Sewanhaka High School

Sewanhaka High School
Address
Map
500 Tulip Avenue

Floral Park, New York
11001

United States
Coordinates40°43′04″N 73°41′23″W / 40.71778°N 73.68972°W / 40.71778; -73.68972
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1929
NCES School ID3626520[1]
PrincipalNichole Allen
Faculty119.1 FTEs[1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment1,669 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.0:1[1]
Color(s)Purple, Gold, and White
     
MascotIndian (1929-2024)
Raven (2024-)
NewspaperThe Chieftain
YearbookTotem
Websitehttps://www.sewanhakaschools.org/o/shs

Sewanhaka High School is a six-year public high school located in Floral Park, New York. It is part of the Sewanhaka Central High School District. Sewanhaka High School was established in 1929. Its name translates from Lenape to "Island of Shells" in English.[2]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,669 students and 119.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.0:1. There were 675 students (40.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 118 (7.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Sewanhaka High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 4, 2020.
  2. ^ https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=nj20070426-01.1.33&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------- [bare URL]