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04bride
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honest opinions on Malverve School District
Just been looking at houses in the oceanside,lynbrook, east rock area but i avoid looking at Malverne school district bc of things I heard, are those things true?
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
I honestly dont have first hand experience BUT when we we bought in Lynbrook many were warning us against Malverne Schools. So we wouldnt. Again....this is what I have been told.
In fact we fell in ove with a house in north Lynbrook, just what we wanted, price right....sorta my dream house and the realtor on the side told us dont buy with malverne schools so we walked away from the house.
BUT AGAIN....this is just info that was passed on to me.
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| Posted 5/6/10 7:49 AM |
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
Posted by 04bride
Just been looking at houses in the oceanside,lynbrook, east rock area but i avoid looking at Malverne school district bc of things I heard, are those things true?
I would not buy in Malverne district unless I was planning to use private schools.
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| Posted 5/6/10 12:11 PM |
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CathyB
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
My aunt lived there and the elementary school was fine. Once middle school started my cousin got picked on/bullied a lot. They moved to Brooklyn to be closer to my aunt's job and he did better in their local middle school and now he's at Brooklyn Tech for high school.
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w8andsee
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
I live in Malverne, however I don't have any kids and my home is in the VS school district.
Before I moved to Malverne I heard the the same thing you did, "stay away from Malverne school district", but since living in Malverne I've changed my mind about it.
Yes, its not the best, but its not bad either. I've looked at test scores and they are on par with other schools. Also there is a huge community push to enroll studenst from Malverne in that district. There is a group that formed called Project Enroll Now that can give you some more information on the school district. (I watch them present on Malverne TV)
http://www.projectenrollnow.org/old_site/home.asp
IMO, I would do some more research and even visit the school and speak to some parents.
Good Luck!
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browneyedgirl
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
i have first hand experience from there, and my kids would go to private school if i lived there. that's all i'll say.
btw...don't use test scores as a decision on whether a school district is good or not. the 2 do not correlate
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Faithx2
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
Posted by browneyedgirl
i have first hand experience from there, and my kids would go to private school if i lived there. that's all i'll say.
I totally agree with this. My DH, his father, mother and grandfather all graduated from there. My SIL did as well and stayed in Lynbrook but moved into the Lynbrook school district which is much better. My DH tells many stories about the kids from Lakeview who he went to school with--many ofwhom were on welfare and came from terrible circumstances. Just my $.02 so please no bashing 
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| Posted 5/6/10 1:07 PM |
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w8andsee
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
Posted by browneyedgirl
btw...don't use test scores as a decision on whether a school district is good or not. the 2 do not correlate
Just curious since I have no experience with the LI school districts (went to NYC Public School as a child). What makes a school good then if its not for its test scores?
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AandKmom
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
We are currently in the process of buying a house in Lynbrook with Malverne schools. I have spoken to people who send their kids to Malverne and have had great experiences. The district is very diverse, which is not a bad thing. I think that if you are a parent who will stay on top of their children, and be involved in their education, your child will be fine. It is far from the worst district.
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LKDRNW
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
Posted by AandKmom
We are currently in the process of buying a house in Lynbrook with Malverne schools. I have spoken to people who send their kids to Malverne and have had great experiences. The district is very diverse, which is not a bad thing. I think that if you are a parent who will stay on top of their children, and be involved in their education, your child will be fine. It is far from the worst district.
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I grew up in the MSD and I went to the elementary and it was fine, I also know a lot of people that went to the HS and did amazing. I currently own a house in this district and my kids would go here through the middle school, most likely they would go to private after.
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Sassyz75
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
Posted by w8andsee
Posted by browneyedgirl
btw...don't use test scores as a decision on whether a school district is good or not. the 2 do not correlate
Just curious since I have no experience with the LI school districts (went to NYC Public School as a child). What makes a school good then if its not for its test scores?
Infer what you want but most districts labeled "bad" here on LI have a high % of non-white children AND/OR lower income/lower class attendees...
It's not like NYC where there's a "melting pot" of kids- the SD lines are drawn to basically "segregate" kids... for example, I went to Massapequa High School where not one African American kid attended, maybe a handful of Latino and Asian students....
My mother attended malvern and it was diverse at the time and she had a great experience (and this was during the whole busing thing- parents laying their bodies in front of buses, etc...)I sent to nursery and kindergarten there- and then my parents got divorced and we moved.
I currently live in Amityville- another "bad" district... but I watch the kids walk out of the HS and you'd be surprised how many "white" kids I see- and they're all involved- on baseball team, soccer, band, etc... yet it is considered a bad district... yes, the test scores are lower but I'm sure that's because a lot of these kids come from single-parent homes or homes where they have grandparents/aunts taking care of them and multiple children and they "fall through the cracks"...
