The Carle Place Union Free School District is a

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that serves all of

Carle Place Carle Place (also known historically as Frog Hollow and Mineola Park) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The CDP's population was 4,981 at the ...

and parts of Westbury and Mineola in central Nassau County,

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, United States.

Schools

Cherry Lane School

Cherry Lane Primary School is a three-year comprehensive public primary school located in the

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in Nassau County,

. The school runs grades K-2.

Rushmore Avenue School

Rushmore Avenue Elementary School is a four-year comprehensive public elementary school located in the

in Nassau County,

. The school is for grades 3–6, whose 6th grade runs a middle school type process for getting around classes.

Carle Place Middle/High School

Carle Place Middle/High School is a six-year comprehensive

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located in the

in Nassau County,

. Its Middle School runs grades 7-8 and High School runs grades 9–12.

Notable alumni

* Matt Snell, former pro football player for the

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.Matt Snell
, database Football. Accessed August 1, 2009. * Joe Satriani, guitar virtuoso and instrumentalist. Lead guitarist for

Chickenfoot Chickenfoot is an American hard rock supergroup formed in 2008. The group consists of vocalist Sammy Hagar (ex-Van Halen and - Montrose), bassist Michael Anthony (also ex-Van Halen), guitarist Joe Satriani, and drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili ...

. Played with

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, etc. * Steve Vai, another guitar virtuoso who was one of Joe Satriani's students.

References

External links

Official website
Carle Place, New York Town of North Hempstead, New York Schools in Nassau County, New York School districts in New York (state) School districts established in 1915 {{NewYork-school-stub