Hicksville High School is an American high school in the town of

Hicksville, New York Hicksville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York. The population of the CDP was 41,547 at the 2010 census. History Valentine Hicks, son-in-law of abolitionist ...

, in Nassau County. It is the only high school in the Hicksville Union Free School District. It opened in 1953. As of the 2016–17 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,705 students. The principal of the school is Raymond Williams, who became principal in the 2013–2014 school year. This is a coed public school and does not have a mandatory dress code.

Demographics

The student body is 53 percent male and 47 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 54 percent. Hicksville High School offers grades 9–12 and special education. With 115 full-time teachers, there is a 15:1 student-teacher ratio. Hicksville High School has a 90% graduation rate. 12% of students are enrolled in the Free Lunch program, and 6% are enrolled in the Reduced Price Lunch program.

Notable alumni

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References

{{authority control Oyster Bay (town), New York Schools in Nassau County, New York Public high schools in New York (state)