Island Trees Union Free School District

Island Trees Union Free School District
Island Trees Union Free School District
Address
	74 Farmedge Road Levittown, New York, 11756; United States
Coordinates	40°44′10″N 73°29′59″W / 40.73611°N 73.49972°W / 40.73611; -73.49972
District information
Type	Public
Grades	K–12
NCES District ID	3615510
Students and staff
Students	2,195 (2020–2021)
Teachers	180.7 (on an FTE basis)
Staff	197.82 (on an FTE basis)
Student–teacher ratio	12.15:1
Other information
Website	www.islandtrees.org

Island Trees Union Free School District is a school district in central Nassau County on Long Island, approximately 31 miles east of New York City. The district includes parts of the following hamlets; Levittown, Bethpage, Plainedge, and Seaford.

The Island Trees School District gained notoriety in the United States Supreme Court case Island Trees School District v. Pico regarding censorship of books in school libraries.

History

The School District dates back to 1902. In 1982, the district went to the US Supreme Court to defend banning books in Island Trees School District v. Pico.

Schools

Elementary schools (K-4)

J. Fred Sparke Elementary
Michael F. Stokes Elementary

Middle schools (5-8)

Island Trees Memorial Middle School

High school (9-12)

Island Trees High School

Other

Early Childhood Center at the Geneva Gallow School, Bethpage
Island Trees Public Library, Bethpage

Notable alumni

Kevin Covais, former American Idol contestant and actor.
Tom Kapinos, American television executive producer and screenwriter best known for his creation of the television series Californication.
Donnie J. Klang of Making The Band 4.
Edward Joseph Mahoney (1949 – 2019), known professionally as Eddie Money, American rock singer and songwriter
Steven Pico, student who first brought on the case on banning books to the Supreme Court in Island Trees School District v. Pico.

References

^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for ISLAND TREES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.

External links

Official website

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Central school districts	Cold Spring Harbor Locust Valley North Shore Oyster Bay-East Norwich Plainview-Old Bethpage Syosset
Central high school districts and feeder districts	Bellmore-Merrick Bellmore Merrick North Bellmore North Merrick Sewanhaka Elmont Floral Park-Bellerose Franklin Square New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Valley Stream Valley Stream 13 Valley Stream 24 Valley Stream 30
City school districts	Glen Cove Long Beach
Union free school districts with high schools	Amityville Baldwin Bethpage Carle Place East Meadow East Rockaway East Williston Farmingdale Freeport Garden City Great Neck Hempstead Herricks Hewlett-Woodmere Hicksville Island Park Island Trees Jericho Lawrence Levittown Lynbrook Malverne Manhasset Massapequa Mineola Oceanside Plainedge Port Washington Rockville Centre Roosevelt Roslyn Seaford Uniondale Wantagh West Hempstead Westbury
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Island Trees Union Free School District
Address
74 Farmedge Road Levittown , New York, 11756 United States
Coordinates	40°44′10″N 73°29′59″W / 40.73611°N 73.49972°W / 40.73611; -73.49972
District information
Type	Public
Grades	K–12^[1]
NCES District ID	3615510 ^[1]
Students and staff
Students	2,195 (2020–2021)^[1]
Teachers	180.7 (on an FTE basis)^[1]
Staff	197.82 (on an FTE basis)^[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.15:1^[1]
Other information
Website	www.islandtrees.org