| Oyster Bay High School | |
| Established: | 1929 |
| District: | Oyster Bay – East Norwich Central School District |
| Grades: | 7-12 |
| Principal: | Melissa Argaman[1] |
| Zipcode: | 11771 |
| Country: | United States |
| Campus Type: | Suburban |
| Enrollment: | 415 (2022-23)[2] |
| Ratio: | 8.22 |
| Mascot: | The Baymen [3] |
| Colors: | Purple and Gold |
| Newspaper: | Oyster Bay Harbour Voice |
Oyster Bay High School is a public high school located in Oyster Bay, New York, United States. The school is a part of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 759 students and 69.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. There were 115 students (15.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 18 (2.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The present high school building was completed in 1929. Though primarily used as a high school, the building was originally built to house grades K through 12. Oyster Bay's original facade is an example of Art Deco styling, and includes has some interesting details such as eagles and the letters “B” and “G”, which originally indicated separate doors for the girls and boys to enter the building. In February 1929, the children did just that, carrying their books and personal belongings from the old school building to this one. At the time of its opening, the new school building contained many modern features, such as classroom loudspeakers, an auditorium with a balcony and projection booth, and a central vacuuming system.
Oyster Bay phased into a 'closed-campus' model beginning in 1986, citing the district's responsibly for its students during school hours.[4]
Though it was modern in its day, the school's gym had become outdated by the 1990's; it was the oldest in Nassau County when the district replaced it in 2000 with a new, state-of-the-art gymnasium, dedicated to Howard Imhof. The 2000 additions also included a new library-media center with 18 computer stations, ushering the district's high school building into the new century.[5]