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alli3131
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
My DH graduated from MHS along with his younger sister and both say great things about it. I even asked him about it when we first started dating cause I had heard bad things and I came from a great district.
My DH said he would never have gone anywhere else if he had a choice. He loved the fact there was a varied student body. He did say that for a few years they didn't have a budget cause it got voted down but hasn't since I don't think.
Yes Malverne has kids from Lakeview at the school but just because they are from less well to do homes does not make the kids bad. DH said there was not a drug problem when he went there other than pot cause no one could afford anything else.
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browneyedgirl
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
Posted by OneOfEach
Posted by browneyedgirl
i have first hand experience from there, and my kids would go to private school if i lived there. that's all i'll say.
I totally agree with this. My DH, his father, mother and grandfather all graduated from there. My SIL did as well and stayed in Lynbrook but moved into the Lynbrook school district which is much better. My DH tells many stories about the kids from Lakeview who he went to school with--many ofwhom were on welfare and came from terrible circumstances. Just my $.02 so please no bashing
that is true (some kids who go there being on welfare), but it is not the reason my kids would go to private school. the student make up is not the reason either
there are kids on welfare in every district--doesn't make a district good or bad
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Faithx2
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
Posted by browneyedgirl
Posted by OneOfEach
Posted by browneyedgirl
i have first hand experience from there, and my kids would go to private school if i lived there. that's all i'll say.
I totally agree with this. My DH, his father, mother and grandfather all graduated from there. My SIL did as well and stayed in Lynbrook but moved into the Lynbrook school district which is much better. My DH tells many stories about the kids from Lakeview who he went to school with--many ofwhom were on welfare and came from terrible circumstances. Just my $.02 so please no bashing
that is true (some kids who go there being on welfare), but it is not the reason my kids would go to private school. the student make up is not the reason either
there are kids on welfare in every district--doesn't make a district good or bad
Yes there are. And yes I agree with you about not making it a good district or bad school district--I never said that. The black/white thing is not an issue for me or my DH. The high incidence of crime and drugs in Lakeview is. We have family who is a cop there and it's not a good area. The OP asked for honest opinions and that is ours
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
Malverne SD gets a bad rap because the "Black" kids from Lakeview also go there. We share schools. This is why outsiders feel our SD is bad. And I say our because I live in Malverne.
And also there is nothing wrong with kids on Welfare. I have some family members that are on it.
Malverne SD has gone through a lot of changes over the past few years. There is now a group called Project Enroll Now that has really changed our SD. Look them up on Facebook. They will really help you and give you the TRUTH!!!
It is so funny because when it comes to almost all other SD's people on here say look at the test scores but then when it comes to this SD they say not to. Such a double standard.
Our Elementary schools are very very good. They are currently going through big changes that is going to make them fantastic!!
We have 2 elementary schools in the district. Both had K-4. Now one will have K-2 and the other will have 3rd or 4th. Then next year 5th might even have their own.
And to those that had realtors that warned them against it, SHAME ON THEM!!!!
Do your own research and talk to parents who actually have kids in the SD not just people that have no first hand experience or people that are bitter for one reason or another.
I am so sick of having to defend our SD but I will continue to until people are no longer racist.
I know people that moved to SD #13 in Malverne to be in the "better" schools and paid a lot more for their house and now told me that SD #13 isn't as great as it once was and SD #12 is on the rise. Go figure.
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LIMOMx2
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
Posted by OneOfEach
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Posted by browneyedgirl
i have first hand experience from there, and my kids would go to private school if i lived there. that's all i'll say.
I totally agree with this. My DH, his father, mother and grandfather all graduated from there. My SIL did as well and stayed in Lynbrook but moved into the Lynbrook school district which is much better. My DH tells many stories about the kids from Lakeview who he went to school with--many ofwhom were on welfare and came from terrible circumstances. Just my $.02 so please no bashing
that is true (some kids who go there being on welfare), but it is not the reason my kids would go to private school. the student make up is not the reason either
there are kids on welfare in every district--doesn't make a district good or bad
Yes there are. And yes I agree with you about not making it a good district or bad school district--I never said that. The black/white thing is not an issue for me or my DH. The high incidence of crime and drugs in Lakeview is. We have family who is a cop there and it's not a good area. The OP asked for honest opinions and that is ours
Drugs are everywhere. Sayville and Seaford come to mind that have a HUGE problem with drugs. Crime is everywhere. They are not moving to Lakeview, they want to move to Malverne.
My DH grew up here and we are back living here and will remain here. I feel completely safe here and feel completely safe that my children will be going to Malverne SD. I would never put my children in harms way.
