Summary:
The Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District is home to a single high school, Patchogue-Medford High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has some areas of strength, such as performance in Chemistry, Algebra II, and U.S. History, it also struggles in other subjects like Algebra I and Geometry. The school's overall ranking within the state has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 383 out of 1,190 schools in 2021-2022 to 500 out of 1,228 schools in 2022-2023.
Patchogue-Medford High School's graduation rate of 84.3% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.9% is higher than the state average. The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 34.1%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, over half (52.8%) of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Despite these challenges, Patchogue-Medford High School's spending per student of $15,949 is slightly higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 12.8 students per teacher is slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may have the resources to address its academic and attendance-related issues, but the inconsistent performance across subject areas suggests that there is room for improvement in providing a more consistent and well-rounded education for its students.
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