ZIP 11961 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 11961

K-12 nearby

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ZIP 11961 (Ridge, NY) is associated with Eastport-South Manor Central School District (LEA 3600125) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 73 K-12 schools (72 public, 1 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is Suffolk County Community College about 9.6 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Eastport-South Manor Central School District

LEA ID

3600125

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Suffolk County Community College9.6 miles (15.4 km)2yr-public
Stony Brook University12.1 miles (19.5 km)4yr-public
American Institute of Healthcare & Technology22.9 miles (36.8 km)2yr-private
Western Suffolk BOCES23.9 miles (38.4 km)2yr-public
University of Bridgeport23.9 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
Paier College23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-private
Fairfield University25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
Five Towns College26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-private
University of New Haven26.9 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
Yale University28.1 miles (45.3 km)4yr-private
Sacred Heart University28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
Albertus Magnus College29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private

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Southern Connecticut State University29.7 miles (47.9 km)4yr-public
Farmingdale State College30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-public
Island Drafting and Technical Institute31.9 miles (51.3 km)2yr-private
New York College of Health Professions33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
Hunter Business School34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-private
Quinnipiac University35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
University of Connecticut-Stamford35.7 miles (57.4 km)4yr-public
SUNY Old Westbury36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-public
Long Island University37.3 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
New York Institute of Technology38.1 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
Nassau Community College38.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-public
Hofstra University39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
Webb Institute39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-private
Molloy University41.5 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
Adelphi University42.0 miles (67.5 km)4yr-private
Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
SUNY at Purchase College43.6 miles (70.1 km)4yr-public
Manhattanville University44.0 miles (70.9 km)4yr-private
Post University44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-private
Western Connecticut State University44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-public
Center for Ultrasound Research & Education45.6 miles (73.4 km)2yr-private
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-public
United States Merchant Marine Academy46.1 miles (74.3 km)4yr-public
Wesleyan University46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
Rabbinical College of Long Island46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
CUNY Queensborough Community College46.6 miles (74.9 km)2yr-public
Iona University47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
The College of Westchester47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-private
SUNY Maritime College47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-public
SUNY Westchester Community College48.3 miles (77.8 km)2yr-public
New York Automotive and Diesel Institute48.7 miles (78.3 km)2yr-private
Saint Vladimirs Orthodox Theological Seminary49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
St. John's University-New York49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical College49.2 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
CUNY York College49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-public
New York Medical College49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
Montefiore School of Nursing49.7 miles (80.0 km)2yr-private
Sarah Lawrence College49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-private
Holy Apostles College and Seminary50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
CUNY Queens College50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-public
Rabbinical Seminary of America50.2 miles (80.7 km)4yr-private
Albert Einstein College of Medicine50.2 miles (80.8 km)4yr-private
New York Medical Career Training Center50.2 miles (80.8 km)2yr-private
Long Island Business Institute50.2 miles (80.8 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
Mitchell College50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
Plaza College51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
University of Connecticut-Avery Point51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-public
Yeshivath Shaar Hatorah51.4 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
Austin Medical Assistant Training51.5 miles (82.8 km)2yr-private
School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden51.8 miles (83.3 km)2yr-private
Fordham University52.0 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
Mercy University52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens52.2 miles (83.9 km)2yr-private
Connecticut College52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
Cochran School of Nursing52.2 miles (84.1 km)2yr-private
United States Coast Guard Academy52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-public
CUNY Lehman College52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-public
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
Academy for Jewish Religion52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
Charter Oak State College52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-public
Monroe University52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
Manhattan University52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary53.0 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
University of Mount Saint Vincent53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni53.4 miles (86.0 km)4yr-private
CUNY Bronx Community College53.6 miles (86.2 km)2yr-public
Yeshiva University54.5 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
CUNY Hostos Community College54.6 miles (87.9 km)2yr-public
Central Connecticut State University54.8 miles (88.1 km)4yr-public
Miami Ad School-New York55.2 miles (88.8 km)2yr-private
Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
New York College of Podiatric Medicine55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing55.4 miles (89.2 km)2yr-private
Boricua College55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
St. Thomas Aquinas College55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
Helene Fuld College of Nursing55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants55.7 miles (89.6 km)2yr-private
CUNY City College55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-public
CUNY LaGuardia Community College55.8 miles (89.9 km)2yr-public
Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
CUNY School of Law56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-public
Dominican University New York56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
Jewish Theological Seminary of America56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
LONGWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
MILLER AVENUE SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
LONGWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
LONGWOOD HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
FRANK J CARASITI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
JOSEPH A EDGAR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
ROCKY POINT HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
WADING RIVER SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
ROCKY POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
WEST MIDDLE ISLAND SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
C E WALTERS SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
SOUTH STREET SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
MILLER PLACE HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
CORAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
ANDREW MULLER PRIMARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
SOUND BEACH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
NORTH COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
MOUNT SINAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
NEW LANE MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
MOUNT SINAI MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
ROBERT M GRABLE JR MOUNT SINAI HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
COMSEWOGUE HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL EAST	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
BICYCLE PATH KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
STAGECOACH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
RILEY AVENUE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
CENTER MORICHES HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
CENTER MORICHES MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
WILLIAM FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
WILLIAM FLOYD LEARNING CENTER	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
TERRYVILLE ROAD SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
JOHN S HOBART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
LEONARD E BURKET CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
CLAYTON HUEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
NATHANIEL WOODHULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
BOYLE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
HAWKINS PATH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
WILLIAM FLOYD HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
OREGON MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
LYNWOOD AVENUE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
FRANK P LONG INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
WILLIAM PACA MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
BROOKHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
PORT JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
TREMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
SELDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
BELLPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
EAST MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
NORWOOD AVENUE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
NORTH COLEMAN ROAD SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
EAST MORICHES SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
EARL L VANDERMEULEN HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
WARD MELVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
PORT JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
WAVERLY AVENUE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 11961

What school district is ZIP code 11961 in?

ZIP 11961 (Ridge, NY) maps to Eastport-South Manor Central School District (LEA ID 3600125) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 11961?

US5 lists 73 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 72 public and 1 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 11961 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 11961 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	31.3%
High school	32.4%
Less than HS	6.2%
School district	Eastport-South Manor Central School District

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