Carle Place Union Free School District

Carle Place Union Free School District
Location
Carle Place, NY 11514 United States
District information
Type	Public Schools
Grades	K-12
Established	1915
Superintendent	Dr. Christine Finn
Asst. superintendent(s)	Eileen Fredericks
Schools	3
Budget	$44,646,051 (2010-11)
Students and staff
Students	1,462 (2009-10)
Teachers	151 (2009-10)
Staff	221 (2009-10)
Student–teacher ratio	9.68 (2009-10)
District mascot	Frog
Colors	Green and White
Other information
Website	www.cps.k12.ny.us

The Carle Place Union Free School District is a school district that serves all of Carle Place and parts of Westbury and Mineola in central Nassau County, New York.

Schools

Cherry Lane School

Cherry Lane Primary School (40°45′5.71″N 73°36′22.61″W) is a three-year comprehensive public primary school located in the hamlet of Carle Place in Nassau County, New York. The school runs grades K-2.

Rushmore Avenue School

Rushmore Avenue Elementary School (40°45′8.6″N 73°36′32.2″W) is a four-year comprehensive public elementary school located in the hamlet of Carle Place in Nassau County, New York. The school is for grades 3–6, whose 6th grade runs a middle school type process for getting around classes.

Carle Place Middle/High School

Carle Place Middle/High School (40°45′21″N 73°36′20″W) is a six-year comprehensive public high school located in the hamlet of Carle Place in Nassau County, New York. Its Middle School runs grades 7-8 and High School runs grades 9-12.

Notable people

• Matt Snell, former pro football player for the New York Jets
• Joe Satriani, guitar virtuoso and instrumentalist. Lead guitarist for Chickenfoot. Played with Deep Purple, Mick Jagger, etc..
• Steve Vai, another guitar virtuoso who was one of Joe Satriani's students.