
Babylon, NY 11702
(631) 893-7980
Grades: 3-6
| 467 students
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Eastport Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
390 Montauk Hwy
Eastport, NY 11941
(631) 801-3175
Grades: 3-6
| 355 students
Rank: #3232.
Signal Hill Elementary School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
670 Caledonia Rd
Huntington Station, NY 11746
(631) 592-3700
Grades: K-5
| 684 students
Rank: #3333.
Miller Avenue School
3 Miller Ave
Shoreham, NY 11786
(631) 821-8232
Grades: K-2
| 401 students
Rank: #3434.
Fishers Island School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
78 Greenwood Rd #600
Fishers Island, NY 06390
(631) 788-7444
Grades: PK-12
| 57 students
Rank: #35 - 3635. - 36.
John F Kennedy School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
175 Brookvale Ave
West Babylon, NY 11704
(631) 376-7801
Grades: PK-5
| 362 students
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Suffolk County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
300 Park Ave
Deer Park, NY 11729
(631) 274-4360
Grades: PK
| 200 students
14 W Belmont St
Bay Shore, NY 11706
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
253 Bellerose Ave
East Northport, NY 11731
(631) 262-6800
Grades: K-5
| 272 students
15 Ridgely Rd
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631) 382-4205
Grades: K-5
| 360 students
18 Tower Hill Rd
Shoreham, NY 11786
(631) 821-8200
Grades: K-1
| 231 students
Brookhaven Annex (Closed 2021)
Special Education School
Fireplace Neck Rd
Brookhaven, NY 11719
(631) 286-4037
Grades: Inquire with school
| 29 students
600 S Service Rd
Huntington Station, NY 11746
(631) 592-3500
Grades: K-5
| 437 students
110 Stephen Hands Path
Wainscott, NY 11975
(631) 324-0207
Grades: K-5
| 57 students
998 Crkd Hill Rd -bld 102
Brentwood, NY 11717
(631) 761-3805
Grades: n/a
| 4 students
1201 Montauk Hwy
Oakdale, NY 11769
(631) 563-9833
Grades: PK
| n/a students
120 Dickinson Ave
East Northport, NY 11731
(631) 262-6810
Grades: K-5
| 373 students
1 C B Gariepy Ave
Islip Terrace, NY 11752
(631) 224-2070
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
543 Moriches-middle I
Manorville, NY 11949
(631) 874-6604
Grades: 7-12
| 1,442 students
315 West Montauk Hwy
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
(631) 226-6409
Grades: K-5
| 244 students
30 Deforest Rd
Huntington Station, NY 11746
(631) 592-3550
Grades: K-5
| 485 students
65 Gatelot Ave
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
(631) 471-1810
Grades: K-5
| 492 students
62 Pine St
East Moriches, NY 11940
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
66 Brook Ave
Bay Shore, NY 11706
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
20 Ruland Rd
Melville, NY 11747
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
140 Garden City Avenue
Wyandanch, NY 11798
(631) 491-1047
Grades: 6-8
| 480 students
N
Yaphank, NY 11980
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
29 Gibbs Pond Rd
Nesconset, NY 11767
(631) 382-4405
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
245 N Ocean Ave
Patchogue, NY 11772
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
339 Snedecor Ave
West Islip, NY 11795
(631) 893-3390
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Pilgrim Psych Center (Closed 2021)
Special Education School
998 Crkd Hill Rd -bld 102
Brentwood, NY 11717
(631) 761-3805
Grades: Inquire with school
| 4 students
197 Half Hollow Road
Huntington Station, NY 11746
(631) 673-7705
Grades: 5-12
| 61 students
750 Waverly Ave
Holtsville, NY 11742
(631) 207-7100
Grades: 6-8
| 833 students
10 School Street
Saint James, NY 11780
(631) 382-2700
Grades: 6-8
| 660 students
387 Wyandanch Ave
Wyandanch, NY 11798
(631) 841-0841
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
179 Granny Rd
Farmingville, NY 11738
(631) 696-8660
Grades: K-5
| 444 students
350 Higbie Ln
West Islip, NY 11795
(631) 893-3370
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
4440 Nesconset Hwy
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
Grades: n/a
| n/a students

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public elementary schools in Suffolk County, NY?
The top ranked public elementary schools in Suffolk County, NY include Quogue Elementary School, Nassakeag Elementary School and Sylvan Avenue Elementary School.
How many public elementary schools are located in Suffolk County, NY?
273 public elementary schools are located in Suffolk County, NY.
What is the racial composition of students in Suffolk County, NY?
Suffolk County, NY public elementary schools minority enrollment is 54% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public elementary schools average of 60% (majority Hispanic).

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