Valley Stream Central High School

Valley Stream Central High School is a public senior high school (grades 10–12) in the village of Valley Stream, New York on the South Shore of Nassau County. It is part of the Valley Stream Central High School District. Candace Hugee has been the Principal since 2023. According to U.S. News & World Report Central is the top performing High School in the District with the ranking of #103 in New York State compared to North's #138 and South's #131. Central has a graduation rate of above 95% and was recently recognized by New York State for having one of the highest graduation rates among men of color.

Valley Stream Central High School
Address
135 Fletcher Avenue,

Valley Stream
,
New York
11580-4099

United States
Coordinates40°40′28″N 73°42′03″W
Information
School typePublic
Opened1928
School districtValley Stream Central High School District
SuperintendentDr. Wayne R. Loper
PrincipalCandace Hugee
Faculty69.1 FTEs[1]
Grades10–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1199 (2023-24)[2]
Average class size27
Student to teacher ratio14.9:1[1]
Color(s)Blue and White
MascotEagle
Team nameEagles
USNWR ranking103 in New York State
NewspaperThe Crier
Magnet SchoolYes
Year-round scheduleYes
WebsiteValley Stream Central High School

Performing arts program
School mascot

Valley Stream Central High School is the only school in the Valley Stream Central High School District to house a performing arts program. The program, which is led by the District's "Fine and Performing Arts Department" director Adam Erdos offers students across the District grades 9–12 to take courses such as Theatre Arts, Dance, Voice Theatre, Dance Theatre, Acting, Musical Theatre, and Video Technology.[3] The program is offered to students at Valley Stream North High School , Valley Stream South High School and Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School as well as Central students. To enter the program, one must fill in an application, which is provided on the District's website. Students from the other three schools are at Central for a portion of their day and then are either bussed or walk to their home school for the rest of their academic classes. The Performing Arts Program often puts on Dance Concerts and Showcases at Central's Bert Keller Auditorium, these performances are at night and are open to the public.

Career prep program

The Valley Stream Central High School District offers a wide variety of Career Prep Programs to its thousands of students, but similarly to Performing Arts, some of these programs are exclusively offered at Central. For example, Central is the only school in the district to house the Culinary Program and the Cosmetology Program. Other Career Prep Programs that students can take are Business and Technology classes and some Central students are a part of the Nassau County BOCES program, which provides vocational training at a different location.[4]

Notable alumni

References
  1. School data for Valley Stream Central High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  2. "VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  3. "Valley Stream Central High School District Resources | Performing Arts". vschsd.org. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  4. "Valley Stream Central High School District Programs | Academic Programs". vschsd.org. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
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