The Greenvale School vs. Friends Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
The Greenvale School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New York for:
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Advanced Degrees
Student Body
Friends Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New York for:
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ACT Score
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AP Courses
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School History
School Resources
Overview
The Green Vale School mission: In a vibrant program of academics, arts, athletics, and character education, The Green Vale School inspires and challenges all students to be their best.
A Green Vale education instills confidence and competence, while promoting respect and responsibility as cornerstones of a lifetime of learning and global citizenship.
Sincere consideration for each child fosters a love of learning and teaches children to excel, to lead and to care.
Since 1876, Friends Academy has set the standard of Academic Excellence on Long Island. We are the #1 ranked K-12 private school on Long Island. Our extraordinary academic program is enchanced by our timeless Quaker values and provides an exceptional education for our students.
At Friends Academy, we achieve educational excellence by committing to the highest standards of learning and living. Our welcoming and diverse community is strengthened by our Quaker values, which empower our students to inquire, reflect, and engage in their classrooms, in their neighborhoods, and in the world. Because when we inspire students to learn and live with purpose, they can achieve greatness without sacrificing goodness.
Grades Offered
PK-8
NS-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
n/a
No
Year Founded
1923
1876
Students Body
Total Students
373 students
769 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
20%
20%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
-
20
Pre-K Students
80
20
Kindergarten Students
48
20
Grade 1 Students
43
30
Grade 2 Students
40
21
Grade 3 Students
44
33
Grade 4 Students
38
37
Grade 5 Students
-
39
Grade 6 Students
29
52
Grade 7 Students
51
53
Grade 8 Students
-
59
Grade 9 Students
-
98
Grade 10 Students
-
96
Grade 11 Students
-
97
Grade 12 Students
-
94
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
62 teachers
150 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
95%
89%
Average Class Size
12
12
Number of AP Classes
n/a
24
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:6
1:5
Average SAT score
n/a
1350
Average ACT score
n/a
32
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
(Dress code varies by grade. Jacket and tie for boys in grades 4-9.)
(Dress code varies by grade. Jacket and tie for boys in grades 4-9.)
Casual
(Boys: Polo Shirts, khaki pants; Girls: Polo shirt, skirts/khakis)
(Boys: Polo Shirts, khaki pants; Girls: Polo shirt, skirts/khakis)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Jan. 17 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$46,500
$41,000
Tuition Notes
Please contact school for tuition scale by grade.
The tuition ranges from $16,700-$41,900 for the 2023-2024 school year.
% on Financial Aid
n/a
20%
Acceptance Rate
n/a
20%
Admissions Director
Alexis B. Morledge
Taisha Thompson
Admissions Associate
Colleen Fortuna
Ariana Fountain
Sports
Total Sports Offered
n/a
18
Sports
n/a
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
n/a
46
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
n/a
Academic Team, Admissions Club, Amnesty International, Animal Advocacy, Asian Awareness, Bone Marrow Foundation, Breast Cancer Awareness, Business Club, Challenger Athletics, Chess Club, Children's Hospital Care Club, Choose a Charity, Community Helpers, Community Service Club, Current Events Club, Debate/Parliamentary Debate, Democratic Club, Diversity Club, Diversity Committee, Ethics Bowl, Girls Who Code, Habitat for Humanity Club, Hip Hop Club, Jazz Band, Literary Magazine, Mathletes, Model UN/Model Congress, Natural Helpers/HOPE (Peer Education), Online Newspaper, Pencils of Promise, Philosophy Club, Project LETS, Reflection of Cinematic Quaker Values, Republican Club, Robotics Club, Rocket Club, SAGA, Science Olympiad, Stock Market Club, Student Government, Sunrise Day Camp Club, Sustainability Committee, Teachers and Students for Quakers Understanding and Education, Teens Give, Tournament Club, Yearbook Staff