Westbury High School (Old Westbury, New York)

Westbury Senior High School is a ninth-through-12th-grade school of the Westbury Union Free School District (USFD No. 1), the district covering the village of Westbury, New York, USA.

Westbury High School
Address
1 Post Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568

United States of America
Information
Established1921
Faculty83.5 FTEs[1]
Enrollment1,349 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.2:1[1]
Color(s)Gold and green
MascotDragons
NicknameWHS
Websitehttp://www.westburyschools.org/high_school/

Westbury High School serves 1,000 students from locations on and near the North Shore of Long Island, in Nassau County. It serves Westbury Village, New Cassel, New York and Old Westbury. Westbury High School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,349 students and 83.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.2:1. There were 1,009 students (74.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 114 (8.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Notable alumni
  • Michael Cimino, Westbury High School Class of 1956; Yale University Class of 1961 - film director, film producer, screenwriter, author
  • Dennis DuVal, Westbury High School Class of 1970; Syracuse University Class of 1974 - NBA basketball player (Washington Bullets);[2] Hall of Fame athlete
  • Joe DePre, Westbury High School Class of 1966; St. John's University Class of 1970; ABA basketball player (New York Nets 1971-1973)
  • Gary Holder-Winfield, Westbury High School Class of 1991 - Connecticut State Senator, 10th District[3]

References
  1. School data for Westbury High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  2. "NBA Players: Dennis DuVal Profile and Basic Stats". www.landofbasketball.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  3. http://www.nhregister.com/government-and-politics/20140225/holder-winfield-wins-10th-district-state-senate-race

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