Garden City High School (New York)

Garden City High School
Location
Map
170 Rockaway Avenue

,
11530

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"Inspiring Minds, Empowering Achievement, Building Community"
Established1925[1]
(at current location since 1955)[2]
School districtGarden City Union Free School District
NCES School ID3611760[3]
PrincipalKevin Steingruebner
Faculty99.09 FTEs[3]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,090 (as of 2022–23)[3]
Student to teacher ratio11.00[3]
Color(s)Maroon and grey
PublicationMast, Inkspots (previously Ink Spots), Echo
WebsiteSchool website

Garden City High School is the public high school in the Incorporated Village of Garden City in the Town of Hempstead, New York, United States. In 2016 Garden City High School was ranked the #121 school in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.[4]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,188 students and 94.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1. There were 46 students (3.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 4 (0.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[3]

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Notable faculty

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  • Irvin Faust, noted novelist and short-story writer; director of guidance, 1960–1995[13]

References

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  1. ^ John Ellis Kordes, Visions of Garden City, 2005, p. 79
  2. ^ John Ellis Kordes, Visions of Garden City, 2005, pp. 23, 79
  3. ^ a b c d e School data for Garden City High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Garden City High School". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "About Joe". Mr Joe Iconis. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  6. ^ Kerr, Kathleen (July 16, 2008). "They Began Here: Around the country, leading thinkers in health and science can trace their roots to Long Island". Newsday. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  7. ^ "Sarah Smith". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "Michael Wigler". Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  9. ^ BasketballReference.com
  10. ^ Jeansonne, John. "Dave Jennings, former Giants punter, dead at 61". Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  11. ^ Bellissimo, Tony. "Nassau H.S. sports Hall of Fame grows". Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  12. ^ "LXD 013 : John Chatterton - Shadow Diver, Wreck Legend, Host". ScubaGuru. March 14, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  13. ^ Encyclopedia.com article, accessed February 25, 2010.
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