The top reported proficiency rate is 69% in English language arts. The lowest is 67% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Washington School
Washington School is an early-elementary school serving kindergarten through third grade in Huntington Station on Long Island's North Shore. The school sits in a densely populated hamlet anchored by the Long Island Rail Road station and New York Avenue commercial corridor, with housing on smaller lots and a mix of car-dependent sprawl toward the edges. The neighborhood is in an active revitalization phase, with downtown improvement projects targeting pedestrian access, workforce housing, and ground-floor retail around the transit center.
The school enrolls a small student population representative of the changing demographics of the greater Huntington area. More than half of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is roughly evenly split between white students and a Latino majority, with smaller numbers of Black and Asian students. English learner and special education enrollment data were not available in the public record, so a parent may want to inquire with the school about those populations and services.
On the most recent state testing for which Washington had results, third grade proficiency in English language arts and math both sat in the mid-to-upper range. In reading, about two-thirds of tested third graders scored at proficiency levels 3 or 4 on the state assessment. In math, proficiency was similar. Science testing is not conducted at the primary grade level in New York; the most recent available science result comes from fourth graders tested years ago and is not current. Across tested subjects, the school's overall proficiency sits above the median performance of districts across Suffolk County, placing it in the top quartile of county schools on this measure.
The Huntington Union Free School District, which operates Washington, has just reorganized its elementary-to-intermediate pipeline. Beginning in September 2026, fourth graders will move into a restructured intermediate-school assignment based on which primary school they attended. Washington's students will feed into Jack Abrams Intermediate School (renamed from its prior magnet designation), while students from other primary schools will attend Woodhull Intermediate School. The district expects to grandfather siblings into their current intermediate buildings where possible. This is a concrete structural change that will shape which school a family's child attends after third grade.
The district has also implemented a bell-to-bell cell phone restriction for the 2025/26 school year and made changes to high school math sequencing and college-credit pathways. The 2025/26 school budget passed with a property tax increase that voters approved alongside capital project funding for renovation and repairs.
The area's housing market is in moderate activity; median home values locally have held relatively steady, and median monthly rents remain elevated. Employment anchors include healthcare, the school district itself, retail near the Walt Whitman Shops mall, and some manufacturing. The LIRR provides direct commuter rail access to New York City, a factor shaping family choices in the area.
For families considering Washington School, the school offers an accessible early-elementary pathway with solid academic results in a mixed-income, ethnically diverse neighborhood that is actively investing in its downtown and transit-oriented future. The intermediate school reorganization is a material change to understand before enrolling.
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