Valley Stream North High School Explained

Valley Stream North High School
Streetaddress:750 Herman Avenue
City:Franklin Square
State:New York
Zipcode:11010
Country:United States
District:Valley Stream Central High School District
Principal:Robin Small
Enrollment:1,351 (2016-17)[1]
Faculty:95.8 FTEs
Ratio:13.4:1
National Ranking:656
Gender:Coeducational
Schooltype:Public
Grades:712
Age Range:11 to 18
Hours In Day:7:50 to 2:43
Athletics:Football, Cross Country, Winter Track, Spring Track, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, Baseball, Wrestling, Tennis, Softball, Badminton, Lacrosse
Rival:Valley Stream South High School
Mascot:Spartan
School Colors:Green and White
Yearbook:The Chariot
Newspaper:North Star
Opened:1955
Status:Open
Free Label3:Clubs
Free Text3:Student Council, Grade Council, SADD, STOP, Spartan Update, North Star, Art Club, Drama Club, GSA, Ecology Club, Many Honor Societies, SPO, 7:10 Downbeats, Jazz Band, Homework Club, Table Tennis, Women's Choir
Homepage:Valley Stream North High School

Valley Stream North High School (also known as North High School and abbreviated VSNHS) is a combined public junior and senior high school located in the hamlet of Franklin Square in southwestern Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.

Overview

Valley Stream North High School is one of three high schools in the Valley Stream Central High School District. Like Valley Stream South High School, Valley Stream North High School is a combined junior-senior high school that educates grades seven through twelve. Students who attend Valley Stream North High School are mainly graduates of the local Franklin Square, North Valley Stream, and Elmont elementary schools, including Willow Road Elementary School, James A. Dever Elementary School, and Howell Road Elementary School. Students who attend Valley Stream North High School reside in either Franklin Square, Malverne, North Valley Stream, or Elmont. Valley Stream North High School is known to the local population simply as "North."

As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,281 students and 95.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1. There were 178 students (13.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 43 (3.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

History

Valley Stream North High School was built in 1955 – at the same time as South High School.[3] [4] Both schools are similar in architecture and were designed by Valley Stream-based Frederic P. Wiedersum Associates.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. February 24, 2019.
  2. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3629520&ID=362952003982 School data for Valley Stream North High School
  3. Book: PUBLIC EDUCATION IN VALLEY STREAM, NEW YORK DURING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, Vol. XXII-B . . Valley Stream, New York . English.
  4. Web site: 2022-06-06 . District History - Valley Stream Central . 2024-05-30 . vschsd.org . en-US.