Harborfields Central School District

Harborfields Central School District
Location
Greenlawn , Suffolk County , New York United States
District information
Motto	Each Child. Each Day. One Harborfields Family.
Grades	K-12
Established	1956
President	Susan Broderick
Superintendent	Dr. Rory Manning
Schools	4
Students and staff
Students	2,767 [1]
District mascot	Tornadoes
Colors	Green and black
Other information
District Offices	2 Old Field Road Greenlawn, NY 11740
Website	www.harborfieldscsd.net

Harborfields Central School District is a school district in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. The district serves four hamlets; all of Centerport, large parts of Huntington and Greenlawn, and a small part of Huntington Station. ^[2]

History

Schools preceding the modern district

One of the earliest schools in the area served by today's district was the Broadway School in Greenlawn. Initially designed in 1924 and used as a school for decades, it was made into a library into the Harborfields Public Library in 1976. ^[3] Another early school was the Centerport School. It was designed by James Van Alst who designed schools across Long Island. Today it is still standing as the Centerport Methodist Church. ^[4]

Centralization of the modern district

The modern school district was formed in 1956 when the districts of Centerport (known many years ago as Little Cow Harbor) and Greenlawn (known historically as Oldfields) combined. The partnership of these two communities had been historically significant for many reasons, originally for farming purposes. This formation was caused due to the Huntington Union Free School District, which had previously served Centerport and Greenlawn students at Huntington High School, no longer being able to support these students. ^[5] The new district opened Harborfields High School in their inaugural year. ^{[6] [7]} The name "Harborfields" was chosen by the first students of the new district, and comes from the original names of the two hamlets, combining the "Harbor" of Little Cow Harbor and the "fields" of Oldfields to make "Harborfields." ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Elwood merger attempts

Due to the Elwood Union Free School District being very small, the district has made many efforts to merge with neighboring districts. Harborfields has always been one of the most likely partners for a merger with Elwood, due to Harborfields also being a smaller district. Elwood made efforts in 1992 for a merger, but nothing ended up coming from it. In late 2010 and early 2011, Elwood wrote to every district that borders it proposing a merger due to Elwood's extreme money issues, including Harborfields. Harborfields superintendent of the time, Frank J. Carasiti, had been a key figure in education of Long Island for decades and has an elementary school in the Rocky Point Union Free School District named after him. He turned it down, citing his past experience with merger efforts as Rocky Point superintendent. ^{[8] [9]}

Schools

The following is a table of the schools in the Harborfields Central School District. ^[10]

School name	Type of school	Address	Grades	Principal
Harborfields High School	High School	98 Taylor Avenue Greenlawn, NY 11740	9-12	Dr. Phillip Farrelly
Oldfield Middle School	Middle School	2 Old Field Road Greenlawn, NY 11740	6-8	Maribeth Corr
Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School	Intermediate School	625 Pulaski Road Greenlawn, NY 11740	3-5	Jennifer Washington
Washington Drive Primary School	Primary School	95 Washington Drive Centerport, NY 11721	K-2	Kathryn McNally

References

1. "HARBORFIELDS CSD | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
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 2025-09-05. - Text list
3. "The Greenlawn School at 100". Huntington History. 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
4. "Centerport". Huntington History. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
5. "HARBORFIELDS… its beginning in 1956". Huntington Then & Now... here is where our story begins... 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
6. "History". Greenlawn Centerport Historical Association. 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
7. "About Our Community". hacef.org. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
8. Sullivan, Debbie (2011-01-07). "School Consolidation Meeting Draws Large Turnout". Northport, NY Patch. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
9. Napolitano, Jo (2010-12-17). "Elwood district seeks school merger partner". Newsday. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
10. "Harborfields Central School District". harborfieldscsd.net. Retrieved 2025-09-06.