Roosevelt High School (Roosevelt, New York)

Roosevelt High School
Roosevelt High School from its parking lot on May 31, 2022.
Location
1 Wagner Avenue Roosevelt , (Nassau County) , New York 11575 United States
Coordinates	40°41′19″N73°34′51″W / 40.68861°N 73.58083°W / 40.68861; -73.58083
Information
School type	Public, High School
Established	1956 (1956) [1]
Status	Open
School district	Roosevelt Union Free School District
NCES District ID	3624990 [2]
CEEB code	334913
NCES School ID	362499003463 [3] .
Principal	Carleen Henry [4]
Staff	90.46 FTEs [5]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	1,075 (as of 2022–2023) [5]
Student to teacher ratio	11.88 [5]
Color(s)	Royal Blue and Gold
Nickname	Rough Riders
Website	https://www.rooseveltufsd.org/roosevelt

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. ^[6]

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]

• English ^[7]
• Mathematics ^[7]
• Science ^[7]
• Social Studies ^[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 Indigenous 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:

• Eddie Murphy, comedian and actor. ^[10]
• Julius Erving, otherwise known as "Dr. J", member of the Basketball Hall of Fame who played for the Philadelphia 76ers until his retirement. ^[11]
• Howard Stern, radio personality, ^[12] who called the school "[his] own personal Vietnam." ^[13]
• Gabriel Casseus, Actor (New Jersey Drive, Fallen, Their Eyes Were Watching God), writer and producer (Takers).

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 (April 17, 2002). "State Moving to Take Over Roosevelt School District". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved September 1, 2020.
7. Grading and Promotion Policy Promotion Guidelines, Accessed October 1, 2009.
8. "ROOSEVELT UFSD | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
9. "2019 | ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL - Enrollment Data | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
10. "Eddie Murphy, a BIG Star!". African American Registry. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
11. "NBA.com: Julius Erving Bio". NBA.com . Retrieved July 11, 2009.
12. "Famous Alumni:Howard Stern". Roosevelt High School.
13. Howard, Stern (1994). "1994 Howard's High School Hell" (Interview). Retrieved January 28, 2025.

External links

• Great Schools Web site information on Roosevelt High School