Oceanside High School is an American public high school located in Oceanside, New York. It is part of the Oceanside School District.
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 school's principal is John Doe
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Academics
U.S. News & World Report ranks Oceanside High School as #20 overall in national high school education, and #2 in New York high school education.
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.
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)
Art Heyman (1941–2012), NBA basketball player
Bob Iger (born 1951, class of 1969), chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company
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