Ward Melville Senior High School

I am moving to the area from out of state and not sure who has the best school to go to Rocky Pointe ,Miller Place ,Mt Sinai,Smithtown or Three Village and out of all those schools it seems Three Village offers the best choices for students anyone who can help on this problem please comment thanks !
--Submitted by a parent

I taught Biology at Ward Melville for thirty one years. It has always been an innovative school offering courses for all levels of ability. Many interesting electives are available for students to get a look at the kinds of opportunities possible for them after they graduate.
--Submitted by a teacher

My daughter just graducated. I am very proud of what the Three Village Central School District offered my child. She excelled and developed academically,socially,and most of all prepared her well for college to have a successful future. Thank you again..
--Submitted by a parent

Those of you who attend this school and belittle it have no idea as to how many more opportunities you have had by virtue of being in this school district. Having been raised in a blue collar district where we had to fight for programs, I appreciate all that the 3Vs and WMHS has had to offer for my children. There is a degree of friendly competition amongst my oldest's fellow students which made them strive to work even harder. There have been some wonderful teachers who truly care about their students and have a passion for the subject they teach. There have been some who are less than stellar; but one has to ask how much is the teacher vs. the subject matter vs. the group of students in a particular class? I wish I had 1/2 the opportunities WMHS students have.
--Submitted by a parent

Like all High schools Ward melville has its ups and downs. And i dont think the parents can say they think they're kids teachers are bad. All the teachers employed in three village are amazing and care so extremly much about their students, but thats not enough. tudents have to make an effort to, to get the best possible relationship with there teachers. Ward Melville is an amazing school, and fowl language and cliques are in any school. it just happens to show a little more in the three village schools because of the 'rich' family backrounds
--Submitted by a student

There was definitely a distinction between honors students and non. If you were an honors/ AP student, you were pushed to do multiple AP courses. The AP courses are pretty good; there are 22 offered and I'd say well over half are excellent, although a few are complete jokes. However, being an AP student, there was definitely a difference in relationship between the school and students at different levels. At the AP level, teachers were very concentrated on pushing information and us memorizing; however boring and tedious and traditional, though, it was effective and most students at this level received very high AP test scores. Overall, if your student wants to go to a good college, WMHS does get them in. It won't be a good time, though, very cliquey and crowded, but academically strong.
--Submitted by a student

I find that Ward Meville has readily prepared me for college. My moto in life is -- what you put into it, is what you get out of it. I DO feel that Ward Melville H.S. has 'left the mediocre student' in the dark about higher education. Being a strong student-athlete at Ward Meville, I had no knowledge of an AP course (as rudimentary as that may sound). I think that it is NOT the school that pushes the student to be the best that they can be, but it is the over bearing parenting that pushes the child to be at the top of their studies. Although this review may seem as if I am bashing the system, I am simply stating that the validity of the current reviews of Ward Melville should be taken with a grain of salt and the voice of an experienced athlete should be heard.
--Submitted by a student

I find that all the critcism and the compliments are very accurate. Also one of the most pompous attitude high schools.Ward Melville caters to the above average student rather than below or average student. they have very competive AP classes and only a handful of honor classes. Circulia is revolving more around standarized exams. Teachers teach towards an exam and not the student or subject matter. Gives way too much work. If you want to get an A in the class you will only have room to do one of the many extracicular activites.
--Submitted by a student

Some of the previous reviews were just ridiculous. Who cares if the kids dress like the 'dreggs of society,' or smoke, or whatever. I looked like a dirty punk, and ended up at the University of Pennsylvania (thats the ivy league one, not penn state). That was part of the beauty of this school - I had the chance to do whatever I want in my life, with all the course offerings. The teachers actually cared about the students, as long as the student wanted to learn. But if they didn't, since they were given freedom, they would not disturb the students that Did want to learn. That is so important in education - it is impossible to teach somebody who is unwilling to learn. This did not cause any problems - I felt totally safe in school, although a little more freedom might augment this.
--Submitted by a former student

Excellent teachers, electives offered, college courses offered, A/P courses offered, excellent sports programs/coaches.
--Submitted by a former student