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Roosevelt High School (Roosevelt, New York)
Roosevelt High School is a four-year public high school located in Roosevelt as part of the Roosevelt School District, serving students in grades 9 through 12. It is located in the hamlet of Roosevelt in the Town of Hempstead, in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.

As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 964 students and 56.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.0:1. There were 247 students (25.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 46 (4.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

Academics

Roosevelt High School has a grading and promotion policy. In order for a student to be admitted to the ninth grade, a student must pass 3 of the 4 major subject areas each year:

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Studies

The student can fail no more than the equivalent of 1 credit in minor subjects each year (i.e. Technology 1/2 credit, Home Economics 1/2 credit, etc.)

To be promoted from grade 9 to 10, a student must earn 4 units of credit.

These units must include: 1 in English and 1 in Social Studies. To be promoted from grade 10 to grade 11, a student must have earned 9 units of credit. These units must include: 2 units in English, 2 units in Social Studies, 1 unit in Mathematics, 1 unit in Science. A student must receive a minimum grade of 70 in order to advance.

Demographics

As of the 2018–19 school year, the student body of Roosevelt High School consisted of:

  • 0 American Indian or Alaska Native students (0% of the student body)
  • 396 Black or African American students (40% of the student body)
  • 592 Hispanic or Latino students (60% of the student body)
  • 2 Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students (.05% of the student body)
  • 1 White students (.01% of the student body)
  • 0 Multiracial students (0% of the student body)

Notable alumni

Notable Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School alumni include:

References

  1. ^ History; URL accessed October 1, 2009.
  2. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Roosevelt Union Free School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Roosevelt High School (362499003463)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Roosevelt High School / Homepage". Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  5. ^ School data for Roosevelt High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  6. ^ Lambert, Bruce (2002-04-17). "State Moving to Take Over Roosevelt School District". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  7. ^ Grading and Promotion Policy Promotion Guidelines, Accessed October 1, 2009.
  8. ^ "ROOSEVELT UFSD | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  9. ^ "2019 | ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL - Enrollment Data | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  10. ^ "Eddie Murphy, a BIG Star!". African American Registry. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  11. ^ "NBA.com: Julius Erving Bio". NBA.com. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  12. ^ "Famous Alumni:Howard Stern". Roosevelt High School.
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