Great Neck Village High School

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.

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.http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/Pages/profiles/vsprofile10.pdf Great Neck Public Schools Web site, PDF document titled "Great Neck Public Schools: The Village School", accessed October 18, 2007.

Description The Village School offers its 52 students an outdoor education program, college preparatory program, and inclusion of students with disabilities.Physical Education Learning Outside the Box , accessed July 14, 2011Graduation and Beyond , accessed July 14, 2011Page 7 , accessed July 14, 2011

Co-founder Arnie Langberg has been called "one of the most important pioneers in the field of public alternative education." The quote is from Jerry Mintz, founder of the Alternative Education Resource Organization, in an interview Mintz conducted with Langberg, "Radio Interview With Arnie Langberg on the Night of the Littleton Tragedy" appearing in The Education Revolution Magazine, Summer 1999, accessed March 1, 2007

Village School is home to the newspaper 'The Villager.

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.School data for Village School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.

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. The students must be in danger of getting lost in Great Neck’s two large, comprehensive high schools or becoming overwhelmed by their environments. Students may have social and emotional problems. The students may also face anxiety and difficulties with focus and organization. In the Village School’s low-key approach, these issues can be dealt with easily. 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. In the 2010-2011 school year, 39 students attended Village School. However, Village School can enroll up to 50 students.The Caring Village, accessed August 15, 2012 About fifty percent of students qualify for special education.

Demographics The student body in the school year of 2010-2011 consists of: 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 yearFischler, Marcelle S. "For ‘Hairspray’ Star, ‘My Darn Dream Come True’", The New York Times, July 8, 2007. Accessed July 11, 2007. "In her sophomore year, unable to find her niche, she switched from the John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School to the Village School, the district’s alternative high school, with 50 students. After class, she joined the theater program at the William A. Shine Great Neck South High School..."

Great Neck Village High School

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