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William Cullen Bryant High School

Coordinates: 40°45′28″N 73°54′38″W / 40.75778°N 73.91056°W / 40.75778; -73.91056
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William Cullen Bryant High School
Address
Map
48-10 31st Avenue

,
11103

United States
Coordinates40°45′28″N 73°54′38″W / 40.75778°N 73.91056°W / 40.75778; -73.91056
Information
TypePublic
Established1889
School districtNYC Geographic District 30
PrincipalCarlyn St. Aubain
Teaching staff150.89 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment1,971 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.06[1]
Websitewww.wcbryanths.org

William Cullen Bryant High School, or William C. Bryant High School, and W.C. Bryant High School, or Bryant High School for short, is a secondary school in Queens, New York City, United States serving grades 9 through 12.

Name

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The school is named in honor of William Cullen Bryant, an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. He is most known for his work as one of the creators of Central Park in Manhattan, New York.

Statistics

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As of 2021, The school has 2,141 students enrolled; the ethnic make-up of the school is 54% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 14% white, and 7% black. The school has a four-year graduation rate of 87%. and an attendance rate of 84%.[2] In 2017, New York City Department of Education gave it a in-general school rating of Proficient.[3]

History

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Bryant High School in 2019.

The school was founded in 1889. A new building was built between 1902 and 1904 in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City on Wilbur Avenue (now called 41st Avenue).[4] John T. Woodruff was awarded a $169,874 contract (equivalent to $5,980,000 in 2023) to build the school.[5] It was a four-story brick building with a capacity of 1,455 students.[4] The new building opened on September 12, 1904.[6]

Bryant moved to its current site on 31st Ave in 1939, and the former building became Long Island City High School.[7]

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Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Attendance". The New York City Department of Education. November 5, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "2016-17 Progress Report Overview" (PDF). NYC Department of Education.
  4. ^ a b "Long Island City's Big New High School". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. February 26, 1902. p. 9.
  5. ^ "Brooklyn School Board CLoses Its Career To-Day". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 28, 1902. p. 3.
  6. ^ "Queens Schools Open: Few Part Time Classes". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 12, 1904. p. 7.
  7. ^ LaRose, Matt; Leone, Stephen; Melnick, Richard (2007). Postcard History Series: Long Island City. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738555430.
  8. ^ "Astronaut Bio: Frank Caldeiro (1/2008)". www.jsc.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "Irv Gotti Net Worth – Discovering Employment Paths and Travel Experiences".
  10. ^ David Horowitz (1997). Radical Son. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439135198.
  11. ^ Brian Kellow (2007). Ethel Merman. Penguin. ISBN 9781101202586.
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