South Bellmore Schools

South Bellmore SchoolsSouth Bellmore High Schools serve 7th through 12th-grade students from South Bellmore and South Merrick.  The Valedictorians and Salutatorians from Kennedy High Schools have impressive portfolios of achievement during their four years of high school. All have challenged themselves to advanced placement curricular while maintaining participation in numerous extra curricular activities.

High Schools

John F. Kennedy High School  (9-12) 
JFK High School in Bellmore, New York provides an ideal learning environment for its students. Located one mile south of Merrick Road on Long Island, JFK is known for its outstanding academic programs and extra-curricular activities. JFK has a history of pioneering new concepts in education. Cougar Online is a prime example of that.  JFK High School was recently ranked 69th in the top 100 high schools in the country in terms of students taking AP courses. The median overall average among students is approximately 87. Students participate and have done well in various academic competitions. The Kennedy Cougars are one of the top teams in sports that range from track to wrestling.
300 Bellmore Avenue
Bellmore  NY  11710
(516)  992 1400



Middle Schools

Grand Avenue Middle School 
(7-8)
Grand Avenue is a comprehensive school offering all students a superior academic program supporting individual needs and differences by promoting enrichment opportunities in the arts, extracurricular activities, and athletics. The development of the entire child is a major importance at Grand Avenue. By the example of each adult in the building, students are exposed to kindness and fairness as well as a willingness to listen without passing judgment. Above all, students are challenged to put aside differences with the goal of turning mere tolerance into acceptance of all. We work diligently to ensure that all students learn well, stay safe, and graduate by being faithful to the tenets of R.I.C.E. (respect, impulse control, compassion, equity).
2301 Grand Avenue
Bellmore  NY  11710
(516)  992 1100


Elementary Schools

Shore Road Intermediate Center
  (Bellmore Public Schools) (5-6) 
"Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours."   The mission of the Shore Road School is to foster an atmosphere where school, parents, and community work together for students' continued success.  We will create a school that provides students the opportunity to flourish in a safe, cooperative, and challenging environment that encourages academic growth, risk-taking, continued social and emotional development, and the use of good judgment.  We will collaborate to provide students the opportunity to strengthen and further enhance a passion for learning. We will aim to develop respect for self, others, and the environment as well as encourage responsible contributions to society.
2801 Shore Road
Bellmore  NY  11710
(516)  679 2947 

Winthrop Avenue Primary Center 
 (Bellmore Public Schools)  (3-4)
580 Winthrop Avenue
Bellmore  NY  11710
(516)  679 2919

Birch Elementary School  (Merrick Public Schools)  (K-6)
The children, parents, and staff of the Birch School are a community of learners dedicated to creating a learning environment that embraces the whole child. Together we will provide a safe, friendly, and cooperative atmosphere conducive to learning.   We believe that all children can learn and we seek to encourage life-long learning. This includes academic understanding as well as aesthetic appreciation of the world, physical well being, and good citizenship through the awareness of individual differences and cultural diversities.   We believe that our commitment to a challenging curriculum and a stimulating educational atmosphere will develop our students' ability to reach their maximum potential and to meet the demands of the future.
2400 Central Parkway
Merrick  NY  11566
(516)  992 7249 

Chatterton Elementary School  (Merrick Public Schools) (K-6)
In the interest of our children, the parents and staff of Chatterton School establish and adopt the following mission: 
To provide a solid foundation for lifelong learning focusing on an interactive learning environment, fostering creative, independent thinkers and decision makers, a mastery of skills for discovery, research and inquiry, a recognition of different needs and learning styles, enabling our children to be the best that they can be, a safe and secure environment where everyone is treated with respect, a sense of pride and camaraderie among students, parents and staff, an awareness of our responsibility to ourselves, our families, Chatterton School, and the world in which we live.
108 North Merrick Avenue
Merrick  NY  11566
(516)  992 7269
 
Norman J. Levy Lakeside Elementary School  (Merrick Public Schools)
(K-6)
The children, teachers and parents of Norman J. Levy Lakeside School are a community that inspires a love of learning.   Together we are dedicated to the academic, social and emotional growth of all children.   By providing a warm, safe, and nurturing environment, we will help each child to become the best he or she can be.
21 Babylon Road
Merrick  NY  11566
(516)  992 7233

Reinhard Early Childhood Center  (Bellmore Public Schools) (Pk-2)
The mission of the Charles A. Reinhard Early Childhood Center is to provide an atmosphere where school, parents and community work together for children´s success.  Together we will create a school that affords students the opportunity to flourish in a safe, cooperative environment that encourages risk-taking, flexibility, exploration, social/emotional and academic growth.  We will assure that all students develop a passion for learning, an awareness of individuality, respect for themselves, others, and the environment.  Students will develop work habits that will produce quality work in school and at home.
2750 S. Saint Mark's Ave.
Bellmore  NY  11710
(516) 679 2931