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White students are not the dominant academic force at the specialized high schools anymore. Asian students are, being the majority at Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Tech, and Bronx Science. (I don't know about the other smaller ones). I would ask why you think a highly selective school that is majortiy black/Latino should not be impressive, but I'm afraid of the answer I might get.
I actually think that the ranking and student body composition at Brooklyn Latin nicely defeated the stereotype that blacks and latinos have less potential in academics than asians. It would be intersting to find out if the black and latino stdents thrre have more of a recent immigration background. I have been speculating that fresh or recent immigrant chdren on average tend to do better than american kids with generational trees deeply rooted here.
I actually think that the ranking and student body composition at Brooklyn Latin nicely defeated the stereotype that blacks and latinos have less potential in academics than asians. It would be intersting to find out if the black and latino stdents thrre have more of a recent immigration background. I have been speculating that fresh or recent immigrant chdren on average tend to do better than american kids with generational trees deeply rooted here.
That would be interesting.As a teacher I have long noticed this.
what kind of list is that? they don't even have hunter college high school in the top 50, or anywhere that i can see
and stuy at 8, well below bx sci?
EDIT - also, i assume that's a public school only list, since i don't see trinity, etc...
Hunter is a little bizzare in terms of its school structure...its high school starts at 7th grade. It is definitely a strong school but is of its own.
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I've never even heard of it. I would think that Bronx High School of Science or Stuyvesant would be the top ranked NYC high school.
If you look closely their ranking is based on "College Readiness" score, not sure how it was calculated or what it means, not according to test scores. But still, Brooklyn Latin's test scores do not look to shaky.
I've never even heard of it. I would think that Bronx High School of Science or Stuyvesant would be the top ranked NYC high school.
That thinking is a little outdated.Bronx Science is 2nd but Stuyvesant is 8th.Stuyvesant has been generally declining in most rankings in the last 5 years or so.
I guess it jumped over Buffalo's City Honors, which has been #1 in NY many times.
Syracuse is looking to create a Latin school at the elementary level, then create a 6-12 Latin school later. So, it appears to be a type of school that works.
I've never even heard of it. I would think that Bronx High School of Science or Stuyvesant would be the top ranked NYC high school.
yes but you aren't putting together a list of top high schools
it sends the highest percentage of its students to ivy league (or similar) schools of any public high school in the nation (at least as of 6 years ago)
Hunter is a little bizzare in terms of its school structure...its high school starts at 7th grade. It is definitely a strong school but is of its own.
i wonder if USN was missing some stats since it's not administered through the board of ed
they do have High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College in there, which also has a CUNY connection, is much newer and smaller. although that is also 9-12 and administered by NYC BOE
Next vision for the school.........a basketball team to upset Lincoln!!!!!!!!! (LOL!)
Jokes aside, I grew up in this zip code. There are 6 housing projects in this zip code; Tompkins, Marcy, Sumner, Bushwick, Williamsburg and Boriquen Houses. And one can add the middle class Lindsay Park complex to the mix!
It is good to see some diversity in a school that has some diversity around it. I just wish that school was available to me when I went, in the 1980s. (Eastern District, now Grand Street Campus, was my 'zone school' back then! It didn't have the best of reputations!).
And when I went to high school, the specialized high schools consisted of the Big 3 (Tech, Stuy and Science), plus LaGuardia and Hunter! Now, there are nine of them!
It is #1 according to US news. Of course its position might change if ranking is based on some different criteria. Nevertheless I am completely surprised that I never heard this school. Is it a hidden gem in NYC? From greatschool website, the student body has an extremely high minority %, and 63% students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program. Does anyone know what makes this school stand out?
I don't think it's a very good school. I also don't think it's a stand out.
What stands out is that it's a newer school and they are trying to copy Boston Latin, an old esteemed institution. It's also in Bushwick, not a good area of Brooklyn.
I have a cousin's son who attends there and they are always raving about it. I looked up the statistics and they were not that impressive.
I think they sent him there because he did not get into Stuyvesant, where my cousin went, or Bronx science.
It's better than most neighborhood schools, but if my kid had to go there. I'd move to the burbs,
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