Montauk School

Montauk School serves 297 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Montauk, New York. It earns a composite score of 9.0 out of 10 — rated Exceptional — placing it 79th among 4,739 public schools statewide and outperforming 98% of New York schools. A student-teacher ratio of 7.4 to 1 falls well below typical public school averages, giving students more direct access to teachers at every grade level.

The academic score comes in at 7.4 out of 10. Growth — measuring how much students improve relative to similar peers — reaches 9.8 out of 10, the school's strongest category. That score reflects consistent, measurable progress beyond what demographics or prior performance would predict.

Among elementary schools specifically, Montauk ranks 63rd out of 2,549 in New York, confirming the school performs at an elite level even within its own school type. The PK–8 structure keeps students on a single campus from early childhood through eighth grade. For families, that means fewer school transitions and more continuity with the same teaching staff over many years.

With a student-teacher ratio of 7.4:1, Montauk School offers a notably low ratio compared to the national average. This typically means smaller class sizes and more opportunities for one-on-one interaction between students and teachers.