| Roosevelt High School | |
| Streetaddress: | 1 Wagner Avenue |
| Zipcode: | 11575 |
| Country: | USA |
| Coordinates: | 40.6886°N -73.5808°W |
| Established: | [1] |
| Status: | Open |
| Ceeb: | 334913 |
| Us Nces School Id: | . |
| Principal: | Carleen Henry [2] |
| Enrollment: | 1,056 (as of 2017–18) |
| Ratio: | 12.80 |
| Grades: | 9–12 |
| Nickname: | Rough Riders |
| Website: | https://www.rooseveltufsd.org/roosevelt |
Roosevelt High School is a four-year public high school located in Roosevelt as part of the Roosevelt School District, serving students in grades 9 through 12. It is located in the hamlet of Roosevelt in the Town of Hempstead, in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.[3]
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 student–teacher ratio 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.[4]
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:[5]
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.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the student body of Roosevelt High School consisted of:[6] [7]
Notable Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School alumni include: