Oceanside High School (New York)
| Oceanside High School | |
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| Location | |
3160 Skillman Ave , , 11572 United States 40°38′12.66″N 73°37′46.71″W / 40.6368500°N 73.6296417°W | |
| Information | |
| School type | Comprehensive school |
| Established | 1890 |
School district | Oceanside School District |
NCES District ID | 3621570[1] |
| Superintendent | Dr. Phyllis S. Harrington |
| CEEB code | 334270 |
NCES School ID | 362157003059[1] |
Principal | Brendon Mitchell |
Teaching staff | 157.38 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1,692 (2023–2024)[2] |
Average class size | 15 Students |
Student to teacher ratio | 10.75[1] |
| Language | English |
Campus size | Large |
Campus type | Suburb |
| Colors | Navy Blue and white |
Athletics conference | Conference 1 Nassau Section 8 |
| Team name | Sailors |
| Website | www |
Oceanside High School is an American public high school located in Oceanside, New York. 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's mascot is the Sailor, and teams compete countywide in a variety of sports. The school's principal is Brendan Mitchell
Academics
U.S. News & World Report ranks Oceanside High School as #202 overall in national high school education, and #2 in New York high school education.[3]
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 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.[1]
Notable alumni
- Samantha Cesario (born 1993), figure skater
- Wayne Diamond, fashion designer
- Jay Fiedler (born 1971), former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL)[4]
- Art Heyman (1941–2012), NBA basketball player
- Bob Iger (born 1951, class of 1969), chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company[5]
- Dennis Leonard (born 1951), pitcher for the Kansas City Royals in the late 1970s and early 1980s
- Randy Levine (born 1955), attorney and president of the New York Yankees baseball team
- Stephen Robert Morse (born 1985), journalist and film director/producer
- David Paymer (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
- 1 2 3 4 5 School data for School 7-Oceanside Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 2, 2024.
- ↑ "SCHOOL 7-OCEANSIDE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ↑ "School 7-Oceanside Senior High School". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Glauber: Coaching suits LI's Jay Fiedler". Archived from the original on February 19, 2015.
- ↑ Financial Post: "Here’s what 13 successful CEOs looked like in high school" by Alison Griswold December 14, 2013