Carle Place High School

Carle Place Middle/High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school located in the hamlet of Carle Place in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.

Carle Place High School
Location
168 Cherry Lane

Carle Place
,
New York
11514

United States
Coordinates40°45′21″N 73°36′20″W
Information
TypeComprehensive school
MottoCP: The C stands for compassion; the P stands for passion.
Established1955
School districtCarle Place Union Free School District
PrincipalThomas DePaola
Faculty71.01 FTEs[1]
Grades7-12
Enrollment630 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio8.87[1]
Color(s)Green and White   
Athletics conferenceNYSPHSAA Section 8
MascotFrog
WebsiteOfficial Website

As of the 2016–17 school year, the school had an enrollment of 652 students and 71.05 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.18:1. There were 107 students (16.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 16 (2.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Information

Carle Place High School is one of America's Best Public High Schools. The school is very enthusiastic about sports and school spirit. This enthusiasm is shown through three pep rallies during the school year. The school is #218 out of 500 based on the class of 2010. The school has also been used for filming the CBS show Hostages and the independent film Fan Girl.

Sister schools

Carle Place High School had a sister school in Filabusi, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe, named Singwango Secondary School, and still donates sports equipment (e.g., old uniforms).[2]

Carle Place High School's current sister school is Guwe Secondary School, Zimbabwe. The school still donates what is mentioned above.

Notable people

References
  1. School data for Carle Place Middle Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 18, 2019.
  2. Sister Schools Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed January 10, 2012.
  3. Matt Snell Archived 2009-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed August 1, 2009.
  4. Perlah, Jeff. "GUITAR WIZARD JOE SATRIANI ON TEACHING STEVE VAI, DRINKING WITH SAMMY HAGAR AND HIS LATEST G3 TOUR". Retrieved 11 March 2019.


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