| Earl L. Vandermeulen High School | |
| Established: | 1894 (At Spring Street Building); 1933 (Current Location) |
| Type: | Public |
| Principal: | Eric Haruthunian |
| Head Name: | Second Master |
| Head Name2: | Assistant Headmaster |
| Enrollment: | 323 (2022-23)[1] |
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Streetaddress: | 350 Old Post Road |
| City: | Port Jefferson |
| State: | New York |
| Country: | United States |
| District: | Port Jefferson School District |
| Accreditation: | State of New York |
| Colors: | Purple, White, and Black |
| Mascot: | A King |
| Free Label: | Emblem |
| Yearbook: | The Crystal |
| Newspaper: | The Mast |
| National Ranking: | 367 |
| Website: | http://www.portjeffschools.org |
Earl L. Vandermeulen High School, also referred to as Port Jefferson High School, is in the Port Jefferson School District, located in Port Jefferson, New York.
The current school building was originally built by the Public Works Administration.[2] Port Jefferson High School was renamed around 1960 in honor of Earl L.Vandermeulen, who served as principal from 1923[3] to 1960.
As of 2014, the current student body size (9th - 12th grade) is closeto 400 students.
In the past, the school served a larger student population, includingstudents from a number of other communities that did not have theirown high schools.[4] [5] In 1933, for example, the school wasalso accepting students from PortJefferson Station, Terryville,Belle Terre, MillerPlace, Mount Sinai,Rocky Point, WadingRiver, Shoreham,Middle Island, West Middle Island, WestYaphank, Ridge, Coram,Selden, and Stony Brook.[2] [6] As surrounding communities began toopen their own high schools with the spread of suburban growth intoSuffolk County, this practice subsided,and finally ended with the opening of MountSinai High School in 1991. The last graduating class outside Port Jefferson from Mount Sinai graduated in June 1992.
In 2008, the school was placed 127th on Newsweek Magazine's 1,300 top U.S. high schools list, which placed it first among school ranked in Suffolk County and 20th among schools ranked in New York.[7] According to 2007 data, 98.9% of school graduates earn a New York State Regent's diploma, 78.2 percent of graduates plan to attend 4 year college, and 19.5% plan to attend a 2-year college.[8]
Earl L. Vandermeulen fields a number of varsity and junior varsity athletic teams in Section 11 (League 8) of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, including the following sports:
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Spring