St. Vincent Ferrer High School
St. Vincent Ferrer High School | |
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Address | |
151 East 65th Street ( Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Springs | |
Admissions Director | Sr. Christine Cosgrove, OP |
Athletic Director | Gina Loayza-Marcelo |
Website | saintvincentferrer |
St. Vincent Ferrer High School is an
Named for
History
The school was founded in 1884 by the Dominican fathers of the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer to meet the growing immigrant population.[2] It was originally a co-educational elementary school, with the high school being added in 1909. The present school building was erected in 1954, the same year it became an all-girls college-preparatory high school. The grammar school closed in 1985, and twelve years later the Advisory Board was created. The school was accredited by Middle States Association in 2002, two years after the Scholars Program was inaugurated.[3]
Academics
Ferrer offers courses in the categories of
Saint Vincent Ferrer High School is one of the few select high schools in New York City which participates in the College Advantage Program of St. John's University. Seniors and Juniors are able to earn up to 18 college credits in while attending college-level classes at Ferrer during the regular school day with their regular Ferrer faculty, who have been approved by St. John's as adjunct professors. [4]
Demographics
As of 2022-23, the school had an enrollment of 401 students.[5] There were 32 teachers for a student-teacher ratio of 12:1.[6]
The school's student body was 52.4% White, 26.2% Hispanic, 8.7% Asian, 7.5% Black, and 3.7% two or more races.[5]
Notes and references
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
- ^ "Untitled Document". virtualny.ashp.cuny.edu. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "HISTORY - Saint Vincent Ferrer High School". saint-vincent-ferrer-high-school.echalksites.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "ACADEMICS - Saint Vincent Ferrer High School". www.saintvincentferrer.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Explore St. Vincent Ferrer High School". Niche. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Explore St. Vincent Ferrer High School". Niche. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
External links
- saintvincentferrer
.com , the school's official website