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Patchogue-Medford High School
181 Buffalo Ave
Medford NY, 11763, Suffolk County
Phone: 631-687-6500
Ranking: 
(553 out of 989, bottom 44%)*
(553 out of 989, bottom 44%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 152 | 145 | 144 | 174 | 160 | 174 | 175 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,590 | 2,520 | 2,646 | 2,727 | 2,773 | 2,867 | 2,921 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 665 | 25.7% | 608 | 24.1% | 633 | 23.9% | 716 | 26.3% | 609 | 22.0% | 678 | 23.6% | 702 | 24.0% |
| Grade 10: | 593 | 22.9% | 609 | 24.2% | 707 | 26.7% | 620 | 22.7% | 708 | 25.5% | 694 | 24.2% | 718 | 24.6% |
| Grade 11: | 624 | 24.1% | 679 | 26.9% | 614 | 23.2% | 728 | 26.7% | 700 | 25.2% | 714 | 24.9% | 785 | 26.9% |
| Grade 12: | 676 | 26.1% | 590 | 23.4% | 656 | 24.8% | 663 | 24.3% | 725 | 26.1% | 781 | 27.2% | 716 | 24.5% |
| Ungraded: | 32 | 1.2% | 34 | 1.3% | 36 | 1.4% | NA | NA | 31 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,260 | 48.6% | 1,226 | 48.7% | 1,311 | 49.5% | 1,391 | 51.0% | 1,431 | 51.6% | 1,507 | 52.6% | 1,524 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 1,330 | 51.4% | 1,294 | 51.3% | 1,335 | 50.5% | 1,336 | 49.0% | 1,323 | 47.7% | 1,347 | 47.0% | 1,393 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.2% | 9 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 62 | 2.4% | 58 | 2.3% | 51 | 1.9% | 50 | 1.8% | 46 | 1.7% | 47 | 1.6% | 48 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 700 | 27.0% | 604 | 24.0% | 588 | 22.2% | 591 | 21.7% | 565 | 20.4% | 546 | 19.0% | 498 | 17.0% |
| Black: | 131 | 5.1% | 120 | 4.8% | 143 | 5.4% | 155 | 5.7% | 160 | 5.8% | 163 | 5.7% | 160 | 5.5% |
| White: | 1,682 | 64.9% | 1,724 | 68.4% | 1,848 | 69.8% | 1,916 | 70.3% | 1,987 | 71.7% | 2,105 | 73.4% | 2,208 | 75.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 772 | 29.8% | 672 | 26.7% | 710 | 26.8% | 463 | 17.0% | 592 | 21.3% | 401 | 14.0% | 319 | 10.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 256 | 9.9% | 271 | 10.8% | 251 | 9.5% | 179 | 6.6% | 274 | 9.9% | 194 | 6.8% | 177 | 6.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.00 | 17.38 | 18.37 | 15.66 | 17.33 | 16.50 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 49% | 49% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 76% | 76% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 69% | 69% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 60% | 60% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 66% | 66% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 76% | 76% | 78% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 64% | 76% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 80% | 85% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 73% | 81% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 87% | 91% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 93% | 95% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 87% | 92% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 92% | 95% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 89% | 91% | 73% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 84% | 82% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 86% | 85% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 89% | 88% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 90% | 89% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 89% | 88% | 82% |
| 2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 97% |
| 2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 97% |
| 2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 98% |
| 2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 94% |
| 2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 95% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 74% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 86% | 85% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 82% | 80% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 84% | 83% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 84% | 83% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 88% | 87% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 75% | 77% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 69% | 72% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 65% | 70% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 72% | 75% | 72% |
| 2007 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 97% |
| 2008 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 97% |
| 2009 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 97% |
| 2010 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 98% |
| 2011 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 89% | 88% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 84% | 83% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 81% | 80% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 87% | 85% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 63% | 63% | 61% |
| 2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 66% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 65% | 65% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 60% | 60% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 69% | 67% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 62% | 62% | 61% |
| 2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 76% | 76% | 81% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 80% |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 79% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 77% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 77% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 82% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 79% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 90% | 89% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 90% | 89% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 93% | 92% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 95% | 94% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 96% | 94% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Patchogue-Medford High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.