| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Nassau County, NY |
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| Total Students |
782 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
54% /
46% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
62 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 235 students | | Grade 10 - 202 students | | Grade 11 - 199 students | | Grade 12 - 146 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:13 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
1% |
| % Asian |
n/a |
4% |
| % Hispanic |
18% |
17% |
| % Black |
82% |
19% |
| % White |
n/a |
58% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
52% |
28% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
9% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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(NY) Statewide Testing Performance |
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| School District Name |
Roosevelt Union Free School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
7 |
4 |
| Number of Students Managed |
2,817 students |
2,265 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$57,034,000 |
$31,819,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$76,099,000 |
$31,869,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$20,246 |
$14,048 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$27,014 |
$14,070 |
| District Graduation Rates |
40% |
97% |
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For other schools of a similar name, see 'Roosevelt High School.
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. After years of failing test scores, Roosevelt High School is the first high school in New York to be taken over by the state.
- Academics
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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:
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
The student can fail no more than the equivalent of 1 credit inminor subjects each year (i.e. Technology 1/2 credit, Home Career 1/2 credit, etc.)- To be promoted from grade 9 to 10, a student must earn 4 units of credit.
- 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.
[ These units must include: 2 units in English, 2 units in Social Studies, 1 unit in Mathematics, 1 unit in Science.][A student must receive a minimum grade of 70 in order to advance.]- Demographics
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The student body in the 2007-2008 school year consisted of:
[ School Comprehensive Information Report (PDF); URL accessed May 2, 2009.]
- 2 American Indian or Alaska Native students or 0% of the student body
- 615 Black or African American students or 77% of the student body
- 181 Hispanic or Latino students or 23% of the student body
- 1 Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students or 0% of the student body
- 0 White students or 0% of the student body
- 0 Multiracial students or 0% of the student body
- Trivia
- There were 144 students in the 2009 senior class.
[ Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School 2008 Senior Class. Accessed November 17, 2008.]
- Notable alumni
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Notable Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School alumni include:
- Busta Rhymes, hip hop musician, head of the Flipmode Squad musical collective.
- Chuck D, political activist and member of the hip hop group Public Enemy.
- Eddie Murphy, comedian and actor.
- Julius Erving, otherwise known as "Dr. J", member of the Basketball Hall of Fame who played for the Philadelphia 76ers until his retirement.
- Howard Stern, radio personality.
- External links
- Great Schools Web site information on Roosevelt High School
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (11575) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
15,975 people |
18,208,943 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
22% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
32 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
3.9 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$57,252
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$41,761 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.2 rooms |
4.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
55 years old |
56 years old |
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Zipcode (11575)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
74% / 26% |
42% / 58% |
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