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 Sanford H. Calhoun High School
 
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									| District: | Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District |  
									| Address: | 1786 State St Merrick, Ny 11566
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									| Phone: | (516) 992-1300 |  
									| Grades: | (grades 09 - 12) |  
									| Students: | 1,326 |  
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									| Type: | Regular elementary and secondary schools |  
									| Locale: | Urban Fringe of Large City |  |   
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            			| | Welcome to the Sanford H. Calhoun Homepage. 
 If you take a few moments to tour our site, I am sure you will be impressed with the breadth of opportunities available to our students. As part of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Calhoun offers a wide variety of core and elective courses.
 
 Schools are organizations that are always in a state of progress and change. With the help of school, parent and community based organizations, we maintain this information resource in an ongoing fashion.
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		| -- Student Info -- 
	
		| White, non-Hispanic: | 92% |  
		| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 5% |  
		| Hispanic: | 3% |  
		| Black, non-Hispanic: | <1% |  
		| Attendance rate: | 94% |  
		| Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program: | 1% |  
		| IEP students: | 13% |  
		| Migrant students: | 0% |  
		| Limited English proficient: | 2% |  
		| Student Suspensions / Year: | 46 |  |  | -- Staff Info -- 
	
		| School Head Principal: | David Seinfeld |  
		| Full Time Principals: | 1 |  
		| Full Time Assistant Principals: | 3 |  
		| Full Time Teachers: | 90 |  
		| Other Full Time Professional Campus Staff: | 16 |  
		| Other Part Time Professional Campus Staff: | 1 |  
		| Average years teaching total: | 12 |  
		| Average years teaching in district: | 9 |  
		| First-year teachers: | 6% |  
		| Bachelor's degree: | 10% |  
		| Master's degree: | 89% |  
		| Doctorate degree: | 0% |  
		| Students per teacher: | 14 |  |  
	Map to Sanford H. Calhoun High School and other nearby schools
		| Student Academic Scores and Performance 
 Performance measurement: % passing
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		| New York State Regents Exams
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		| Subject | Year | Performance |  
		| Chemistry | 2006 |  | 89% |  
		| Chemistry | 2005 |  | 84% |  
		| Chemistry | 2004 |  | 84% |  
		| Chemistry | 2003 |  | 80% |  |  |  
		| Earth Science | 2006 |  | 90% |  
		| Earth Science | 2005 |  | 88% |  
		| Earth Science | 2004 |  | 86% |  
		| Earth Science | 2003 |  | 95% |  |  |  
		| English | 2006 |  | 97% |  
		| English | 2005 |  | 99% |  
		| English | 2004 |  | 96% |  
		| English | 2003 |  | 93% |  |  |  
		| Living Environment | 2006 |  | 96% |  
		| Living Environment | 2005 |  | 97% |  
		| Living Environment | 2004 |  | 96% |  
		| Living Environment | 2003 |  | 97% |  |  |  
		| Mathematics A | 2006 |  | 98% |  
		| Mathematics A | 2005 |  | 98% |  
		| Mathematics A | 2004 |  | 97% |  
		| Mathematics A | 2003 |  | 87% |  |  |  
		| Mathematics B | 2006 |  | 76% |  
		| Mathematics B | 2005 |  | 69% |  
		| Mathematics B | 2004 |  | 82% |  
		| Mathematics B | 2003 |  | 84% |  |  |  
		| Physics | 2006 |  | 88% |  
		| Physics | 2005 |  | 85% |  
		| Physics | 2004 |  | 75% |  | 
 
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