Roosevelt High School (Roosevelt, New York)

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Roosevelt High School
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Roosevelt High School from its parking lot on May 31, 2022.
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Roosevelt High School (Roosevelt, New York)
1 Wagner Avenue

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11575

United States
Coordinates 40°41′19″N73°34′51″W / 40.68861°N 73.58083°W / 40.68861; -73.58083
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School type Public, High School
Established1956 (1956) [1]
StatusOpen
School district Roosevelt Union Free School District
NCES District ID 3624990 [2]
CEEB code 334913
NCES School ID 362499003463 [3] .
PrincipalCarleen Henry [4]
Staff90.46 FTEs [5]
Grades9–12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment1,075 (as of 2022–2023) [5]
Student to teacher ratio11.88 [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]

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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]

Notable alumni

Notable Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School alumni include:

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