ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL

ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL operates as a sprawling four-year high school in ROOSEVELT, New York, one of the schools within ROOSEVELT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 1,127 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 69% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

ROOSEVELT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,152 students. ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment; the rest consists of 31% Black, 12% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

After controlling for student poverty, ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.5%.

In the area at large, Nassau County reports that median household earnings sit near $146,202, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,056 (now 1,127). The White share of enrollment climbed from 0% to 12% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.