Roosevelt High School (Roosevelt, New York)
School in New York, United States
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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.[1]
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.[2]
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 three of the four major subject areas each year:[3]
The student can fail no more than the equivalent of one credit in minor subjects each year (i.e., technology 0.5 credit, home economics 0.5 credit, etc.)[3]
To be promoted from grade 9 to 10, a student must earn four units of credit,[3] including one in English and one in social studies. To be promoted from grade 10 to grade 11, a student must have earned nine units of credit,[3] including two in English, two in social studies, one in mathematics, and one in science.[3] A student must receive a minimum grade of 70 in order to advance.[3]
Demographics
As of the 2018–19 school year, the student body of Roosevelt High School consisted of:[4][5]
- 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:
- Gabriel Casseus, actor (New Jersey Drive, Fallen, Their Eyes Were Watching God), writer and producer (Takers).
- Julius Erving, otherwise known as "Dr. J", member of the Basketball Hall of Fame who played for the Philadelphia 76ers until his retirement[6]
- Eddie Murphy, comedian and actor[7]
- Howard Stern, radio personality,[8] who called the school "[his] own personal Vietnam"[9]