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The Beacon School (also called Beacon High School) is a college-preparatory public high school in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City near Times Square and the Theater District. Beacon's curriculum exceeds the standards set by the New York State Regents, and as a member of the New York Performance Standards Consortium, its ...
Bronx High School of Science was founded in 1938 as a specialized science and math high school for boys, by resolution of the Board of Education of the City of New York, with Morris Meister as the first principal of the school. They were given use of an antiquated Gothic-gargoyled edifice located at Creston Avenue and 184th Street.
Its tuition stood at seven dollars per quarter, in addition to a one guinea entrance fee. In 1838, Trinity closed admission to girls. Girls would not be readmitted until 1971. [2] In 1889, Trinity School moved to 627 Madison Avenue (at 59th Street), and moved again a year later to 108 West 45th Street.
From those, around 182 to 185 students are offered admission, representing "the top one-quarter of 1% of students in New York City, based on test scores." [1] The only other pathway to the High School is through the elementary school, to which 50 students are admitted to kindergarten after taking an IQ test and being interviewed. The ...
A contract for the company that administers the test to get into New York City's elite specialized high schools is expected to be approved during a much-delayed and crucial vote Wednesday, The ...
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, often referred to simply as LaGuardia or "LaG", is a public high school specializing in teaching visual arts and performing arts, near Lincoln Center in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of the Upper West Side in Manhattan, New York City.
Regis High School – All-boys' school founded in 1914; staffed by the Jesuit Fathers. regis.org; St. George Academy – Ukrainian parish high school. saintgeorgeschools.org [1] St. Jean Baptiste High School. St. Jean Baptiste High School – All-girls' school founded in 1929; staffed by the Congregation de Notre Dame. stjean.org
Students, parents and activists kept up the fight for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test ahead of a crucial vote next week when a sneak attack could torpedo the exam.