About Amityville

Our Community

Amityville was settled in 1657 and the first schools were active in 1862. The community is located in the southwest corner of Suffolk County on the beautiful Great South Bay. Today, with a population of more than 20,000, the Amityville Union Free School District includes the Village of Amityville and portions of North Amityville and East Massapequa.

Our Schools

The Amityville Union Free School District is supported by a $59,953,479 school budget. The district recently completed the renovation and expansion of the historic 1894 schoolhouse on Park Avenue. Approximately 2,790 students are serviced by the district's five public schools:

• Northeast Elementary School (Pre-K and Kindergarten)
• Northwest Elementary School (Grades 1 and 2)
• Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School (Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6)
• Edmund W. Miles Middle School (Grades 7, 8 and 9)
• Amityville Memorial High School (Grades 10, 11 and 12)
  
  

Our Staff

• 542 employees
• 316 certified (291 teachers, 25 administrators)
• 226 classified staff
• 90% with master’s degree
• 75% with more than 3 years of teaching experience

Grant Funding

The district aggressively seeks additional funding through federal and state grant initiatives. During the 2005-2006 school year, the district was awarded $3.2 million in grant funds to offset program costs for taxpayers. The programs implemented as a result of the district's successful grant application efforts include:

• Math Science Technology Program
• Hofstra Partnership for Special Needs Children
• Class Size Reduction
• Extended Day/Violence Prevention Program
• Teachers of Tomorrow
• Teacher Mentor Program
• School/Corporate Scholarships for Special Education Students