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Nassakeag Elementary School in East Setauket is Suffolk County’s highest-ranked elementary school in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Elementary and Best Middle Schools study — and it’s the only Suffolk school that cracked the state’s top 100.
With an overall score of 96.01 out of 100, Nassakeag is joined by another school from the Three Village Central School District among Suffolk’s top 10. Half Hollow Hills and Kings Park districts also each placed two schools in the top 10 of the newly released report.
The 2025 Best Elementary and Best Middle Schools rankings rely on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. The methodology evaluates state assessments to determine the percentage of students achieving proficiency or above in mathematics and reading/language arts. It also incorporates factors like student demographics and performance across core academic subjects.
“The data empowers families and communities to advocate for their children’s education,” said LaMont Jones, Ed.D., managing editor for education at U.S. News. “Research continues to indicate that how students perform academically at these early grade levels is a big factor in their success in high school and beyond.”
Below is a list of the top 10 elementary schools in Suffolk, according to the U.S. News study.
No. 1 Nassakeag Elementary School
District: Three Village
State Ranking: No. 89
Overall Score: 96.01
Reading Proficiency: 77%
Math Proficiency: 82%
No. 2 Lloyd Harbor School
District: Cold Spring Harbor
State Ranking: No. 119
Overall Score: 95
Reading Proficiency: 77%
Math Proficiency: 79%
No. 3 Bretton Woods Elementary School
District: Hauppauge
State Ranking: No. 182
Overall Score: 92.31
Reading Proficiency: 72%
Math Proficiency: 72%
No. 4 Vanderbilt Elementary School
District: Half Hollow Hills
State Ranking: No. 202
Overall Score: 91.55
Reading Proficiency: 68%
Math Proficiency: 77%
No. 5 Fort Salonga Elementary School
District: Kings Park
State Ranking: No. 218
Overall Score: 90.79
Reading Proficiency: 82%
Math Proficiency: 67%
No. 6 Sylvan Avenue Elementary School
District: Bayport-Blue Point
State Ranking: No. 243
Overall Score: 89.83
Reading Proficiency: 75%
Math Proficiency: 67%
No. 7 Park View Elementary School
District: Kings Park
State Ranking: No. 313
Overall Score: 86.89
Reading Proficiency: 65%
Math Proficiency: 75%
No. 8 Daniel Street Elementary School
District: Lindenhurst
State Ranking: No. 319
Overall Score: 86.63
Reading Proficiency: 62%
Math Proficiency: 67%
No. 9 Otsego Elementary School
District: Half Hollow Hills
State Ranking: No. 342
Overall Score: 85.62
Reading Proficiency: 62%
Math Proficiency: 68%
No. 10 Minnesauke Elementary School
District: Three Village
State Ranking: No. 344
Overall Score: 85.58
Reading Proficiency: 62%
Math Proficiency: 68%
