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Deer Park High School (New York)

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School type
  
Public, High School

Status
  
Open

Grades
  
9–12

Mascot
  
Falcon

Number of students
  
1,316 (2009)

Established
  
1959-1961

Principal
  
James Cummings

Gender
  
Coed

Phone
  
+1 631-274-4100

Deer Park High School (New York)

Address
  
1 Falcon Pl, Deer Park, NY 11729, USA

District
  
Deer Park Union Free School District

Deer Park High School is a public high school in the town of Deer Park in suburban Long Island, New York. It is the only high school in the Deer Park School Union Free School District and serves students in grades 9–12.

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Academics

In 2008, the school exceeded the state average passing rate in all nine of the New York State Regents Examinations test areas and students took AP examinations in 16 test areas. The school's 14.9 student-teacher ratio exceeds the 12.8 state average.

Notable alumni

  • Bob McCurdy – The NCAA Division I men's basketball leading scorer in 1974–75, Class of 1970
  • Kathleen Herles – Voice actress, original voice of Dora on Dora the Explorer, Class of 2008

    • Feeder patterns

    Students enter the school after completing eighth grade at Robert Frost Middle School, the only middle school in the district.

    References

    Deer Park High School (New York) Wikipedia
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