We are considering moving to Amityville but heard the schools are just horrid. Any suggestions on top rate private schools and/or state special program schools?
Tips or advice appreciated.

Christian Schools Possibility
no Catholoic or Jewish Academies please, just simply because we are not No disrespect of course.

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Sarah:

Newsday, a Long Island newspaper, has extensive information on schools, school districts, reading scores, etc. in its real estate section. Try this link, its at the bottom of the page: www.newsday.com/business/realestate

Try working with a real estate broker who is a relocation specialist. They will have all this info and more.

For one, unless you absolutely MUST, I would not move to Amityville! The area is quite run-down and shall we say, not at all a nice place to live. Have you considered the North Shore instead or maybe something all little farther West on the Soth Shore?

There's a reason they call it the "Amityville Horror". If you are going to living "ON" Long Island, it's "on" not "in".

I live on Long Island and Amityville is horrible

You might want to check out Hicksville and Jericho.They have excellent public schools.And they are close enough to Amityville, I believe.