Public Schools
All of the Village of Lindenhurst is served by the Lindenhurst Union Free School District, which also serves most of North Lindenhurst and a small part of West Babylon.
As of the 2010-2011 School Year, the Lindenhurst Union Free School District had 6,760 students. The racial demographics were 0% Native American or Alaska Native, 3% non-Hispanic black or African-American, 14% Hispanic or Latino, 80% non-Hispanic white, 3% Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and 0% multiracial. 11% of students were eligible for free lunch, 5% for reduced-price lunch, and 4% of students were Limited English Proficient. 14.6% of students were classified as "Special Ed".
The school district had a graduation rate of 91%, and 1% of students did not complete school. 93% of graduates received a Regents Diploma and 54% received a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation. Of the 2011 completers, 49% planned to move on to 4-year College, 29% to 2-year College, 0% to Other Post-Secondary, 1% to the Military, 8% to Employment, 2% to Adult Services, 0% had other known post-secondary plans, and 11% had no known post-secondary plan.
The district currently has:
-Six Elementary Schools (Grades K-5): Albany Avenue, Allegheny Avenue, Daniel Street, Harding Avenue, West Gates Avenue, and William Rall
-One Middle School (Grades 6-8): Lindenhurst Middle School
-One High School (Grades 9-12): Lindenhurst Senior High School
For the 2011-2012 School Year, the Accountability Status for all 7 original elementary schools and the high school was "In Good Standing", while the middle school was "In Need Of Improvement (Year 1) Basic". The overall Accountability Status for the district was "In Good Standing".
Edward W. Bower Elementary School was the seventh elementary school that ceased operating after the 2010-2011 School Year due to the very old age of the building and its low student population (although Harding Avenue's student population was even lower at the time, the school building is much younger) .==See also==
- Lindenhurst Memorial Library
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