Roosevelt High School
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3.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 1,039 high school students from grades 9-12
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Jade Sharp
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
- Magnet School
School District Details
- Yonkers City School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $19,535
- Graduation Rate: 66.7%
- Dropout Rate: 3.8%
- Students Per Teacher: 15.1
- Enrolled Students: 24,956
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 1,039
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 107.6
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 9.7
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 590 (56.8%)
- Females: 449 (43.2%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 47 (4.5%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 837 (80.6%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 884 (85.1%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 2 | 0.2% |
| Black | 355 | 34.2% |
| Asian | 26 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic | 581 | 55.9% |
| White | 75 | 7.2% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 268 | 25.8% |
| 10th Grade | 325 | 31.3% |
| 11th Grade | 232 | 22.3% |
| 12th Grade | 209 | 20.1% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 0.5% |
Graduate & Dropout Information (2010)
Graduation Rate
School:
46.0%
District:
64.0%
Percent of Graduates Earning a Regents Diploma
School:
33.0%
District:
62.0%
State:
83.0%
Percent of Students That Dropped Out
School:
6.0%
District:
2.0%
State:
3.0%
Public Assistance (2010)
Estimated Percent of Students From Households That Receive Public Assistance: 81-90%
Attendance & Suspensions (2009)
Attendance Rate
School:
86.0%
District:
93.0%
State:
93.0%
Percent of Students Suspended
School:
21.0%
District:
10.0%
State:
5.0%
Teacher Turnover Rates (2010)
Turnover Rate For All Teachers
School:
10.0%
District:
13.0%
Turnover Rate For Teachers with Less Than 5 Years of Experience
School:
33.0%
District:
20.0%
Teacher Experience & Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with Master's or Ph.D.
School:
71.0%
District:
61.0%
Teacher Certification & Qualifications (2010)
Percent of Classes Taught by Teachers Without Appropriate Certification
School:
1.0%
District:
2.0%
Source: NY Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 3.5
3.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews
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3 reviews for Roosevelt High School
- Reviewed by Student on June 15, 2009
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - this school isn't bad, just mislead by some people who used to go here. This school is alright
- Reviewed by Former Student on November 29, 2007
- Rating:
(3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - The worst high school in Yonkers but the teachers try their best even that the student don't even care about school. If you really wanted to learn they will help you. Please save Roosevelt High School.
- Reviewed by Student on June 08, 2007
- Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- This School Has Rodents and other insects. there is a bird on the 3rd floor. very dirty school. Like all schools in the yonkers district. Books are older then the school Yonkers being the richest county doesn't even have money to buy new books but has money for casinos and Building complexes
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