Oceanside High School is an American

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located in

Oceanside, New York Oceanside is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the southern part of the town of Hempstead (town), New York, Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 32,109 at the 2010 census. ...

, United States. It is part of the

Oceanside School District Oceanside School District is a school district in Oceanside, New York. There are 10 schools with 854 full-time employees, of which 440 are teachers. Schools * Florence A. Smith Elementary School#2 *Oaks Elementary School #3 *South Oceanside Roa ...

. 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'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.

Academics

Oceanside High School was ranked #424 in America in 2012.

Demographics

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

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of 13.7:1. There were 152 students (8.5% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 32 (1.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for School 7-Oceanside Senior High School

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. Accessed November 2, 2024.

Notable alumni

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, fashion designer *

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(NFL) *

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(1941–2012), NBA basketball player *

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December 14, 2013 * Dennis Leonard (born 1951), pitcher for the

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in the late 1970s and early 1980s *

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baseball team *

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(born 1985), journalist and film director/producer *

David Paymer David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor and television director. He has been in films such as '' Mr. Saturday Night'', '' Quiz Show'', '' Searching for Bobby Fischer'', ''City Slickers'', '' Crazy People'', '' State an ...

(born 1954), actor, comedian, and television director * Nicky Polanco (born 1980), lacrosse player * Andrew Pollack (born 1966), author, school safety activist, and entrepreneur * Marian Thurm (born 1952), author of short stories and novels

References

External links

Oceanside High School website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oceanside High School (New York) Public high schools in New York (state) Schools in Nassau County, New York 1890 establishments in New York (state)