Education - Stony Brook, NY
Education
The Three Village School District serves Stony Brook, the hamlet of Setauket, the village of Old Field, Poquott and small parts of Port Jefferson Station and Centereach. The school district is well known for its InSTAR program - a three-year science research program which produces record numbers of Intel Science Talent Search Semifinalists. In 2008 there were thirteen semifinalists, the most semifinalists from a single school in the entire U.S.
Stony Brook is also home to one of the best universities not only in the nation but in the world as well - The State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNYSB), commonly known as Stony Brook University (SBU). Its philosophy department is considered to be among the top programs in the United States for the study of continental philosophy; its Nuclear Physics program ranked 4th in the current rankings of professional schools in US News & World Report's 2009 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools", and Stony Brook's program in Geometry was ranked 6th, ahead of Columbia and Yale.
Schools
Due to current zoning the area has almost no industrial or commercial base, and the rapid residential development in the past decade has lead to the increasing of class sizes in local schools. Despite the fact, Stony Brook's schools are generally considered to be above average. Listed below are preschools, elementary, middle and high schools with address and contact information:
Preschools
All Souls Mill Pond Pre-School - 44 students
10 Mill Pond Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 689-7825
Briarwood Montessori School - 38 students
1401 Stonybrook Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 689-5538
International Christian School (private) - 74 students
1266 N Country Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 689-7660
Learning Experience Day Care - 156 students
211 Hallock Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 689-5355
North Shore Montessori School - 193 students
218 Christian Ave
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Phone: (631) 246-6152
Stony Brook Child Care Service - 21 students
South Dr
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Phone: (631) 632-4835
University Pre-School - 100 students
100 Nicolls Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Phone: (631) 632-7868
Elementary schools
International Christian School (private) - 74 students
1266 N Country Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 689-7660
North Shore Montessori School - 193 students
218 Christian Ave
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Phone: (631) 246-6152
William Sidney Mount School - 898 students
50 Dean Ln
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Phone: (631) 730-4300
Middle schools
International Christian School (private) - 74 students
1266 N Country Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 689-7660
Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School - 939 students
351 Oxhead Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Phone: (631) 730-4800
Stony Brook School (private) - 336 students
1 Chapman Pky
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Phone: (631) 751-1800
High schools
International Christian School (private) - 74 students
1266 N Country Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 689-7660
Stony Brook School (private) - 336 students
1 Chapman Pky
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Phone: (631) 751-1800
Stony Brook University
Ranked one of the best values in higher education by Kiplinger's magazine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, also known as Stony Brook University (SUNYSB, SBU) was founded in 1957 with around 100 students enrolled. Located 60 miles east of New York City, in the middle of Long island, the University is set on over 1,000 wooded acres. Today Stony Brook is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York (SUNY) system and has more than 23,000 students.
The two main research centers Stony Brook University operates are the C. N. Yang Institute of Theoretical Physics (YITP) and the Marine Sciences Research Center (MSRC). It also jointly operates Brookhaven National Labs under a contract from the Department of Energy. Three Nobel Prizes were awarded to professors working at Stony Brook among many other awards and honors. In 1998 the University was given a National Science Foundation recognition award for its integration of research and education.
Stony Brook University is divided into a number of schools including the School of Medicine, the School of Journalism, College of Business, School of Dental Medicine and College of Arts and Sciences among many others. The main campus is split in three: West Campus, East Campus, and South Campus. The West Campus is the location of the original buildings at the Stony Brook site and it hosts most of the academic buildings and campus housing. The East Campus is home to the Stony Brook University Medical Center - the largest hospital in Suffolk County. The attached Health Sciences Center (HSC) and Basic Science Tower (BST) which houses numerous laboratories are also part of the East Campus. The smallest of the three is the South Campus, which houses the School of Dental Medicine, the Marine Sciences Research Center, and the Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities.
Its sports teams are currently known as the Stony Brook Seawolves. Besides the main campus in Stony Brook, the University has two other campuses - in Manhattan and Southampton. With its rich history of scientific research and discovery, Stony Brook University offers numerous programs such as Physics, Mathematics, Geosciences and Nuclear Physics. Its philosophy department is considered one of the top programs in the nation.
In 2001 SBU became a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), an invitation-only organization of the top 62 research universities in the United States. In 2008, out of over 8,300 universities Stony Brook was ranked as the 127th best university in the world, placing it in the top 1% by the London-based Times Higher Education Supplement.
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Stony Brook:
The Three Village School District serves Stony Brook, the hamlet of Setauket, the village of Old Field, Poquott and small parts of Port Jefferson Station and Centereach. The school district is well known for its InSTAR program - a three-year science research program which produces record numbers of Intel Science Talent Search Semifinalists. In 2008 there were thirteen semifinalists, the most semifinalists from a single school in the entire U.S.
