Education - Long Island, New York



Education

If you’re thinking about relocating to Long Island and you have kids (or plan to), one of the most important things you’ll need to consider when choosing where to live is the overall quality of the public school system—that is, unless you’re planning to send your kids to private school, in which case you want to move within a reasonable distance of potential academic institutions

The good news is that Long Island’s public schools—both in Nassau County and in Suffolk County—are incredibly good and far above national standards. Plus, there are about 230 top-quality K–12 private schools on Long Island which may be viable options for your kids, if you’re willing to pay the tuition.

In addition to superior public and private elementary, middle, and high schools, Long Island is also home to a handful of prestigious colleges and universities, as well as other educational institutions for pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or higher-level education. In total, Long Island has 17 colleges and universities that offer four-year degrees, 8 two- or three-year junior colleges, and 5 professional education institutions.

Whether you send your kids to one of Long Island’s public, parochial, or private school, you will be giving them a competitive edge in terms of getting them into a college or university, and giving them the chance to receive a high-quality, well-rounded, K–12 education in a safe environment.

As you’ll discover, almost every single school in the region scores above the national average in terms of education quality, safety, teaching proficiency, budget, and student academic performance. It’s for these reasons that many parents choose to relocate their families to Long Island as opposed to other areas of New York State, including Manhattan and its boroughs.

1. Long Island Exchange

City: Long Island, NY
Category: Education

Description: This Web site offers a summary of each Long Island public school system, as well as overall ratings and scores. It also provides links to each individual school system.


2. Long Island Schools

City: Long Island, NY
Category: Education

Description: This site offers details about every public school system on Long Island, including the latest statistics and review reports from a variety of sources. You can obtain details about the Nassau or Suffolk County school systems in general, or more specifically, about individual public school systems or the individual schools within each public school system. This is a free, extremely up-to-date, and comprehensive online resource.

3. Nassau Regional Pta

City: Long Island, NY
Category: Education

Description: In addition to the local PTA organizations in each community, the regional PTA maintains data relating to all of Nassau County’s public schools.

4. New York State Education Department

City: Long Island, NY
Category: Education

Description: This online resource is useful for learning more about a particular school or even the certification status of an individual teacher working in the public school system.

5. New York State Testing And Accountability Reporting

City: Long Island, NY
Category: Education

6. School Matters

City: Long Island, NY
Category: Education

Description: This is a free, independently operated Web site that allows visitors to compare information about public schools or public school systems of their choosing, plus obtain statistics and detailed information about individual schools throughout the country, including Long Island’s. Thus, this tool can be used to quickly compare the school or school system your child is currently enrolled in with the school or school system on Long Island where you might be placing your child. Basic stats, like school-wide reading and math proficiency, student-to-teacher ratio, total enrollment, breakdown by ethnicity, district’s financial info, and extracurricular activities offered can be obtained with a few clicks of the mouse.

7. The School Report Express

City: Long Island, NY
Category: Education

Description: This site allows parents to access individual school report cards and information. The database contains detailed information for over 89,000 public and private schools nationwide, from kindergarten through 12th grade. Information on 15,000 school districts and subdistricts nationwide are also offered through this free service.

8. Suffolk Regional Pta

City: Long Island, NY
Category: Education

Description: In addition to the local PTA organizations in each community, this regional PTA maintains data relating to all of Suffolk County’s public schools.

9. Hofstra University

City: Long Island, NY
Category: Education

10. Suny College At Old Westbury

City: Long Island, NY
Category: Education
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