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Bushwick Community High School

231 Palmetto Street Brooklyn, NY 11221
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231 Palmetto Street
Brooklyn, NY 11221
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The Sum Sep 21, 4:49 PM
Two Reports Reveal Persistent Racial Gaps

By Patricia Willens

The latest national studies on the achievement gap show race and poverty adversely affecting many New York City communities despite slow gains in some areas. Catch up on what you may have missed this week in local education news. Read More »
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First Bell Apr 27, 8:18 AM
A Final Decision for 24 City Schools

By Mary Ann Giordano

At a bit before midnight, more than three months after the idea was first proposed, the Panel for Educational Policy voted to reconstitute two dozen city schools by closing them, replacing most of their staff members and reopening them with new names. The vote was the end of a prolonged process, a day of drama and a very long, emotional night. Read More »
Apr 26, 11:20 AM
Under Public Pressure, City Retreats on Cleveland and Bushwick High School Closings

By Anna M. Phillips

UPDATED | On the morning that a city board was scheduled to vote on the closing of 26 schools, city officials removed two of them from the list, saying that both could improve without the use of a more invasive strategy. In both cases, elected officials and other powerful advocates intervened to try to spare the school, and one of them, Merryl Tisch, said after hearing about the reprieve, "It's the first thing that's made me smile since the pineapple." Read More »
First Bell Apr 26, 8:32 AM
Decision Looms for City Schools

By Mary Ann Giordano

UPDATED | The Panel for Educational Policy, a city board controlled by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, will vote on the recommendation to close 24 city schools (two others were given reprieves early Thursday). The schools, which Mr. Bloomberg wants to make part of a federal "turnaround" program to be eligible for nearly $60 million in federal money, will be closed at the end of this school year and reopened by fall, with up to half their staffs and, in many cases their administrations, replaced. Read More »
First Bell Apr 24, 8:32 AM
Another Passionate Plea to Save Bushwick High

By Mary Ann Giordano

With just days until the Panel for Educational Policy meets on Thursday to vote on the closing of 26 public schools slated for "turnaround," forces are continuing to rally to save one school that many say amounts to much more than the assessment data that is now being used to judge a school's worth. Read More »
  • Performance5 Average
  • Satisfaction 8 Above Average
  • Diversity 5 Average
5/9 Key indicators of this school's performance, including test scores and graduation rates. View All Data »
Performance Statistics
SAT Scores<br> 1090 / 2400
Average
Regents English
70%
Average
Regents Mathematics
83%
Above Average
Regents Science
50%
Average
Regents History
47%
Average
Regents Rate
2%
Below Average
College Enrollment Rate 14.3 / 100
Below Average
Needs Index
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More about Bushwick Community High School

Population 382 students
School Type High
Grades 10th-12th
2012 Progress
Report		 C
Avg. Attendance Rate 0%
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