Island Trees High School

Public high school in Levittown, New York, United States

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; 76 years ago (1949)
School district| Island Trees Union Free School District
Principal| Jessica Sventoraitis[1]
Teaching staff| 66.81 FTEs[2]
Grades| 9th-12th
Enrollment| 714 (as of 2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio| 10.69[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

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* Marshall Avener, gymnast[4]
* Kevin Covais, American Idol finalist[5]
* Jesse Kinch, rock singer, songwriter and guitar player[6]
* Eddie Money, rock guitarist, saxophonist and singer-songwriter with 11 top 40 songs[7]
* Donnie Klang, singer-songwriter[8]
* Tom Kapinos, screen and television writer

## References

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1. ^ "Staff". Island Trees High School. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
2. ^ a b c d "School data for Island Trees High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
3. ^ "Island Trees School District". Newsday.
4. ^ "Marshall Avener Gymnasts Victor". Buffalo Evening News. Vol. CLXXIII, no. 129\. March 13, 1967. p. 13. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
5. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (April 9, 2006). "Is There Life After 'American Idol'?". The New York Times.
6. ^ Rasheed, Youseph (August 8, 2014). "Jesse Kinch's Star Keeps On Rising". Long Island Weekly.
7. ^ Taylor, Letta (March 21, 2016). "From the archive: Eddie Money's Long Island paradise". Newsday.
8. ^ La Gorce, Tammy (September 19, 2008). "From Levittown, a New Voice Emerges". The New York Times.

## External links

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* Official website

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