The Bronx High School of Science, commonly called Bronx Science, is a public specialized high school in The Bronx in New York City.It is operated by the New York City Department of Education.Admission to Bronx Science involves passing the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test.Each November, about 30,000 eighth and ninth graders take the three-hour …

Manila Science High School (Filipino: Mataás na Páaraláng Pang-aghám ng Maynila) ... Modeled after the Bronx High School of Science, the special science curriculum was designed to meet the needs of scholars gifted in science and mathematics. However, opportunities, training, and experiences in varied fields were also made available. ...

Stuyvesant High School (pronounced / ˈ s t aɪ v ɪ s ən t /), commonly referred to among its students as Stuy (pronounced / s t aɪ /), is a public college-preparatory, specialized high school in New York City, United States.Operated by the New York City Department of Education, these specialized schools offer tuition-free accelerated academics to city residents. ...

History. Thomas Jefferson High School was constructed and opened in 1964. Fairfax County Public Schools' superintendent William J. Burkholder and his staff began working on the idea of a science high school in 1983 with advice from the superintendent's business/advisory council. Burkholder announced the plans for the magnet school in January 1984. The school board …

DeWitt Clinton High School is a public high school located since 1929 in The Bronx, New York.Opened in 1897 in Lower Manhattan as an all-boys school, it maintained that status for 86 years. In 1983 it became co-ed. From its original building on West 13th Street in Manhattan, it moved in 1906 to its second home, located at 59th Street and Tenth Avenue (now the site of …

Staten Island Technical High School, commonly called Staten Island Tech or SITHS, was founded in 1988.Located in Staten Island, New York City, the public specialized high school is operated by the New York City Department of Education.It consistently ranks among the best schools in New York City in graduation rate, Regents test scores, and attendance. . According …

Highbridge is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the central-west section of the Bronx, New York City.Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, Macombs Dam Bridge to the south, and the Harlem River to the west. Ogden Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through …

In light of Hunter's academic excellence, The Wall Street Journal ranked it as the top public school in the United States and noted that it is a feeder to Ivy League and other elite colleges. Worth likewise ranked Hunter as the top public school in the country. The New York Times called Hunter "the prestigious Upper East Side school known for its Ivy League-bound students" and …

Morris Heights is believed to be the site where Hip Hop culture originated in the 1970s. However, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, several disc jockeys protected by the Black Spades (a violent but organized gang that promoted their own form of justice; originally from Bronxdale Housing Projects and later recruited several members from Bronx River Housing Projects), and other …

Monsignor Scanlan High School is an American four-year private, Roman Catholic high school located in the Throggs Neck neighborhood of The Bronx, New York City, New York.It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York