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Westhampton Beach School District Ranks on List of Top 100 Places to Teach in New York
See where the district placed on the list.
WESTHAMPTON, NY — Westhampton Beach was one of five South Fork school districts made the list of the top 100 school districts to teach in New York.
Westhampton Beach placed #27 on the list, followed by the Sag Harbor School District at #25, the Bridgehampton School District at #55, the Southampton School District at #63, and the Tuckahoe School District at #71.
New rankings by Niche.com, a company which researches data on public and private K-12 schools, has answered that question, using information about teacher salary, experience and attendance. The rankings also take into consideration the districts' academic, safety and resources.
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"A high ranking indicates that the district contains great schools with exceptional teachers who are offered excellent support and compensation," according to Niche.com.
The website says the ranking provides a "comprehensive assessment of the quality, support, and compensation a district provides to its teachers."
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The list was created using data form various government and public sources, as well as opinion-based survey responses from current students, recent alumni and parents.
Here are the 100 best places to teach in New York according to Niche.com:
- 1. Jericho School District
- 2. Edgemont School District
- 3. Chappaqua Central School District
- 4. Scarsdale School District
- 5. Manhasset School District
- 6. Rye City School District
- 7. Bronxville School District
- 8. Rye Neck School District
- 9. Blind Brook-Rye School District
- 10. Roslyn School District
- 11. Briarcliff Manor School District
- 12. Cold Spring Harbor Central School District
- 13. Pleasantville School District
- 14. Great Neck School District
- 15. North Shore Central School District
- 16. Irvington Union Free School District
- 17. Syosset Central School District
- 18. Katonah-Lewisboro School District
- 19. Harrison Central School District
- 20. Garden City School District
- 21. Mineola School District
- 22. Byram Hills Central School District
- 23. Lynbrook School District
- 24. Port Washington School District
- 25. Sag Harbor School District
- 26. Carle Place School District
- 27. Westhampton Beach School District
- 28. East Hampton School District
- 29. Mamaroneck School District
- 30. Harborfields Central School District
- 31. Ardsley Union Free School District
- 32. Haldane Central School District
- 33. East Williston School District
- 34. Dobbs Ferry School District
- 35. Bedford Central School District
- 36. Pelham School District
- 37. Herricks School District
- 38. Keene Central School District
- 39. North Salem Central School District
- 40. Southold School District
- 41. Ramapo Central School District
- 42. Bethpage School District
- 43.Pearl River School District
- 44. Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District
- 45. Bayport-Blue Point School District
- 46. Shelter Island School District
- 47. Pittsford Central School District
- 48. Half Hollow Hills Central School District
- 49. Rhinebeck Central School District
- 50. Babylon School District
- 51. Bay Shore School District
- 52. Commack School District
- 53. South Orangetown Central School District
- 54. School District of the Tarrytowns
- 55. Bridgehampton School District
- 56. Locust Valley Central School District
- 57. Bolton Central School District
- 58. Island Trees School District
- 59. Wantagh School District
- 60. Spackenkill School District
- 61. Tuxedo School District
- 62. White Plains City School District
- 63. Southampton School District
- 64. Massapequa School District
- 65. Valhalla School District
- 66. Mattituck-Cutchogue School District
- 67. Hewlett-Woodmere School District
- 68. Hastings-on-Hudson School District
- 69. Brookhaven-Comsewogue School District
- 70. East Meadow School District
- 71. Tuckahoe School District
- 72. Red Hook Central School District
- 73. Mount Sinai School District
- 74. Connetquot Central School District
- 75. Seaford School District
- 76. Farmingdale School District
- 77. Smithtown Central School District
- 78. Oceanside School District
- 79. Nanuet School District
- 80. Elwood School District
- 81. Malverne School District
- 82 .Greenburgh Central School District
- 83. South Huntington School District
- 84. Yorktown Central School District
- 85. Elmsford School District
- 86. Greenburgh-Graham School District
- 87. Clarkstown Central School District
- 88. Three Village Central School District
- 89. Mount Pleasant Central School District
- 90. Orchard Park Central School District
- 91. Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District
- 92. Eastchester School District
- 93. Northport-East Northport School District
- 94. Skaneateles Central School District
- 95. Town of Webb School District
- 96. Hendrick Hudson Central School District
- 97. Highland Falls Central School District
- 98. Brighton Central School District
- 99. Sachem Central School District
- 100. Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District
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Tom Davis contributed to this report.
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