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Two Suffolk County middle schools are among New York’s top 100, according to the latest rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.
Gelinas Junior High School in Setauket and Cold Spring Harbor High School, which includes middle school grades, ranked Nos. 49 and 68 in the state, respectively, in U.S. News’ 2025 Best Elementary and Best Middle Schools study. Gelinas is one of two middle schools in the Three Village school district that placed among the 10 highest-ranked in the county.
Half Hollow Hills also has two schools among the county’s top 10, according to the report, which relies on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education.
U.S. News analyzes state assessments to compute the percentage of students reaching proficiency or higher in mathematics and reading/language arts. Its study also takes into account such factors as student demographics and performance in key academic subjects.
Below is a list of the top 10 middle schools in Suffolk, according to U.S. News.
No. 1 Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School
District: Three Village
State Ranking: No. 49
Overall Score: 96.54
Reading Proficiency: 82%
Math Proficiency: 78%
No. 2 Cold Spring Harbor H.S. (7-12)
District: Cold Spring Harbor
State Ranking: No. 68
Overall Score: 95.1
Reading Proficiency: 80%
Math Proficiency: 85%
No. 3 Port Jefferson Middle School
District: Port Jefferson
State Ranking: No. 72
Overall Score: 94.88
Reading Proficiency: 72%
Math Proficiency: 82%
No. 4 Oldfield Middle School
District: Harborfields
State Ranking: No. 123
Overall Score: 91.21
Reading Proficiency: 70%
Math Proficiency: 70%
No. 5 Candlewood Middle School
District: Half Hollow Hills
State Ranking: No. 157
Overall Score: 88.76
Reading Proficiency: 66%
Math Proficiency: 68%
No. 6 Westhampton Beach Middle School
District: Westhampton Beach
State Ranking: No. 166
Overall Score: 88.11
Reading Proficiency: 67%
Math Proficiency: 64%
No. 7 Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School
District: Three Village
State Ranking: No. 202
Overall Score: 85.52
Reading Proficiency: 62%
Math Proficiency: 72%
No. 8 Riverhead Charter School
District: Riverhead Charter School
State Ranking: No. 209
Overall Score: N/A
Reading Proficiency: 59%
Math Proficiency: 49%
No. 9 West Hollow Middle School
District: Half Hollow Hills
State Ranking: No. 215
Overall Score: 84.58
Reading Proficiency: 61%
Math Proficiency: 68%
No. 10 Great Hollow Middle School
District: Smithtown
State Ranking: No. 251
Overall Score: 81.99
Reading Proficiency: 68%
Math Proficiency: 63%
