Roosevelt High School is a four-year

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located in Roosevelt as part of the Roosevelt School District, serving students in grades 9 through 12. It is located in the

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of Roosevelt in the Town of Hempstead, in Nassau County, on

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, in

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, United States. 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

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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.School data for Roosevelt High School

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. Accessed December 12, 2016.

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:Grading and Promotion Policy Promotion Guidelines
Accessed October 1, 2009. * 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 Economics 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

As of the 2018–19 school year, the student body of Roosevelt High School consisted of: * 0 Indigenous or Alaska Native students (0% of the student body) * 396 Black or African American students (40% of the student body) * 592 Hispanic or Latino students (60% of the student body) * 2 Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students (.05% of the student body) * 1 White students (.01% of the student body) * 0 Multiracial students (0% of the student body)

Notable alumni

Notable Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School alumni include: *

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and

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. *

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, otherwise known as "Dr. J", member of the

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who played for the

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until his retirement. *

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, radio personality, who called the school " isown personal

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." * Gabriel Casseus, Actor (''New Jersey Drive'', ''Fallen'', ''Their Eyes Were Watching God''), writer and producer (''Takers'').

References

External links

Great Schools Web site information on Roosevelt High School
{{authority control Public high schools in New York (state) Schools in Nassau County, New York Educational institutions established in 1956 1956 establishments in New York (state)