Syosset Senior High School
70 South Woods Road, Syosset, NY, 11791-3200 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Syosset Senior High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Nassau County, NY
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2161 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 205 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 550 students
Grade 10 - 577 students
Grade 11 - 495 students
Grade 12 - 534 students
Grade Not Listed - 5 students
This School
(NY) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:11 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NY) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 22% 4%
% Hispanic 2% 17%
% Black n/a 19%
% White 76% 58%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NY) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 1% 28%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NY) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Syosset Central School District
This School's Agency
(NY) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 10 4
Number of Students Managed 6,779 students 2,265 students
District Total Revenue $138,603,000 $31,819,000
District Expenditure $139,169,000 $31,869,000
District Revenue / Student $20,446 $14,048
District Expenditure / Student $20,529 $14,070
District Graduation Rates 99% 97%
School Notes:
  • Syosset High School, located on Southwoods Road in Syosset, New York, USA is the only high school for residents of the Syosset Central School District.
  • Overview
  • The school was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1992-1993. The school district as a whole was also the 2002 winner of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association Award, which honors school districts for excellence in arts education. The school was also named a Grammy Signature for its excellent music programs in orchestra, band and chorus. It recently was rated fourteenth in the country for music education by the National Association for Music Education.
  • SHS's publications The Pulse (school newspaper) and Ken (literary magazine) have won many awards. Its Forensics Speech & Debate team has taken home both state and national championships. The school has strong Model United Nations, Model Congress, and National Champion Quiz Bowl teams. In April 2007 the Quiz Bowl team finished off a near perfect Quiz Net season with a victory in the national championship.. The Science Olympiad Team has also competed at the state level. Syosset's Tri-M Chapter has been named Chapter of the Year numerous times. Syosset also has one of the best theater programs in the state, both in school and extracurricular. Syosset's theater club, the Syosset Association of Creative Thespians, (ACT-ITS Troupe 3880), shows one drama, one musical, and one work of Shakespeare per year.
  • SHS offers a wide range of courses, including many Advanced Placement courses, as well as Syracuse University courses offered through SU Project Advance. Syosset High School has the top ranked varsity golf team on Long Island. It is one of the few schools on Long Island to give a Russian Regents; Japanese and Latin also have multi-year programs. It boasts a three-year research program in which students enter competitions such as the Intel Science Talent Search.
  • WKWZ
  • WKWZ, 88.5 FM, is an FCC-licensed broadcasting station owned and operated by the Syosset Central School District that operates from 2:30-11:00 PM Monday through Friday. WPOB broadcasts on the same frequency from 7:00-2:30 from Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, and is the sister station to WKWZ. The General Manager is head of the Syosset Film and Radio department, Dave Favilla, with all other positions (other than General Manager, Station Supervisor and Chief Engineer) operated by students in the school, with positions such as Station Manager(s), Music Director, Sports Director, Traffic Director, Program Director, Community News Director, and Organizational Supervisor(s).
  • Athletics
  • The boys varsity lacrosse team won the 2008 Nassau County Class A championships for the second year in a row followed by a dramatic win against West Islip in the Class A state quarterfinal. It is the second county title the school has won in lacrosse in its history. Eight of the team's seniors will go on to play college lacrosse.
  • Head Coach John Calabria was named, by Newsday, Nassau County Coach of the Year and All-American Junior Jeff Cohen was named to the Newsday All-Long Island Team.
  • Football Championships
  • 1970: Nassau County Champions & North Shore Champions
  • 1973: Nassau County Champions
  • 1974: Nassau County Champions
  • 1976: New York State Champions
  • Syosset Running Braves holds the 4x800 national indoor high school record of 7:42.22, when it was broken back in Feb. 2005. The four runners were Adam Lampert, Chris Howell, Sean Tully, and Dan Tully.
  • The Syosset Running Braves have accomplished 10 consecutive county champs in cross country from 1996 to 2006.
  • The Syosset Braves Swim Team were the Nassau County Champions of 2003 and have consistently sent swimmers to the New York State sponsored meet.
  • Notable alumni
  • Judd Apatow - Emmy-winning American screenwriter, director, television producer, and film producer
  • Jay Bienstock - Emmy award winning producer of "Survivor" and "The Apprentice"
  • Sue Bird - WNBA Player
  • Alan S. Blinder - Economist, Professor of Economics & Public Affairs at Princeton University, Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 1994-1996, writer, author, and columnist
  • Elaine Chao - 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor
  • Ed Greene - ('67) - Weather & News Anchor on Denver's CBS4
  • Brenda Howard - political activist
  • Michael Isikoff - Newsweek journalist
  • Matt Klein - Designer/Visual Artist (Featured in various worldwide publications)
  • Robert Maschio - Actor known for playing Todd on the sitcom Scrubs
  • Idina Menzel - Actress
  • Adam Pascal - Actor/Singer
  • Jordan Plosky - Drummer for Everclear
  • Ed Newman - NFL Player
  • Dave Ockun - Concert Producer
  • Bruce Pecheur - Actor ("Andy Warhol's Trash "), Model
  • Michael Pollan ('73) - Writer
  • Natalie Portman - Actress
  • Barry Weiss - Chairman of BMG Label Group
  • Filmography
  • Dark Water - The school appears in the opening sequence and a few other times throughout the first scene of this 2005 horror film
  • Mr. Deeds - The character played by Winona Ryder confesses to Adam Sandler's character (Mr. Deeds) that she was from Syosset
  • New York Minute - Mary Kate and Ashley Olsens' characters attend Syosset High School
  • Soapdish - Cathy Moriarty's character is exposed as a male alumnus of Syosset High School
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (11791)
School Zip (11791)
(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate) 24,445 people 18,208,943 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 62% 32%
Population Average Age 41 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 3.0 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $99,280 $41,761
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 7.3 rooms 4.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 52 years old 56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 94% / 6% 42% / 58%
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