Lynbrook Senior High School (commonly known as Lynbrook High School) is the four-year public high school located in the village of

Lynbrook, New York Lynbrook is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 19,427 at the 2010 census. History The area currently known as Lynbrook has had other names, inc ...

in Nassau County on

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. The school district serves the Village of Lynbrook, as well as parts of neighboring Hewlett, Hewlett Harbor, East Rockaway, as well as small portions of Malverne and

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. As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 906 students and 73.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.3:1. There were 79 students (8.7% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 15 (1.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Lynbrook Senior High School

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. Accessed February 26, 2021. Lynbrook High School was recognized by the

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in the 1990-1991 school year as a

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. Lynbrook Senior High School offers a wide range of academics, and class sizes are typically small, with an average of 250 to 300 students per grade. The school produces many All-County athletes and musicians, has won many county and state team sport championships, and has an award-winning high school newspaper, Horizon.

District history

The first school serving the area was built on the present site of the East Rockaway Town Hall. The first school in what is now the Lynbrook School District, then Pearsall's Corner was built most probably in 1855 (a picture of the first school house is dated c. 1865) and expanded in 1874. The Union Free School District was established in 1892 and construction was begun near the site now occupied by the Administrative Offices. Professor Charles D. Vosburgh was its first Superintendent. In 1909 a new brick building was built next to the old building. It served grades 1–12. In 1922, a new high school was built across the street. It is still the core of the present Lynbrook High School, the oldest continually occupied high school on Long Island. It has been modified and expanded a number of times. Some older, former high school buildings exist, but have been repurposed.100 - 1892-1992 Lynbrook Public School District. 52pp. Paperback, edited by a twin team of twins, Melissa & Tracy McNamara and Howard & Rachel Fetner. Over 20 staff members contributed, including another set of twins, Spenser and Derek Dorn.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

Owl's Nest
- View Varsity and JV team rosters, schedules, photos and weekly highlights.
Moms' and Dads' Club
- Athletic team booster club
Lynbrook High School Homepage
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