Poly Prep

Poly Prep Country Day School
The clock tower atop the main building
Address
Map
9216 Seventh Avenue

,
New York 11228

United States
Coordinates40°36′43″N 74°01′30″W / 40.612°N 74.025°W / 40.612; -74.025
Information
TypeIndependent
Country Day School
MottoVirtus victrix fortunae
(Virtue is the victor over fate)
Established1854 (as the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute)
HeadmasterAudrius Barzdukas
FacultyApprox. 270
GradesN–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment1,021
CampusUrban
Campus size26 acres (110,000 m2)
Color(s)Blue and grey
Athletics conferenceIvy Preparatory School League
MascotBlue Devil
AccreditationNYSAIS
NewspaperThe Polygon (Upper School)
The Tower Times (Middle School)
YearbookThe Polyglot
AffiliationNew York Interschool
Websitewww.polyprep.org

Poly Prep Country Day School (commonly known as Poly Prep) is an independent, co-educational day school with two campuses in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The Middle School (5th to 8th grades) and Upper School (9th to 12th grades) are located in the Dyker Heights section of Brooklyn, while the Lower School (nursery to 4th grade) is located in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood. Initially founded as part of the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute (predecessor of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering), Poly Prep now offers classes from nursery school through 12th grade.