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The Stony Brook School

1 Chapman Parkway, Stony Brook, NY, 11790-0117 -

School Notes Overview:

The Stony Brook School is an independent college preparatory school (grades 7-12) that exists to challenge young men and women to know Jesus Christ as Lord, to love others as themselves, and to grow in knowledge and skill, in order that they may serve the world through their character and leadership. Founded in 1922 with the motto "Character Before Career," The Stony Brook School educates students in matters of the mind, body, and heart. Students are challenged to become leaders with integrity and virtue; character development is considered an essential component of the educational process. While students are presented with the truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, they are free to maintain their personal spiritual beliefs....

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School Overview:

	The Stony Brook School
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Religious Affiliation	Christian (no specific denomination)
Grades Offered	Grades 7 - 12
County	Suffolk County, NY
Student Body
Total Students	335 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	19%
Students by Grade
	Grade 7 - 30 students
	Grade 8 - 41 students
	Grade 9 - 57 students
	Grade 10 - 70 students
	Grade 11 - 68 students
	Grade 12 - 69 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	46 teachers
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:7	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	160 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

The Stony Brook School is an independent college preparatory school (grades 7-12) that exists to challenge young men and women to know Jesus Christ as Lord, to love others as themselves, and to grow in knowledge and skill, in order that they may serve the world through their character and leadership. Founded in 1922 with the motto "Character Before Career," The Stony Brook School educates students in matters of the mind, body, and heart. Students are challenged to become leaders with integrity and virtue; character development is considered an essential component of the educational process. While students are presented with the truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, they are free to maintain their personal spiritual beliefs.
Profile last updated: 01/19/2007

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Stony Brook school addition advancing in Brewster (The Cape Codder)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 08:49:42 pm
Construction work on the new addition to the Stony Brook School will start after Nov. 19.
PORTERS 54, BEARS 6 (The Suffolk Times)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 08:13:50 am
STONY BROOK -- Interest in the Greenport/Southold/Mattituck/Shelter Island high school football team is picking up. The Porters say they can sense it away from the field when they talk to fans who are excited about what they are seeing on the field. ...
Brewster Town Hall will be sold to charter school (Cape Cod Times)
posted on October 20, 2009 at 06:07:36 am
BREWSTER — Town meeting voters last night overwhelmingly approved a plan that would sell the current town hall to the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School, merge two elementary schools into one and move town offices into the other school.
PORTERS 26, MARINERS 20 (The Suffolk Times)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 08:10:33 am
Antoine Hunter probably could not have scripted it any better for himself. As one of 16 seniors on the Greenport/Southold/Mattituck/Shelter Island high school football team, he must have appreciated the homecoming victory as much as anyone else. But ...

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (11790)	School Zip (11790)	(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate)	18,374 people	18,975,234 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	63%	32%
Population Average Age	29 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$82,775	$44,151
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	7 rooms	4.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	43 years old	58 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	85% / 15%	41% / 59%