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Baldwin High School
Location
Map
841 Ethel T. Kloberg Drive
Baldwin, New York 11510

Nassau County

United States
Coordinates40°40′02″N 73°36′18″W / 40.66722°N 73.60500°W / 40.66722; -73.60500
Information
TypeComprehensive school
School districtBaldwin Union Free School District
NCES School ID3603840[1]
PrincipalNeil Testa
Faculty121.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1,548 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.8:1[1]
Color(s)Blue and gold
NicknameBruins
WebsiteSchool website

Baldwin High School is a public high school located in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. This school serves students in grades 9 to 12 in the Baldwin Union Free School District. It is the eighth-largest high school in Nassau County.[2]

As of the year 2018–19, the school had an enrollment of 1,548 students and 121.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1.[3] There were 450 students (29.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 37 (2.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Baldwin High School is nationally recognized as the "School of Excellence."[4] and has been ranked by Newsweek in its annual list of America's Best High Schools on several occasions, including #837 in 2010, #804 in 2008, #971 in 2007, and #602 in 2006. Baldwin High School has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the top high schools in the nation in 2022, 2021, and 2020. This school was also designated a Recognition School for 2019-2020 and 2018-2019 by the New York State Education Department. The high school offers a multitude of extracurricular clubs, varsity sports, a robotics team, and a unique school-to-career program called the Academic Academies, allowing students to gain real work experience through coursework, internships, “Shadow Days” and competitions through various community and corporate partnerships. The high school's robust curriculum features an array of coursework unique to the district, such as a drone class, where students become FAA certified as a remote pilot. Baldwin High School also offers Advanced Placement and college-level courses that enable students to earn college credit, including a partnership with Nassau Community College (NCC), where students take classes directly on the campus. The graduation rate is currently 98%. The motto for Baldwin Union Free School District is, “We are innovative. We are inclusive. We are involved. We are Baldwin.” Dr. Neil Testa serves as principal of Baldwin High School.

Arts

The district has been named a Best Community for Music Education multiple times by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation. Students in music have performed at countless public events and venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York City. Baldwin students are regularly invited to the All-State Festival[5] and named Long Island Scholar-Artists. The young artists' work can be seen in the Art Supervisor's Association All county Art Exhibition, the Long Island Media Art Exhibit, Northwell Health hospitals, as well as several other venues. Most recently, the district hosted a “Projection Mapping” event that showcased student-produced work in the areas of fine arts and English language arts on the district’s building exteriors.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Baldwin Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Baldwin UFSD :: Senior High School | Baldwin Schools". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  3. ^ "Baldwin Senior High School in NY". Niche. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  4. ^ Baldwin UFSD website
  5. ^ "Baldwin High School Announces Long Island Scholar Artist Winner". www.baldwinschools.org. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  6. ^ "A 'giant' among us". 13 March 2013.
  7. ^ Feldman, Emi. "Taylor Dayne keeps Long Island roots close to her heart", Newsday, March 28, 2014. Accessed September 10, 2020. "The 52-year-old Baldwin High School alumnus will come home to Long Island this Saturday for a 7 p.m. concert at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. Since the release of her 1987 breakout single, "Tell It to My Heart," Dayne has filled her resumé with everything from global tours to a Broadway stage."
  8. ^ Gamboa, Glenn. "Long Island teen Melanie Martinez wows on The Voice", Newsday, September 18, 2012. Accessed September 10, 2020. "Martinez said she had a hard time keeping her involvement on The Voice a secret from her classmates at Baldwin High School and that she is going to have to be home-schooled for her senior year to work on the singing competition."
  9. ^ Tayler, Letta. "Archives: Twisted Sister's Dee Snider remembers his challenging Long Island upbringing", Newsday, March 15, 2016. Accessed September 10, 2020. "In Baldwin High's Class of '73, Danny Snider was the quiet, skinny guy with the goofy face."
  10. ^ "Chris Weidman UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  11. ^ "An Interview with the Honorable Karen McGlashan Williams, United States Magistrate Judge" (PDF). New Jersey State Bar Association. Archer Attorneys at Law. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
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