After more than a century of operation, DeWitt Clinton High School in the early 2000s has faced serious problems involving student performance, gang culture, and security.

Using two "Irish" canes, he taught from the chair and won twice in his lifetime the title of Master Teacher in New York City.

[8] The school moved to a new building on a 21-acre (85,000 m2) campus at 100 West Mosholu Parkway South and East 205th Street in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx in 1929,[5] where it has remained.

As of 2006, the school has a large Hispanic population, followed by African-Americans, Asians, non-Hispanic Whites, and Albanians.

[12] Clinton received poor evaluations from the New York City Department of Education in its 2010–11 Progress Report.

It received a grade of F (39.4 out of 100) with the worst marks in school environment and closing the achievement gap.

"[14] In 2013, to address these issues, the city's Department of Education tapped Santiago Taveras, one of its former deputy chancellors, as the school's principal to replace the retiring Ambrosio.

[15] In November 2016, after Department of Education investigators found evidence of grade tampering, Taveras was removed as principal.

The program offers Specialized and Advanced Technology (SMT) courses, Science, Math, English, Law, Government, Philosophy and Great Books.

Einstein students in their junior year are required to take a College Now course for philosophy and government science, in their first and second semester, respectively.

Many Macy students are invited to MASTERS, a month-long summer program that offers many hands-on college courses emphasizing mathematics and science.

It dominates the entire block, excluding the ground at the south where the Bronx High School of Science is situated.

[22] Clinton has a small branch of Montefiore Medical Clinic within it, capable of supplying essential services to the students of the campus.

[23] The ceiling of a hallway had a 1930s mural by Alfred Floegel called "Constellations", a part of the Federal Art Project.

The Castle on the Parkway: The Story of New York City's DeWitt Clinton High School and Its Extraordinary Influence on American Life.

{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Clintonites made headlines and New York City School history in September 2005, when they walked out.