Oceanside High School (New York)

Oceanside High School is an American public high school located in Oceanside, New York, United States. It is part of the Oceanside School District.

Oceanside High School
Address
3160 Skillman Ave Oceanside , Nassau , New York 11572 United States
Coordinates	40°38′12.66″N 73°37′46.71″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]
Dean	A. Caiazza and L. Gagstetter
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
Color(s)	Blue and white
Athletics conference	Conference 1 Nassau Section 8
Team name	Sailors
Website	www.oceansideschools.org

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 principal is Geraldine DiCarlo, who was promoted from associate principal and replaced Mark Secaur in 2013.

Academics

Oceanside High School was ranked #424 in America in 2012.^[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