Island Trees High School

Island Trees High School
Island Trees High School
	Island Trees High School
Address
	59 Straight Lane; Levittown, New York 11756; United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1949
School district	Island Trees Union Free School District
Principal	Nicolas Grande[1]
Faculty	55.99 FTEs[2]
Grades	9th-12th
Enrollment	730 (as of 2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	13.04[2]
Campus size	Suburban
Campus type	Public
Color(s)	Red and White
Mascot	Bulldog
Nickname	ITHS
Website	www.islandtrees.org

Island Trees High School is a coeducational public high school serving students in ninth grade through twelfth grade, in Levittown, New York, United States, 31.0 miles east of Manhattan. It is a part of the Island Trees Union Free School District. The school offers various clubs, electives, and AP courses. Island Trees High School serves portions of Levittown, Bethpage and Seaford.

As of the 2016-17 school year, the school had an enrollment of 746 students and 59 classroom teachers (on a full-time equivalent basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.74:1. There were 145 students (19.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Act and 38 (5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2] The dropout rate was 1%.[3]

Notable alumni

Kevin Covais, American Idol finalist[4]
Jesse Kinch (Class of 2012), rock singer, songwriter and guitar player[5]
Eddie Money, rock guitarist, saxophonist and singer-songwriter with 11 top 40 songs[6]
Donnie Klang, singer-songwriter[7]
Tom Kapinos, Screen and television writer

References

"NYS Admin Listing: Island Trees High School". New York State Education Department.
"School data for Island Trees High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
"Island Trees School District". Newsday.
Itzkoff, Dave (April 9, 2006). "Is There Life After 'American Idol'?". The New York Times.
Rasheed, Youseph (August 8, 2014). "Jesse Kinch's Star Keeps On Rising". Long Island Weekly.
Taylor, Letta (March 21, 2016). "From the archive: Eddie Money's Long Island paradise". Newsday.
La Gorce, Tammy (September 19, 2008). "From Levittown, a New Voice Emerges". The New York Times.

External links

Official website

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[1] "NYS Admin Listing: Island Trees High School". New York State Education Department.

[NCES-2] "School data for Island Trees High School". National Center for Education Statistics.

[3] "Island Trees School District". Newsday.

[4] Itzkoff, Dave (April 9, 2006). "Is There Life After 'American Idol'?". The New York Times.

[5] Rasheed, Youseph (August 8, 2014). "Jesse Kinch's Star Keeps On Rising". Long Island Weekly.

[6] Taylor, Letta (March 21, 2016). "From the archive: Eddie Money's Long Island paradise". Newsday.

[7] La Gorce, Tammy (September 19, 2008). "From Levittown, a New Voice Emerges". The New York Times.