| Scarsdale High School | |
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 Scarsdale High School from the Brewster Road entrance | |
| Location | |
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United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°59′41″N 73°47′35″W / 40.99472°N 73.79306°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Non Sibi (Not for One's Self) |
| Established | 1917 |
| School district | Scarsdale Union Free School District |
| Principal | Kenneth Bonamo |
| Teaching staff | 141.21 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1,258 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.33[1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon White |
| Athletics | Baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, crew, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, ultimate frisbee |
| Athletics conference | Section 1 (NYSPHSAA) |
| Team name | Raiders |
| USNWR ranking | 776[2] |
| Newspaper | Maroon |
| Website | scarsdaleschools |
Scarsdale High School (SHS) is a public high school in Scarsdale, New York, United States, a coterminous town and village in Westchester County, New York. It is a part of the Scarsdale Union Free School District.
The school was founded in 1917. From the graduating class of 2017, 98% continued their education with college programs, and 97% entered four-year national and international colleges and universities. Twenty-four students in the class of 2024 (7%) were named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists, and 42 (12%) students received National Merit Letters of commendation.[4] Between 2007 and 2009, Scarsdale High School made a transition from Advanced Placement (AP) to Advanced Topics (AT) courses.[5][6]
In the 2023–24 school year, SHS had a professional staff of 162 with a median teaching experience of 10 years. 100% of the faculty held a master's degree, 85% had 30 credits or more beyond a master's, and 7% had doctorate degrees.[4]
The school is 22.3% Asian, 0.8% Black, 7.6% Hispanic, 63.0% White and 6.2% other.[1]
- ^ a b c d "Scarsdale Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ "SCARSDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". USNWR. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Academics". Niche. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- ^ a b "Scarsdale High School Profile 2023-2024" (PDF). Scarsdale High School. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Scharfenberg, David (February 18, 2007). "Scarsdale Seeks Alternative to Advanced Placement". The New York Times.
- ^ Hu, Winnie (December 6, 2008). "Scarsdale Adjusts to Life Without Advanced Placement Courses". The New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2011.