Stuyvesant High School | |
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Address | |
345 Chambers Street , 10282 | |
Coordinates | 40°43′04″N 74°00′50″W / 40.7179°N 74.0138°W[1] |
Information | |
School type | Public (Exam school) secondary |
Motto | Latin: Pro Scientia Atque Sapientia (For knowledge and wisdom) |
Established | 1904 |
School board | New York City Department of Education |
School district | New York City Department of Education |
School number | M475 |
CEEB code | 334070[4] |
NCES School ID | 360007702877[2] |
Principal | Seung Yu |
Faculty | 155.10 (on FTE basis)[2] |
Grades | 9 to 12 |
Number of students | 3,387[3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 22:1 |
Athletics conference | PSAL |
Mascot | Pegleg Pete |
Nickname | Stuy[a] |
USNWR ranking | 69[5] |
Newspaper | The Spectator |
Yearbook | The Indicator |
Nobel laureates | 4 |
Website | stuy.enschool.org |
Stuyvesant High School /ˈstaɪvəsənt/, commonly referred to as Stuy /ˈstaɪ/[a] or Stuyvesant, is one of nine specialized high schools in New York City, United States. Operated by the New York City Department of Education, these schools offer tuition-free accelerated academics to city residents. Stuyvesant is a college preparatory science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) focused liberal arts high school.
Admission to Stuyvesant involves passing the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test. Each November, about 27,000 eighth and ninth graders take the 2+1⁄2-hour exam, and roughly 950 students, or 3.5% of applicants, are accepted to Stuyvesant each year.[8]
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