Oceanside High School | |
Streetaddress: | 3160 Skillman Ave |
Zipcode: | 11572 |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 40.6369°N -73.6296°W |
Established: | 1890 |
Us Nces District Id: | 3621570 |
Superintendent: | Dr. Phyllis S. Harrington |
Ceeb: | 334270 |
Us Nces School Id: | 362157003059 |
Dean: | A. Caiazza and L. Gagstetter |
Principal: | Brendon Mitchell |
Grades: | 9–12 |
Gender: | Coeducational |
Enrollment: | 1,723 (2019–20)[1] |
Average Class Size: | 15 Students |
Ratio: | 11.77 |
Campus Size: | Large |
Campus Type: | Suburb |
Conference: | Conference 1 Nassau Section 8 |
Colors: | Blue and white |
Teamname: | Sailors |
Language: | English |
Oceanside High School is an American public high school located in Oceanside, New York, United States. It is part of the Oceanside School District.
The school was Initially built on Merle Avenue, but moved to its current location on Skillman Avenue in 1955 and expanded to its current size in 1962. The school features some of the best, and highest paid teachers on Long Island. The school's mascot is the Sailor and teams compete countywide in a variety of sports. The principal is Geraldine DiCarlo, who was promoted from Associate Principal and replaced Mark Secaur in 2013. The Broadcast Program has collaborated with MSG Varsity, as most local schools have, and has been featured on some of their programming.
Oceanside High School was ranked #424 in America in 2012.[2]
As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,782 students and 130.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1. There were 152 students (8.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 32 (1.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[3]
Its football team, the Oceanside Sailors, went to the Long Island County championship in the 2015 season and again in their 2017 season.