Uniondale High School
| Uniondale High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
933 Goodrich St , , 11553 United States 40°42′22″N 73°34′52″W / 40.7060°N 73.5811°W | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
School district | Uniondale Union Free School District |
NCES District ID | 3629280[1] |
| Superintendent | Monique Darrisaw-Akil |
| CEEB code | 335668 |
NCES School ID | 362928003944[2] |
Principal | Shawn Brown |
Teaching staff | 162.73 FTEs[3] |
| Grades | 9–12; Ungraded |
| Gender | Coeducational [2] |
| Enrollment | 2,106 (as of 2024-2025)[3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.94[3] |
| Campus | Suburb: Large |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Alumni | Aljamain Sterling, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Busta Rhymes, T.O.R.O |
Uniondale High School is a public high school located in Uniondale, in Nassau County, New York, United States. It is the only high school operated by the Uniondale Union Free School District.
Demographics
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,220 students and 153.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.5:1.[3] There were 1,187 students (53.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 251 (11.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[3]
Alumni
- Taylor Darling, politician, New York State Assembly (18th District)
- Jennifer Carroll, politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Florida, served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2003 until 2010.
- Christian Cooper, birder, author, and Emmy-winning host of National Geographic's Extraordinary Birder; former Marvel Comics editor[4]
- Harry T. Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge and Chief Judge Emeritus on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Washington, D.C.; Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law.[5]
- Jimmy Lewis, All-American lacrosse player at Navy from 1964 to 1966 [6]
- Sheryl Lee Ralph, Broadway actress and singer.
- Lou Santiago, television host of MuscleCar, Ultimate Car Build-Off, and Car Fix
- Winsome Sinclair, casting director and film producer[7]
- Gregory Sleet, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
- Willie Smith, sprinter, won gold at the 1984 Olympics as part of the 4 × 400 m relay squad
- William Stanback, football player[8]
- Aljamain Sterling,[9] professional mixed martial artist, former UFC Bantamweight Champion[10]
- Alex Stewart, former NFL player
- Andrew Stewart, former NFL player
- Andrew Quarless, NFL Tight End for the Green Bay Packers
- Busta Rhymes, rapper[11]
- John Moschitta Jr., singer, actor, voice actor
- Gary "Baba Booey" Dell'Abate, radio producer
Footnotes
- ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Uniondale Union Free School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - Uniondale High School (362928003944)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public Schools - UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOL (362928003944)". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Uniondale native Christian Cooper gets his own TV show". Long Island Herald. July 17, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
- ↑ SIGNATURE, 1958 Yearbook for Uniondale High School, Uniondale, Long Island, New York, p. 55.
- ↑ "LaxPower Statistics for Single Game Points". New York All-Time High School Records. LaxPower.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- ↑ Winsome Sinclair, Casting Director Who Worked Often With Spike Lee, Dies at 58
- ↑ "William Stanback - Football 2014". UCF Athletics - Official Athletics Website.
- ↑ "UFC Long Island: Aljamain Sterling". June 29, 2017.
- ↑ "Aljamain Sterling". September 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Notable Long Islanders". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. September 17, 2018. Archived from the original on November 7, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
Rapper Busta Rhymes ... graduated from Uniondale High School in 1991.
External links
- Uniondale High School official website