Wyandanch Union Free School District, NY

Original Research by School Decision on Wyandanch Union Free School District

Wyandanch Union Free School District serves students from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve across four schools: two elementary buildings, a middle school, and a high school. The district sits in central Long Island, in Suffolk County, serving a community that has faced sustained economic pressure and, at the district level, a legacy of fiscal strain that continues to shape what families should expect.

The academic picture is one of substantial challenge. In the most recent state testing data, proficiency rates across math, English language arts, and science are consistently low. In elementary grades, math proficiency hovers in the range of roughly one-quarter to one-third of students, with English language arts showing similar or slightly lower performance. By middle grades, proficiency drops further, particularly in science, where fewer than one-fifth of tested students meet the state standard. These numbers place the district in the bottom tier among the school districts in Suffolk County on overall proficiency. The participation rates in testing are also notably lower than ideal in several grades, particularly in the upper middle grades and in science, which may reflect absences or other attendance patterns that appear in the broader data: chronic absenteeism in the district runs well above the county median, a persistent issue that compounds academic difficulty.

Per-pupil spending in the district sits in the lower range for the county, despite the academic challenges students face. This reflects the district's constrained financial position. Wyandanch has been under state fiscal oversight since 2020, following years of poor financial management that created a substantial accumulated deficit. That oversight authority was recently extended through 2030. The district continues to repay state-authorized serial bonds issued to cover past deficits, and its budgets remain subject to state comptroller review. Property-tax levies have held steady in recent years and have complied with the state tax cap, meaning families have not faced the large tax increases that plagued the district in earlier periods. That stability, however, exists within a narrower fiscal band, and the underlying recovery from past mismanagement is incomplete.

The student population is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with Hispanic students comprising roughly two-thirds of enrollment and Black students making up roughly one-third. The enrollment is moderate in size for a K-12 district, distributed across the grade span. Free-and-reduced-price lunch data was not available in the records reviewed, so a direct read on economic disadvantage is not possible, but the community context and the district's history suggest substantial economic need.

The towns served by the district are part of the broader Long Island housing market, where median home values have held relatively steady in recent months with a slight downward trend, and rental costs remain significant relative to household income in the region. The market shows modest inventory levels relative to recent months, and days on market have shortened. For families considering a move into the district, the housing picture is one of moderate affordability strain typical of Long Island.

What this adds up to is a district working through a multi-year fiscal recovery while contending with significant academic gaps and chronic attendance issues. The underlying conditions that led to past fiscal crisis have not fully resolved, and the academic outcomes reflect both resource constraints and persistent challenges in student engagement and proficiency. A family moving into Wyandanch should understand that this is a district with real structural difficulties, where academic support and student attendance will likely require close attention. The district is complying with state oversight and holding its budget line, which signals some stabilization, but the academic baseline and the attendance patterns are areas where a parent may want to look into what specific supports or interventions exist in the schools their child would attend.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

2,770

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 66%

Black 33%

White 1%

Asian 0%

Two+ 1%

Am. Indian / AK Native 0%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr EOC

55%

—

Gr 3

30%

17%

Gr 4

26%

25%

Gr 5

27%

34%

Gr 6

23%

Gr 7

22%

21%

Gr 8

30%

22%

Math

Gr EOC

22%

—

Gr 3

39%

23%

Gr 4

29%

Gr 5

22%

20%

Gr 6

28%

27%

Gr 7

32%

24%

Science

Gr EOC

51%

—

Gr 5

14%

Gr 8

20%

16%

Social studies

Gr EOC

50%

—

Schools in this District

4 schools are officially reported under this district.

MARTIN LUTHER KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MILTON L OLIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL

WYANDANCH MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

LAFRANCIS HARDIMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

5 grades reported

36%

Grade 3

29%

Grade 4

21%

Grade 5

27%

Grade 6

30%

Grade 7

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

27%

Grade 3

26%

Grade 4

30%

Grade 5

23%

Grade 6

22%

Grade 7

28%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

14%

Grade 5

19%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$572,968

Year-over-year change-1.1%

Range across 3 ZIP codes$562K to $651K

vs. state typical1.12x

vs. national typical1.56x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (3 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
11798	Wyandanch	$562K	-1.2%	85.3%
11704	West Babylon	$632K	-0.2%	13.5%
11729	Deer Park	$651K	-0.1%	1.2%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$2,432/mo

ZIP code rents (1 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
11704	West Babylon	$2,432	—	13.5%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$2,891/mo

Home price / national median income6.8x

Annual rent / national median income34.9%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$460/mo

Market Activity: Suffolk County

Median listing price$949,000

Median listing price YoY+2.0%

Median price per sq ft$507

Median price per sq ft YoY+2.2%

Median days on market47.0 days

Median days on market YoY-12.2%

Active listings3,712

Active listings YoY-0.7%

New listings2,016

New listings YoY+3.7%

Pending listings2,047

Pending listings YoY-34.2%

Hotness: median listing price$987,500

Hotness: median listing price YoY+4.0%

Supply score59.3

Supply score YoY+50.5%

Demand score36.0

Demand score YoY+26.3%

Median listing price (12 months)

Median price per sq ft (12 months)

Median days on market (12 months)

Active listings (12 months)

New listings (12 months)

Pending listings (12 months)

Hotness: median listing price (12 months)

Supply score (12 months)

Demand score (12 months)

Comparison

State typical home value$510,449 (+5.0% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

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