Humanities Preparatory Academy
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Humanities Preparatory Academy | |
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Address | |
351 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011 | |
Public (magnet) secondary Transfer school | |
Established | 1997 |
Principal | Jeannie Ferrari |
Faculty | 25 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Number of students | 209 |
Website | www.humanitiesprep.org |
Humanities Preparatory Academy (also known as Humanities Prep) is an American public high school, located in the
Humanities Prep is part of a consortium of over 30 schools that have been exempted from taking all but the English
Academics
Humanities students undertake a
Unlike most New York public high schools, students at the academy do not take the Regents examination, except the English Regent. Instead, students are required to pass performance-based assessment tests (PBATs) in English, math, science, and history with at least an 80, after completing the course for the given subject. The school's PBATs are more difficult than the regents exam.[citation needed] Students are asked to write a paper in the subject area demonstrating their knowledge of the material. Students must acquire 44 credits in order to graduate. They are also encouraged to take college classes during their junior and senior years.
Admissions
Priority is given to Manhattan residents. All transfer students must be referred by a guidance counselor and are then interviewed by the school when space is available.
Notable alumni
See also
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-03.