Great Neck Village High School
School in Great Neck, New York, United States
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Great Neck Village High School – also known as Village School or simply VS – is a public alternative high school serving students in grades 8 through 12, located in the Village of Great Neck, in Nassau County, New York, United States.[1][4][5]
| Great Neck Village High School | |
|---|---|
The Village School in 2022 | |
| Location | |
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614 Middle Neck Road , 11023 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°48′11″N 73°44′11″W |
| Information | |
| Established | 1971[1] |
| Principal | Stephen Goldberg[2] |
| Faculty | 8.0 |
| Enrollment | 52 (2024-2025)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:7 |
| Website | vs |
A member of Coalition of Essential Schools, Village High School is one of three high schools operated by the Great Neck Union Free School District.[6][7]
Description
The Village School offers its 52 students an outdoor education program, college preparatory program, and inclusion of students with disabilities.[8][9][10][11]
Co-founder Arnie Langberg has been called "one of the most important pioneers in the field of public alternative education."[12]
Village School is home to the newspaper 'The Villager.[13]
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 48 students and 6.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.0:1. There were 3 students (6.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and none eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[14]
As of the 2024-25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 52 students and 8.0 classroom teachers, for a student teacher ratio of 7:1.
Students
Students who enroll must be considered at risk academically for an array of reasons.[15] The students must be in danger of getting lost in Great Neck’s two large, comprehensive high schools or becoming overwhelmed by their environments.[16] Students may have social and emotional problems.[16] The students may also face anxiety and difficulties with focus and organization.[16] In the Village School’s low-key approach, these issues can be dealt with easily.[16] Students who may have felt lost and isolated in a large school often thrive in the smaller and more personalized setting of the Village School.[1] In the 2010-2011 school year, 39 students attended Village School.[8] However, Village School can enroll up to 50 students.[17] About fifty percent of students qualify for special education.[4]
Demographics
The student body in the school year of 2010-2011 consists of:[8]
- 0 American Indian or Alaska Native students or 0% of the student body
- 2 Black or African American students or 5% of the student body
- 4 Hispanic or Latino students or 10% of the student body
- 5 Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students or 13% of the student body
- 28 White students or 72% of the student body
- 0 Multiracial students or 0% of the student body
Notable alumni
- Nikki Blonsky, actress; transferred to the school in her sophomore year[18]
