Syosset High School
| Syosset High School | |
|---|---|
Syosset High School on August 29, 2021. | |
| Address | |
70 South Woods Road , 11791 | |
| Coordinates | 40°49′50.98″N 73°28′58.49″W / 40.8308278°N 73.4829139°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Motto | "A great place to live, an outstanding place to learn" |
| Established | 1956 |
| School district | Syosset Central School District |
| NCES School ID | 362856003843 |
| Principal | Giovanni Durante |
| Faculty | 224.22 FTEs |
| Enrollment | 2,266 (as of 2022–23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.11 |
| Campus type | Suburban: Large |
| Color(s) | Red Black White |
| Team name | Braves |
| Website | http://shs.syossetschools.org |
Syosset High School (SHS) is a public high school located in Syosset, New York, United States, in Nassau County, on Long Island. It serves as the public high school for residents of the Syosset Central School District.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,234 students, with approximately 559 students per graduating class, and 214.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1. As of 2024, the student body had approximately 49.2% minority enrollment; 50.8% of students were white, while 42.0% were Asian, 5.0% were Hispanic, 1.3% were two or more races, and 0.7% were African-American. There were 213 students (9.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 20 (0.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The school district as a whole was the 2002 winner of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association Award, which honors school districts for excellence in arts education. Syosset was also named a Grammy Signature school for its music programs in orchestra, band, and chorus. In 2010, it was rated 14th in the country for music education by the National Association for Music Education.