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Lower East Side Preparatory High School

145 Stanton Street Manhattan, NY 10002
Q&A with the Principal, Martha Polin

“Lower East Side Prep High School is a safe, friendly, multicultural learning environment whose doors are open to high school students from around the world as well as "around the …” Read More »

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145 Stanton Street
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Lower East Side
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Principal's Office Sep 19, 9:15 AM
Mark Dunetz: Inefficiencies Distract From the Teaching Mission

By Maria Newman

Systems have improved, but questions like how many phone calls, e-mails, offices, paper and electronic forms are involved in getting a person who has been offered a job onto the payroll affect schools' ability to be fully effective, said Mark Dunetz, principal of Academy for Careers in Television and Film in Queens, in this week's Principal's Office. Read More »
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  • Performance9 Above Average
  • Satisfaction 5 Average
  • Diversity 3 Below Average
9/9 Key indicators of this school's performance, including test scores and graduation rates. View All Data »
Performance Statistics
SAT Scores<br> 1191 / 2400
Average
Regents English
84%
Average
Regents Mathematics
93%
Above Average
Regents Science
98%
Above Average
Regents History
85%
Above Average
Regents Rate
28%
Below Average
College Enrollment Rate 48.1 / 100
Average
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More about Lower East Side Preparatory High School

Population 562 students
School Type High
Grades 10th-12th
2012 Progress
Report		 A
Avg. Attendance Rate 0%
Special Programs ESL/Bilingual Chinese ProgramWireless Computer LabsMicrosoft Office (MOUS) CertificationORACLE Web Design Training, JAVAWrite On Reading Program - Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Pocket PC'sFitness Room 
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