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, Nassau County, New York, U.S. [6]

Roosevelt High School
Address
1 Wagner Avenue

Roosevelt
,
(Nassau County)
,
New York
11575

United States
Coordinates40°41′19″N 73°34′51″W
Information
School typePublic, High School
Established1956 (1956)[1]
StatusOpen
School districtRoosevelt Union Free School District
NCES District ID3624990[2]
CEEB code334913
NCES School ID362499003463[3].
PrincipalBrodrick Spencer [4]
Faculty82.50 FTEs[5]
Grades9-12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1,056 (as of 2017-18)[5]
Student to teacher ratio12.80[5]
Color(s)Royal Blue and Gold    
NicknameRough Riders
Websiterooseveltufsd.schoolwires.net/Page/9

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.[5]

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:[7]

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.)[7]

To be promoted from grade 9 to 10, a student must earn 4 units of credit.[7]

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.[7] These units must include: 2 units in English, 2 units in Social Studies, 1 unit in Mathematics, 1 unit in Science.[7] A student must receive a minimum grade of 70 in order to advance.[7]

Demographics

As of the 2018-19 school year, the student body of Roosevelt High School consisted of:[8][9]

  • 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 (0% of the student body)
  • 0 White students (0% 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 December 18, 2019.
  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". Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  12. "Famous Alumni:Howard Stern". Roosevelt High School.
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