Brentwood Union Free School District

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Brentwood Union Free School District
Location
Brentwood
, Suffolk County , New York
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12 [1]
SuperintendentWanda Ortiz-Rivera
Schools17
NCES District ID 3605280 [1]
Students and staff
Students18,320 [1]
Teachers1,186.35 [1]
Staff1,108.44 [1]
Student–teacher ratio15.44 [1]
Other information
District Offices52 Third Avenue Brentwood, NY 11717
Website www.brentwood.k12.ny.us

Brentwood Union Free School District is a school district headquartered in Brentwood in Suffolk County, New York on Long Island. It serves four hamlets; the entirety of Brentwood and Baywood, the vast majority of North Bay Shore, and a small part of Bay Shore. [2]

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In 2015 Joseph C. Bond, previously superintendent of Brentwood UFSD, became the interim superintendent of Bay Shore School District. [3] In 2017 Richard Loeschner became superintendent of the district. [4]

History

In 2004, The New York Times reported that Brentwood would be one of four Long Island school districts (along with Hempstead, Lawrence, and Manhasset) to be audited by the state comptroller in the wake of charges of theft made against school administration officials in Roslyn. [5]

The school district mascot was changed from 'Indians' to 'Spartans' in April 2024 in response to the banning of Native American mascots such as Indians. [6] In March of 2025, the district was sued for this name choice by William King Moss III, a Suffolk County NAACP leader, claiming Spartans is a symbol of white supremacy. Moss has sued the district several times before this as well for several other reasons. Whether or not the district can use the Spartans name on official Brentwood team jerseys at any of the four middle schools or Brentwood High School. [7]

Schools

High schools
Middle schools
Elementary schools

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ 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 August 27, 2025. - Text list
  3. ↑ Tyrrell, Joie (June 23, 2015). "Brentwood superintendent Joseph C. Bond named Bay Shore school district interim chief". Newsday . Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ Tyrrell, Joie (June 16, 2017). "Richard Loeschner named superintendent of Brentwood schools". Newsday . Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ O'Donnell, Michelle. "Scrutiny Born of Roslyn Scandal Turns to District High in Need and Low on Capital." The New York Times, 20 September 2004.
  6. ↑ "Spartans chosen as new mascot for Brentwood school district". News12.com. News 12 Networks . Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Brentwood schools sued over new Spartan mascot: 'Symbol of white supremacy'". March 30, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.


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