Bronx Science
| The Bronx High School of Science | |
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75 West 205th Street Bronx, NY 10468 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°52′42″N 73°53′27″W / 40.87833°N 73.89083°WCoordinates: 40°52′42″N 73°53′27″W / 40.87833°N 73.89083°W |
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| Type | Public, exam school, selective magnet school, NYC specialized high school |
| Motto | "Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination." — John Dewey |
| Established | 1938 |
| Founder | Morris Meister |
| School district | DOE Region 10 |
| Oversight | NYC Department of Education |
| Principal | Jean M. Donahue |
| Faculty | 216 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 3,062 |
| Color(s) | Green and gold |
| Athletics conference | PSAL |
| Nickname | Wolverines |
| Average SAT scores (2012) | 2,010 |
| Newspaper | The Science Survey |
| Affiliations | National Consortium of Secondary STEM Schools |
| Nobel laureates | 8 |
| Pulitzer Prize winners | 7 |
| Website | bxscience |
The Bronx High School of Science (commonly called Bronx Science or Science, and formerly Science High) is a selective public high school in New York City. It is one of nine "specialized" public high schools located in New York City and operated by the New York City Department of Education. Admission to eight of them, including Bronx Science, is based on performance on a standardized examination administered mainly to students in the 8th grade, but also those in the 9th grade.
Founded in 1938 in the borough (an administrative and geographical region) of the Bronx in New York City, Bronx Science is now situated in an educational area known as the Educational Mile in Bedford Park, a neighborhood in the northwest portion of the Bronx. The exam administered to students in the 8th grade was reportedly taken by more than 20,000 students every year as of 1999[update]. Although known for its focus on mathematics and science, Bronx Science also emphasizes the humanities and social sciences and continually attracts students with a wide variety of interests beyond math and science.
Bronx Science is ranked among the top 50 high schools in the country as well as among the top few in New York State. Eight former students have received the Nobel Prize in science, more than any other secondary school in the world.
The Bronx High School of Science is often referred to as Bronx Science, sometimes just Science. It was formerly called Science High and its founder, Morris Meister, is said to have frequently called the school simply as "The High School of Science." Students are called Sciencites.
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