Westhampton Beach Elementary School, Westhampton Beach NY

Original Research by School Decision on Westhampton Beach Elementary School

Westhampton Beach Elementary School sits at the western end of Long Island's South Fork, serving kindergarten through fifth grade within the Westhampton Beach Union Free School District. The school enrolls a few hundred students, a size typical for a K-5 building in this part of Suffolk County. The student body is split almost evenly between students identifying as Hispanic and students identifying as white, with small shares of other backgrounds. Roughly a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school in a moderate economic range relative to the affluent surrounding area. Data on English learner counts and IEP rates were not available in the material provided.

On the New York State Testing Program, the school's results across third, fourth, and fifth grades show a pattern worth examining. Math proficiency is solid across all three tested grades, running in the upper-half to approaching two-thirds range, with fifth grade coming in slightly above third and fourth. ELA results are more varied: fifth grade is the strongest by a clear margin, while third and fourth grade ELA proficiency falls more modestly, with fourth grade sitting just above half. Science at fifth grade lands in a similar range to math. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among districts in Suffolk County, which includes 74 districts, a meaningful position in one of New York's more competitive suburban counties. The lower ELA results in the earlier grades are worth a follow-up conversation with the school, particularly for families with children entering third or fourth grade.

The grade six results appearing in the data show no tested students, which is simply a reflection of the school's grade band: the elementary school does not serve sixth grade, so that row carries no meaningful information.

Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to characterize whether these results are rising, stable, or declining.

One curriculum development worth noting: publicly reported information indicates the district has implemented the iReady learning program at the elementary school, a structured, adaptive instructional tool that shapes how reading and math are delivered day to day. Families who have opinions about particular instructional approaches may want to ask the school how iReady is used within the broader classroom experience.

The district has been in an active phase of capital investment. Voters approved a facilities bond a few years ago covering a replaced turf field and track, athletic complex upgrades, roof and masonry work at the middle school, and electrical and HVAC improvements across all three schools. In fall 2025, voters approved two additional bond propositions continuing that trajectory, with publicly reported accounts noting that one of the propositions carries an additional cost to taxpayers. For a family weighing housing costs alongside school taxes, this ongoing cycle of debt-financed facilities work is part of the financial picture.

The housing market attached to this zip code is among the most expensive in New York State, running well above both state and national benchmarks for home values. Rents are similarly elevated. Year-over-year appreciation has continued at a meaningful pace, and estimated monthly ownership costs are substantial. Suffolk County's broader market has seen active listings tick up recently while pending sales have dropped sharply year over year, suggesting some softening in transaction pace even as prices remain high. Anyone relocating into the Westhampton Beach school zone should plan for a high-cost housing entry point.

Locale-specific detail about the character of the village, its walkability, and its civic anchors was not returned in the research for this profile, so those dimensions are left out rather than guessed at. The district operates three schools total, with this elementary feeding into the middle and high school buildings, giving families a relatively contained, single-pathway district experience from kindergarten through graduation.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 360%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 569%

School 69% · District 67% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 71% · ▼ 71 pts below district

▼ 45 pts below state median · ▼ 46 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 51%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 576%

School 76% · District 75% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 63% · ▼ 63 pts below district

▼ 46 pts below state median · ▼ 45 pts below county median

Science

Grade 565%

School 65% · District 66% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 597%

School 97% · district not reported

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

This schoolWESTHAMPTON BEACH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income40%Higher-income67%27 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income22%Higher-income82%60 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income94%44 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income27%Higher-income80%53 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income57%Higher-income80%23 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income55%Higher-income78%24 pp gap