Complex sentence: Its 1930s and 1940s students participated extracurricularly at roughly 50% or New York City's lowest rate, yet Roosevelt was well equipped and well performed its educational role, preparing students for the basic workforce, the school's image even into the 1950s.
Split into simpler sentences: Its 1930s and 1940s students participated extracurricularly at roughly 50% or New York City's lowest rate. Yet Roosevelt well performed its educational role, preparing students for the basic workforce, the school's image even into the 1950s.