Baldwin Senior High School (New York)

Baldwin High School is a public high school located in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. This school serves students in grades 9 to 12 in the Baldwin Union Free School District. It is the eighth-largest high school in Nassau County.^[2]

Baldwin High School
Location
841 Ethel T. Kloberg Drive Baldwin, New York 11510 Nassau County United States
Coordinates	40°40′02″N 73°36′18″W
Information
Type	Comprehensive school
School district	Baldwin Union Free School District
NCES School ID	3603840[1]
Principal	Neil Testa
Faculty	130.99 FTEs[1]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	1,484 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.33[1]
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Nickname	Bruins
Website	School website

As of the year 2018–19, the school had an enrollment of 1,548 students and 121.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1.^[3] There were 450 students (29.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 37 (2.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.^[1]

Baldwin High School is nationally recognized as the "School of Excellence."^[4] and has been ranked by Newsweek in its annual list of America's Best High Schools on several occasions, including #837 in 2010, #804 in 2008, #971 in 2007, and #602 in 2006. Baldwin High School has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the top high schools in the nation in 2022, 2021, and 2020. This school was also designated a Recognition School for 2019-2020 and 2018-2019 by the New York State Education Department. The high school offers a multitude of extracurricular clubs, varsity sports, a robotics team, and a unique school-to-career program called the Academic Academies, allowing students to gain real work experience through coursework, internships, “Shadow Days” and competitions through various community and corporate partnerships. The high school's robust curriculum features an array of coursework unique to the district, such as a drone class, where students become FAA certified as a remote pilot. Baldwin High School also offers Advanced Placement and college-level courses that enable students to earn college credit, including a partnership with Nassau Community College (NCC), where students take classes directly on the campus. The graduation rate is currently 98%. The motto for Baldwin Union Free School District is, “We are innovative. We are inclusive. We are involved. We are Baldwin.” Dr. Neil Testa serves as principal of Baldwin High School.

Arts

The district has been named a Best Community for Music Education multiple times by the NAMM Foundation. Students in music have performed at countless public events and venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York City. Baldwin students are regularly invited to the All-State Festival^[5] and named Long Island Scholar-Artists. The young artists' work can be seen in the Art Supervisor's Association All county Art Exhibition, the Long Island Media Art Exhibit, Northwell Health hospitals, as well as several other venues. Most recently, the district hosted a “Projection Mapping” event that showcased student-produced work in the areas of fine arts and English language arts on the district’s building exteriors.

Notable alumni

• Marty Beller (born 1967), musician and current drummer for They Might Be Giants^[6]
• Mandy Cohen (class of 1996), physician and Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Taylor Dayne (born 1962, class of 1980), singer who has seven Billboard Top Ten hits; also known as Leslie Wunderman.^[7]
• Scott Israel (born 1956/1957), former sheriff of Broward County, Florida, current police chief of Opa-locka, Florida
• Joel Kovel (1936–2018), scholar and author known as a founder of eco-socialism
• Melanie Martinez (born 1995, class of 2013), singer/songwriter who placed sixth on season 3 of The Voice.^[8]
• James McLurkin (born 1972, class of 1990), Professor of Robotics and Electrical Engineering at Rice University. Earned SB (EE) and PhD (CS) at MIT, MS (EE) UC Berkeley.
• Jasmin Moghbeli (born 1983), US Marine Corps test pilot and NASA astronaut.
• Jeff Rosenstock (born 1982, class of 1999), singer/songwriter.
• Scott Rudin (born 1958, class of 1976), film producer and theatrical producer; in 2012, became one of the few people who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award, and the first producer to do so.
• Dee Snider (born 1955, class of 1973), singer-songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality, and actor; most famous for his role as the frontman of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister.^[9]
• Brian Teta, executive producer, The View and supervising producer, Late Show with David Letterman
• Chris Weidman (born 1984, class of 2002), NY state wrestling champion; two-time D-1 All-American wrestler at Hofstra; professional mixed martial artist Former UFC Middleweight Champion^[10]
• Karen M. Williams (born 1963, class of 1981), district judge^[11]

References

1. School data for Baldwin Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.
2. "Baldwin UFSD :: Senior High School | Baldwin Schools". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
3. "Baldwin Senior High School in NY". Niche. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
4. Baldwin UFSD website
5. "Baldwin High School Announces Long Island Scholar Artist Winner". www.baldwinschools.org. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
6. Malloy, Mary (13 March 2013). "A 'giant' among us". Long Island Herald.
7. Feldman, Emi. "Taylor Dayne keeps Long Island roots close to her heart", Newsday, March 28, 2014. Accessed September 10, 2020. "The 52-year-old Baldwin High School alumnus will come home to Long Island this Saturday for a 7 p.m. concert at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. Since the release of her 1987 breakout single, "Tell It to My Heart," Dayne has filled her resumé with everything from global tours to a Broadway stage."
8. Gamboa, Glenn. "Long Island teen Melanie Martinez wows on The Voice", Newsday, September 18, 2012. Accessed September 10, 2020. "Martinez said she had a hard time keeping her involvement on The Voice a secret from her classmates at Baldwin High School and that she is going to have to be home-schooled for her senior year to work on the singing competition."
9. Tayler, Letta. "Archives: Twisted Sister's Dee Snider remembers his challenging Long Island upbringing", Newsday, March 15, 2016. Accessed September 10, 2020. "In Baldwin High's Class of '73, Danny Snider was the quiet, skinny guy with the goofy face."
10. "Chris Weidman UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
11. "An Interview with the Honorable Karen McGlashan Williams, United States Magistrate Judge" (PDF). New Jersey State Bar Association. Archer Attorneys at Law. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

External links

• Baldwin High School website
• City Data.com entry