Mineola High School | |
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Location | |
10 Armstrong Road Garden City Park, NY 11040 |
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Type | Public high school |
Established | 1744 |
School district | Mineola Union Free School District |
Principal | Dr. Whitney Smith |
Faculty | 80.6 FTEs |
Grades | 8-12 |
Enrollment | 972 (as of 2014-15) |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.1:1 |
Color(s) | Red and Black |
Nickname | The Mustangs |
Website | [1] |
Mineola High School is a high school in the Mineola Union Free School District and is located in Garden City Park, New York. It serves parts of Mineola, Albertson, Williston Park, Garden City Park, and Roslyn Heights within its district.
It opened in 1962, replacing the old high school, which now houses the middle school. It recently underwent a multimillion-dollar refurbishing of the library. Since 1981, it has been fully accredited by the Middle States Evaluation Committee. The most recent rankings in New York State show the school district that feeds the high school to have an overall rank in the 91st percentile, Ranking 56th out of 695 districts in the state.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 972 students and 80.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1. There were 185 students (19.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 49 (5.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The Mineola boys spring Track and Field team won Nassau County Championships in 2010. The Mineola boys' varsity soccer team won the Nassau & Long Island Championship in 2005 and won Conference ABC 1 in 2006. The girls' softball team has won Nassau County, Long Island, and state championships in its history. Its football team is among the top 50 in New York State for longest winning streaks, going 28–0–2 over several years.