Specialized high schools in New York City

The specialized high schools of New York City are nine selective public high schools, established and run by the New York City Department of Education to serve the needs of academically and artistically gifted students.

"[3] Unlike nearly all other specialized high schools, Brooklyn Latin has a strong focus on the humanities and classics.

His plan envisioned a heavy concentration of math, science, and drafting courses with parallel paths leading either to college or to a technical career in industry.

By 1922, Dr. Colston's concept was approved by the Board of Education, and Brooklyn Technical High School opened in a converted warehouse at 49 Flatbush Avenue Extension, with 2,400 students.

Brooklyn Tech would occupy one more location before settling into its current[update] site, for which the groundbreaking was held in 1930.

The partnership with Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has allowed the school to plan multiple trips outside of New York City, with students paying relatively cheap fees.

In 2008, U.S. News & World Report ranked American Studies as the 29th best public high school in the country and 2nd in New York State.

[citation needed] As of 2024 the school is #1 in New York State and #25 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Through the advocacy of parents, staff, and students, Staten Island Tech was made an independent high school by the New York City Board of Education in May 1988.

The examination was developed with the assistance of Columbia University, and the program was later expanded to include the newly founded Bronx Science and Brooklyn Tech.