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Vanguard High School

317 East 67 Street Manhattan, NY 10065
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317 East 67 Street
Manhattan, NY 10065
Upper East Side
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  • Performance5 Average
  • Satisfaction 6 Average
  • Diversity 6 Average
5/9 Key indicators of this school's performance, including test scores and graduation rates. View All Data »
Performance Statistics
SAT Scores<br> 1140 / 2400
Average
Regents English
63%
Average
Regents Mathematics
43%
Average
Regents Rate
63%
Average
10-Credit Rate
81%
Average
Weighted Diploma Rate 222.5 / 350
Above Average
College Enrollment Rate 55.1 / 100
Average
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More about Vanguard High School

Population 444 students
School Type High
Grades 9th-12th
2012 Progress
Report		 A
Avg. Attendance Rate 84%
Advanced Placement Courses
  • Calculus AB
Language Classes
  • Spanish
Program Highlights
  • English/Social Sciences integrated Humanities in grades 9 and 10
  • individual History and Literature classes in grades 11 and 12
  • four-year Science curriculum with Robotics
  • Living Environment
  • Physics
  • Epidemiology
  • Biopsychology
  • four-year Mathematics curriculum culminating in Calculus; Studio Visual Arts featuring Painting
  • Digital Photography
  • Philosophy of Art
  • Furniture Making and Portfolio Preparation for art colleges
  • SAT Prep
  • College Exploring beginning in the 9th grade
  • two-year Reading and Writing Workshop Literacy Program
  • Student Leadership class
  • School Fairness Committee
  • Music Appreciation
  • Drama
  • College Now
  • Student Leadership Team; After-school Programs at Vanderbilt YMCA
Academic Extracurriculars
  • Tutoring in major subject areas; Vanguardian Student Newsletter
Cultural & Arts Partners)
  • Reel Works
Hospital Partnerships
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  • Hospital for Special Surgery
Higher Education Partnerships
  • John Jay College of Criminal Justice
  • Columbia University
  • New York University
  • Fordham University
Community Organization Partners
  • Vanderbilt YMCA
  • Big Brothers/Big Sisters Workplace Mentoring Program
  • Liberty Partnership of Hunter College
  • NYC Peer Health Exchange
  • Stoked Mentoring
  • Educators for Social Responsibility
Corporate Partners
  • Fox Five; Weil
  • Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP
Sports
  • Intramural Basketball and Volleyball
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