Baldwin Senior High School (New York)

Baldwin High School
Location
841 Ethel T. Kloberg Drive Baldwin, New York 11510 Nassau County United States
Coordinates	40°40′02″N 73°36′18″W
Information
Type	Comprehensive school
School district	Baldwin Union Free School District
NCES School ID	3603840[1]
Principal	Neil Testa
Teaching staff	132.37 FTEs[1]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	1,505 (as of 2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.37[1]
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Nickname	Bruins
Website	School 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 a "School of Excellence", offering numerous opportunities in academics, athletics, the arts, robotics, and career development.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Marty Beller (born 1967), musician and drummer^[5]
• Mandy Cohen (born 1978, class of 1996), physician and director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Taylor Dayne (Leslie Wunderman) (born 1962, class of 1980), singer^[6]
• Scott Israel (born 1956/1957), sheriff of Broward County, Florida
• Joel Kovel (1936–2018), scholar and author known as a founder of eco-socialism
• Melanie Martinez (born 1995, class of 2013), singer/songwriter^[7]
• James McLurkin (born 1972, class of 1990), engineer
• Jasmin Moghbeli (born 1983), US Marine Corps test pilot and NASA astronaut
• Jeff Rosenstock (born 1982, class of 1999), singer/songwriter
• Scott Rudin (born 1958, class of 1976), film producer and theatrical producer
• Dee Snider (born 1955, class of 1973), singer-songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality, and actor^[8]
• Brian Teta, television producer
• Chris Weidman (born 1984, class of 2002), wrestler^[9]
• Karen M. Williams (born 1963, class of 1981), district judge^[10]

References

1. 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 September 29, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
3. "Baldwin Senior High School in NY". Niche. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
4. Baldwin UFSD website
5. Malloy, Mary (March 13, 2013). "A 'giant' among us". Long Island Herald.
6. 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."
7. 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."
8. 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."
9. "Chris Weidman UFC Bio". Retrieved January 1, 2014.
10. "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.

External links

• Baldwin High School website
• City Data.com entry