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Hicksville High School (New York)

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Hicksville High School
Hicksville High School front entrance in 2019
Address
180 Division Avenue Hicksville , Nassau , New York 11801 United States
Information
School type	Public
Opened	1953
School district	Hicksville Union Free School District
NCES District ID	3614340
Principal	Raymond Williams
Faculty	125.31 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,695 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.53[1]
Mascot	Comet the Dog
Website	hs.hicksvillepublicschools.org

Hicksville High School is an American high school in the town of Hicksville, New York, in Nassau County. It is the only high school in the Hicksville Union Free School District (which serves Hicksville as well as parts of Westbury, Jericho, Syosset, Bethpage & Levittown). It opened in 1953.

In the 2016–17 school year,^{[needs update]} the school had an enrollment of 1,705 students. The principal of the school is Raymond Williams, who became principal in the 2013–2014 school year. It is a co-educational public school and does not have a mandatory dress code.

Demographics[edit]

The student body is 53 percent male and 47 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 54 percent. The school offers grades 9–12 and special education. With 115 full-time teachers, there is a 15:1 student-teacher ratio. Hicksville High School has a 90% graduation rate. 12% of students are enrolled in the Free Lunch program and 6% are enrolled in the Reduced Price Lunch program.

Notable alumni[edit]

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• Lorraine Bracco (born 1954), actress
• Theresa Caputo (born 1966), television personality
• Bruce Goldstein (born 1952), film programmer
• Billy Joel (born 1949), singer-songwriter and pianist (did not graduate)
• Tim Parker (born 1993), soccer player
• The Lemon Twigs (born 1997 & 1999), pop/rock band

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