Floral Park Memorial High School

Floral Park Memorial High School is a coeducational, public high school in Floral Park, New York, United States. It is one of five schools in the Sewanhaka Central High School District. The high school enrolls students in grades 7 through 12.

Floral Park Memorial High School
Address
210 Locust Street Floral Park, New York 11001 United States
Coordinates	40°42′53″N 73°42′19″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1957
School district	Sewanhaka Central High School District
NCES School ID	3626520[1]
Principal	Alicia Calabrese
Faculty	94.0 FTEs[1]
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	1,389 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.8:1[1]
Nickname	“Knights”
Website	https://www.sewanhakaschools.org/o/fpm

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,389 students and 94.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.8:1. There were 253 students (18.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 38 (2.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.^[1]

Awards and recognition

During the 1994–96 school years, Floral Park Memorial High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,^[2] the highest award an American school can receive.^[3][4] The school also received a U.S. News gold medal for being one of the best public high schools in the United States.^[5]

Athletics

The school has Colorguard and Marching Band, junior varsity and varsity boys' and girls' basketball, boys' baseball, boys' and girls' track, girls' softball, boys' and girls' volleyball, boys' and girls' soccer, boys' and girls' lacrosse, boys' football, girls' field hockey boys' riflery, girls' cheerleading, and kickline.^{[citation needed]}

The Varsity Girls' Basketball Team are the 2006–2007 and 2007–2008 Nassau County Class "A" Champions. They are the Long Island Champions in 2007–2008 and in 2008–2009.^[6]

In 2024, the Floral Park Memorial Boys Soccer team won the New York State Class A Championship under head coach Ahkeel Rodney.

World record

In 2007, students at Floral Park Memorial High School broke the Guinness Book of World Records previous record for most hugs in one hour by a single person. The event was a fundraiser for a scholarship in the honor of two students who lost their lives at the end of the 2005–2006 school year.^[7]