Located on four-and-a-half acres in suburban Port Washington, Vincent Smith School is a private day school, grades 5 - 12, that has served students in Nassau, Suffolk, and Queens County in New York since 1924. The school is well-known for its individualized program for reluctant learners, special education students, and children and teenagers who benefit from small classes. Vincent Smith School is chartered by the New York State Board of Regents as an independent, nonprofit institution. The school is also certified by the New York State Association of Independent Schools.