The Valley Stream Central High School District is a
public central high school district in
New York State that serves about 4500 students in most of the
village of
Valley Stream, most of
South Valley Stream
South Valley Stream is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 5,962 as of the 2010 census.
South Valley Stream is loc ...
, and most of
North Valley Stream
North Valley Stream is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 16,628 at the 2010 census.
History
North Valley Stream's name reflects ...
as well as parts of
Elmont Elmont may refer to:
Places
In the United States
*Elmont, Missouri
* Elmont, New York
**Elmont station, a Long Island Rail Road station in Elmont, New York
*Elmont, Virginia
Fictional people
*Elmont (Doonesbury), a character in the Doonesbury comi ...
,
Franklin Square, and
Malverne
Malverne is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 8,514 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area o ...
in
Nassau County. It is one of only three central high school districts in
New York State. There is a nine-member
Board of Education
A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution.
The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...
which is composed of three appointees from each of the
Elementary District Boards (13,24,30).
Schools
The district operates four schools:
Elementary schools
*none, see
Feeder Schools
Middle schools
Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School is the district junior high school (grades 7–9). Students attend classes from 7:50AM (Start of Period One) to 2:43PM (End of Period Nine) Most students go to
Valley Stream Central High School when finished with their 9th grade year. The school offers many clubs and extracurricular activities in various interest fields such as art, academia, sports, and social fields.
High schools
*
Valley Stream North High School (7–12)
*
Valley Stream Central High School (10–12)
*
Valley Stream South High School (7–12)
Demographics
On December 3, 2006, ''
Newsday
''Newsday'' is an American daily newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, although it is also sold throughout the New York metropolitan area. The slogan of the newspaper is "Newsday, Your Eye on LI", and f ...
'' reported that of 4,566 students, 55.5% are white, 16.3% are black 16.3% are Hispanic and 12.0% are "other."
Diversity of LI's districts
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Feeder schools
Students from the following grade K– 6 elementary school districts graduate to attend schools in the Valley Stream Central High School District:
* Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District
* Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District
* Valley Stream 30 Union Free School District
External links
District WebsiteDistrict HistoryNew York State School Boards Association
References
Valley Stream, New York
School districts in New York (state)
Education in Nassau County, New York
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