Mamaroneck High School

• Name — Mamaroneck High School • Address — 1000 West Boston Post Road • City — Mamaroneck • State — New York • County — (Westchester County) • Zipcode — 10543 • Country — United States • District — Mamaroneck Union Free School District • Faculty — 113.24 (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis) • Ratio — 14.27 • Schooltype — High school • Fundingtype — Public school • Grades — 9-12 • Campus Type — Suburban • Established — 1928 • Status — Open • Enrollment — 1,670 • Enrollment As Of — 2024-2025 • Principal — Lina Carolini-Canavo • Nickname — The Tigers • Yearbook — The Mahiscan • Usnwr Ranking — #476 • Newspaper — The Globe • Athletic Conference — Section 1 (NYSPHSAA) • Colors — Orange Black Orange and black • Communities — Town of Mamaroneck, including its two villages Village of Larchmont • Feeder Schools — Hommocks Middle School • Website — https: www.mamkschools.org/schools/mamaroneck-high-school

In the U.S. News & World Report List of Best High Schools in 2026, Mamaroneck High School is ranked #476 in National High Schools, and #58 in New York. It has achieved a score of 97.34/100.

Mamaroneck High School offers a variety of Advanced Placement classes to students. Students are allowed to take AP Psychology, AP Music Theory, AP World History, or AP Computer Science Principals starting in their sophomore year. Students are allowed to take AP US History, AP English Language and AP Physics 1, among many others as early as their junior year. Seniors can select from AP European History, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government, AP English Literature, AP Physics C, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Computer Science A, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP French, and AP Spanish Language, among many others. Students also have the option to submit an AP Studio Art portfolio in either Drawing and Painting, Photography, or Clay. In 2010, 2.415 AP tests were taken per graduating senior, and this garnered a ranking of 452 on Newsweek's annual list of America's Best High Schools. In addition, the High School also offers a large number of dual-enrollment courses. These include Introduction to Sociology administered by Syracuse University, College Composition by Iona College, as well as Intermediate Spanish/French/Chinese, Introduction Creative Writing, a three-year program in Original Science Research with SUNY Albany and a four program in Original Civic Research and Action.

Mamaroneck High School has a Speech and Debate team, led by Coach Jake Lee, though the school only offers policy debate and does not compete in any speech events. The high school participates in local and state, as well as national tournaments. In 2019 and 2021, the Mamaroneck policy debate team won the New York state championship. Mamaroneck High School is ranked among some of the top high schools for debate in the nation, with several recent victories in the national Tournament of Champions. In addition to attending tournaments in other schools, Mamaroneck High School hosts its own annual NY Fall Faceoff tournament.

Mamaroneck High School has found recent success in several areas. Students of the Original Civic Research and Action have drafted legislation, passed by the New York State Senate dubbed Vote 17 NY, which would give 17 year olds the right to vote in primaries if they would be 18 by the general election.

Rivals with Scarsdale High School Ranked #1 in the 2026 Week 1 New York Hacky-Sack Rankings 2025-2026 Section 1 Class AAA boys Basketball Champions, State Semifinalists 2025-2026 Section 1 Football Champions

Note: • Gerald B. Appel - celebrity nephrologist • Fred Berger - movie producer • Elizabeth Berridge - actress • Isobel Coleman - author and entrepreneur • Susan Dentzer - journalist • David Siegel (computer scientist) • Kevin Dillon - actor • Matt Dillon (attended, but dropped out) - actor • Dan Engel - software entrepreneur • Dan Futterman - actor • Rob Gardner (attended for part of 9th grade before moving to Los Angeles) - The original drummer and one of the founding members of the rock band, "Guns N' Roses" also a founding member of "LA Guns" • Al Giordano - journalist • Thomas Hauser - author • Tor Hyams - musician • Elizabeth Kolbert - journalist • Danny Kortchmar - musician • Scott Leius - professional Major League Baseball player for Twins, Indians, and Royals. • Bennett Miller - director • Jill Novick - actress • Michael O'Keefe - actor • Norman Rockwell (attended, but transferred) - painter • David O. Russell - director • Jeff Weiner - CEO of LinkedIn • Emily Wickersham - actress • Lina Khan - Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) since 2021 • Liz Eney - television writer