Bay Shore Schools

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Bay Shore Schools
Bay Shore Schools Logo.jpg
Location
Bay Shore
, Suffolk County , New York
United States
District information
GradesK–12 [1]
SuperintendentSteven J. Maloney, Ed.D.
Schools8
NCES District ID 3604080 [1]
Students and staff
Students5,842 [2]
Teachers544.22 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Student–teacher ratio10.64 [1]
District mascotMarauders
Colors   Maroon and white
Other information
District Offices75 W Perkal St Bay Shore, NY 11706
Website www.bayshore.k12.ny.us

Bay Shore Union Free School District or Bay Shore Schools is a school district headquartered in Bay Shore, New York. The district serves the entirety of the hamlet of West Bay Shore and the Village of Brightwaters, and parts of two other hamlets; the vast majority of Bay Shore and a small part of North Bay Shore in Suffolk County, New York on the South Shore of Long Island. [3] Also, graduates of Woodhull School (PK-6) of the Fire Island School District can attend Bay Shore secondary schools. [4]

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History

The district has roots in the 1920s, as Bay Shore High School has been around since at the latest 1927, and the Brook Avenue and Fifth Avenue schools have been open since 1929. [5] [6] [7] There was also likely either major expansion or centralization of the district in the late 1950s and early 1960s, as many schools in the modern district were opened or experienced growth in this time. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] South Country Elementary, which today serves students in grades 3-5, originally opened in 1957 as a K-6 school. [8] Similarly, Gardiner Manor Elementary (originally opened in 1959) served grades K-5 at first and now serves grades 3-5 after serving grades K-6 and 4-6 at other points in their history. [9] Bay Shore Middle School was opened in 1957 and has been a middle school since 1985. [10] Mary G. Clarkson Elementary was opened in 1963, and Brook Avenue Elementary and Fifth Avenue Elementary both added major extensions in 1957. [6] [7] [11]

In 2015, Joseph C. Bond became the interim superintendent; he previously was superintendent of the Brentwood Union Free School District. [12]

In 2019 the district acquired electric school buses. [13]

Schools

Schools in the district are: [14]

School nameType of schoolAddressGradesPrincipal
Bay Shore High School High school155 Third Avenue9-12Stephen Gordon
Bay Shore Middle School Middle school393 Brook Avenue6-8Duncan MacDougal
South Country Elementary Intermediate school885 Hampshire Road3-5Jennifer Maher
Gardiner Manor Elementary Intermediate school125 Wohseepee Drive3-5Maddalena Padilla
Mary G. Clarkson Elementary Elementary school1415 East Third AvenueK-2Erin Lentini
Brook Avenue Elementary Elementary school45 Brook AvenueK-2Joseph Lemke
Fifth Avenue Elementary Elementary school217 Fifth AvenueK-2Michelle Stowers
Universal Pre-Kindergarten Pre-K school70 Brentwood RoadPre-KDoes not have a principal, program administrator is Claudia Rivera. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Bay Shore Union Free School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  2. ↑ "District". www.bayshore.k12.ny.us. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 census - school district reference map: Suffolk County, NY (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 4 (PDF p. 5/6). Retrieved September 5, 2025. - Text list
  4. ↑ "History". Fire Island School District . Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bay Shore High School History". longislandwrestling.org. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Brook Avenue Facts". www.bayshore.k12.ny.us. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 "Fifth Avenue Facts". www.bayshore.k12.ny.us. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "South Country Facts". www.bayshoreschools.org. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Gardiner Manor Facts". www.bayshore.k12.ny.us. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Middle School Facts". www.bayshore.k12.ny.us. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Mary G. Clarkson Facts". www.bayshore.k12.ny.us. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  12. ↑ Tyrell, Joie (June 23, 2015). "Brentwood superintendent Joseph C. Bond named Bay Shore school district interim chief". Newsday . Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Town Councilman Welcomes Electric Buses to Bay Shore Schools". Town of Islip. November 26, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Bay Shore Schools". www.bayshore.k12.ny.us. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  15. ↑ "About Us". www.bayshore.k12.ny.us. Retrieved September 13, 2025.


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