Stony Brook is also home to one of the best universities not only in the nation but in the world as well - The State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNYSB), commonly known as Stony Brook University (SBU). Its philosophy department is considered to be among the top programs in the United States for the study of continental philosophy; its Nuclear Physics program ranked 4th in the current rankings of professional schools in US News & World Report's 2009 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools", and Stony Brook's program in Geometry was ranked 6th, ahead of Columbia and Yale.
Schools
Due to current zoning the area has almost no industrial or commercial base, and the rapid residential development in the past decade has lead to the increasing of class sizes in local schools. Despite the fact, Stony Brook's schools are generally considered to be above average. Listed below are preschools, elementary, middle and high schools with address and contact information:
Preschools
All Souls Mill Pond Pre-School - 44 students
10 Mill Pond Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 689-7825
Briarwood Montessori School - 38 students
1401 Stonybrook Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 689-5538
International Christian School (private) - 74 students
1266 N Country Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 689-7660
Learning Experience Day Care - 156 students
211 Hallock Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 689-5355
North Shore Montessori School - 193 students
218 Christian Ave
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Phone: (631) 246-6152
Stony Brook Child Care Service - 21 students
South Dr
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Phone: (631) 632-4835
University Pre-School - 100 students
100 Nicolls Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Phone: (631) 632-7868
Elementary schools
International Christian School (private) - 74 students
1266 N Country Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 689-7660
North Shore Montessori School - 193 students
218 Christian Ave
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Phone: (631) 246-6152
William Sidney Mount School - 898 students
50 Dean Ln
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Phone: (631) 730-4300
Middle schools
International Christian School (private) - 74 students
1266 N Country Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 689-7660
Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School - 939 students
351 Oxhead Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Phone: (631) 730-4800
Stony Brook School (private) - 336 students
1 Chapman Pky
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Phone: (631) 751-1800
High schools
International Christian School (private) - 74 students
1266 N Country Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 689-7660
Stony Brook School (private) - 336 students
1 Chapman Pky
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Phone: (631) 751-1800
Stony Brook University
Ranked one of the best values in higher education by Kiplinger's magazine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, also known as Stony Brook University (SUNYSB, SBU) was founded in 1957 with around 100 students enrolled. Located 60 miles east of New York City, in the middle of Long island, the University is set on over 1,000 wooded acres. Today Stony Brook is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York (SUNY) system and has more than 23,000 students.
The two main research centers Stony Brook University operates are the C. N. Yang Institute of Theoretical Physics (YITP) and the Marine Sciences Research Center (MSRC). It also jointly operates Brookhaven National Labs under a contract from the Department of Energy. Three Nobel Prizes were awarded to professors working at Stony Brook among many other awards and honors. In 1998 the University was given a National Science Foundation recognition award for its integration of research and education.
Stony Brook University is divided into a number of schools including the School of Medicine, the School of Journalism, College of Business, School of Dental Medicine and College of Arts and Sciences among many others. The main campus is split in three: West Campus, East Campus, and South Campus. The West Campus is the location of the original buildings at the Stony Brook site and it hosts most of the academic buildings and campus housing. The East Campus is home to the Stony Brook University Medical Center - the largest hospital in Suffolk County. The attached Health Sciences Center (HSC) and Basic Science Tower (BST) which houses numerous laboratories are also part of the East Campus. The smallest of the three is the South Campus, which houses the School of Dental Medicine, the Marine Sciences Research Center, and the Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities.
Its sports teams are currently known as the Stony Brook Seawolves. Besides the main campus in Stony Brook, the University has two other campuses - in Manhattan and Southampton. With its rich history of scientific research and discovery, Stony Brook University offers numerous programs such as Physics, Mathematics, Geosciences and Nuclear Physics. Its philosophy department is considered one of the top programs in the nation.
In 2001 SBU became a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), an invitation-only organization of the top 62 research universities in the United States. In 2008, out of over 8,300 universities Stony Brook was ranked as the 127th best university in the world, placing it in the top 1% by the London-based Times Higher Education Supplement.
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Stony Brook:
- Suffolk County Community College - Ammerman Campus (about 7 miles away; Selden, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
- Suffolk County Community College - Western Campus (about 12 miles away; Brentwood, NY; FT enrollment: 3,485)
- Dowling College (about 12 miles away; Oakdale, NY; FT enrollment: 3,747)
- Saint Josephs College - Suffolk Campus (about 13 miles away; Patchogue, NY; FT enrollment: 2,617)
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