If your kid is going to be bad or do drugs, they will anywhere. Raise them right, you won't have to worry
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LIMOMx2
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
Posted by Serendipity
I honestly dont have first hand experience BUT when we we bought in Lynbrook many were warning us against Malverne Schools. So we wouldn't. Again....this is what I have been told.
In fact we fell in ove with a house in north Lynbrook, just what we wanted, price right....sorta my dream house and the realtor on the side told us dont buy with malverne schools so we walked away from the house.
BUT AGAIN....this is just info that was passed on to me.
This is a disgrace and the realtor should be fired!!!
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| Posted 5/7/10 8:33 AM |
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Faithx2
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
That's your opinion and I respect that. We decided to not stay in that area or send our kids to the schools. My DH whose whole family went there decided it wasn't a school he wanted to send his kids to. Malverne itself is an absolutely lovely town. There will always be this debate about Malverne SD. I came out and gave reasons as to why "WE" wouldn't buy in that school district. It's just OUR opinion. I'm curious about the reasons of the above posters who never gave any details as to why they wouldn't send their kids to that SD. Not one person gave a reason, just said they wouldn't.....
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pinkandblue
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
Posted by 5ofClubs
If your kid is going to be bad or do drugs, they will anywhere. Raise them right, you won't have to worry
alot of parents raise their children right and they still do drugs and "bad" things. It is not that cut and dry
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
Posted by pinkandblue
Posted by 5ofClubs
If your kid is going to be bad or do drugs, they will anywhere. Raise them right, you won't have to worry
alot of parents raise their children right and they still do drugs and "bad" things. It is not that cut and dry
I know that. But overall, I believe this.
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
Posted by OneOfEach
That's your opinion and I respect that. We decided to not stay in that area or send our kids to the schools. My DH whose whole family went there decided it wasn't a school he wanted to send his kids to. Malverne itself is an absolutely lovely town. There will always be this debate about Malverne SD. I came out and gave reasons as to why "WE" wouldn't buy in that school district. It's just OUR opinion. I'm curious about the reasons of the above posters who never gave any details as to why they wouldn't send their kids to that SD. Not one person gave a reason, just said they wouldn't.....
I know everyone can share their own opinion. And I hope everyone understands that I will defend Malverne SD since I do live in Malverne and I am sending my children to Malverne SD. Everyone would do the same about their own SD.
DH went to school with your DH and so did his friends. I think it depends on what your personal experiences are at a school to.
I went to Sayville and would never in a million years move back there nor would I send my children there but it is all for personal reasons. It has nothing to do with the SD persay.
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maybesoon
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
I personally would not have my kids in that district so I wouldn't buy there.
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| Posted 5/7/10 10:06 AM |
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jgl
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
I am not commenting on Malverne because I dont know.. (i willsay I wouldnt do malverne with VS schools because they are not what they were when I went there) but.. that same Lakeview section also goes to RVC schools. RVC schools has section 8 housing - and RVC is still considered very good schools.
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| Posted 5/7/10 10:37 AM |
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LulaBell
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
Posted by jgl
I am not commenting on Malverne because I dont know.. (i willsay I wouldnt do malverne with VS schools because they are not what they were when I went there) but.. that same Lakeview section also goes to RVC schools. RVC schools has section 8 housing - and RVC is still considered very good schools.
What always strikes me about this debate is how people say that schools aren't "What they once were." I'd like to know exactly what that means to people. Test scores? Safety? It seems to me to be a euphemism for not the color they once were. I'm not trying to attack any other posters, I would really just like to be informed about what that means in other people's opinions.
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LoriH
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Re: honest opinions on Malverve School District
Posted by Sassyz75
Posted by w8andsee
Posted by browneyedgirl
btw...don't use test scores as a decision on whether a school district is good or not. the 2 do not correlate
Just curious since I have no experience with the LI school districts (went to NYC Public School as a child). What makes a school good then if its not for its test scores?
Infer what you want but most districts labeled "bad" here on LI have a high % of non-white children AND/OR lower income/lower class attendees...
It's not like NYC where there's a "melting pot" of kids- the SD lines are drawn to basically "segregate" kids... for example, I went to Massapequa High School where not one African American kid attended, maybe a handful of Latino and Asian students....
I agree with what you are saying here. I have known a few people who graduated from Malverne and when I asked them about the reputation it has, I was told by all of them that they felt it was directly related to the higher number of non-white students.
I went to Massapequa HS as well, after growing up in a very diverse area of Queens. Because of the lack of diversity, the drug issues and overall atmosphere of a district like Massapequa, I specifically decided to purchase a home in a more diverse district. We are in Farmingdale currently which also has a less then stellar reputation with some. The schools are great and every single person I have spoken to who has kids in my district or works here loves the programs. I think the best way to get to know what a district is really like is to talk to as many people who are involved in the district as you can.
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