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227-243 W 61ST ST
NEW YORK, NY 10023

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Phone: 212-245-2807

School Information

GreatSchools Rating: 10
Educational Climate: High
Technology Measure: Medium-high
Type: Public
Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade
District: New York City Department Of Education
Students/Teacher: 22
Students/Grade: 284.8
Number Students: 1139
Number Teachers: 52
Number Classrooms: 31
Expense/Pupil: $7,500.00 - 8,199.99
Poverty Level: 16 - 29.9 PERCENT
Number Computers: 219
Number PCs: 050
Number Macs: 169
Principal: Ms Ruth Lacey

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School Ratings & Reviews

School Ratings (65 ratings)

Maximum Rating: 5

School Reviews (140 Reviews)

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Parent Review | Rating:

Posted 2013-01-28

"My daughter is a sophomore at beacon this year and she loves it but I'm not sure I do. I'm not sure I love her friends. She comes home after a late night of partying each night with the scent of cigarettes and other bad things. She learns a lot at beacon but I'm afraid her bad habits will interfere with that :("

Student Review | Rating:

Posted 2012-07-23

"I graduated from Beacon this June and wanted to share some of my experiences/insights. Teacher quality at Beacon is spotty for such a well respected place. Overall I have had more awful teachers here than great ones. As a freshman, there is little support and guidance, however I know there have been recent efforts to improve upon this through summer bridge and big sibs. In my experience the advisory program has been useless and a waste of time, that said other students were luckier with this. Academically, Beacon does have an innovative approach to learning. Students have the ability to select a lot of unique classes and their college program with Fordham is fantastic. However, the classics are entirely neglected (we never once read a Greek tragedy and only read one Shakespeare play) and the lack of textbooks/regents can give teachers an excuse to teach irrelevant course material. Socially, Beacon is home to a lot of hipsters and brooklyn artsy types and drugs and partying are rampant. I would not recommend Beacon for anyone who is not incredibly self-motivated. If you are not, it is just far too easy to slip through the cracks here, academically and otherwise."

Parent Review | Rating:

Posted 2012-02-28

"Committed, hardworking, caring teacher dot this school, flooding their crowded classrooms with joyful exhuberance. Is there a lot of work here? Oh yes...expect your child to have hours of homework that they will have to negotiate. But somehow, they work hard for these teachers because the payoff is so great. Could not be more thrilled to have my child attend here."

Other Review | Rating:

Posted 2012-02-22

"this school prepares you so well for college . its one word amazing, take it from me i graduated from there !"

Other Review | Rating:

Posted 2011-12-01

"I am interested in acdemics, but I also love the arts?? Is Bard a good school for me??"

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