Roosevelt High School (Roosevelt, New York)

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.

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.

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: 
 English
 Mathematics
 Science
 Social Studies
The student can fail no more than the equivalent of 1 credit in 
minor 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
The student body in the 2007-2008 school year consisted of:
 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

Notable alumni 
Notable Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School alumni include:
 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.
Gabriel Casseus, Actor (New Jersey Drive, Fallen, Their Eyes Were Watching God), Writer & Producer (Takers).
Melvyn M. Sobel, James V. Petrungaro and David D. Weinberg, Members of the Long Island Rock & Roll Band known as The Ravens, popular from 1965-1969.

References

External links 
 Great Schools Web site information on Roosevelt High School

Category:Public high schools in New York (state)
Category:Schools in Nassau County, New York
Category:Educational institutions established in 1956