High School of American Studies at Lehman College
| High School of American Studies at Lehman College | |
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2925 Goulden Avenue Bronx, NY United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°52′29″N 73°53′43″W / 40.874834°N 73.895187°WCoordinates: 40°52′29″N 73°53′43″W / 40.874834°N 73.895187°W |
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Public Specialized |
| Established | 2002 |
| Principal | Alessandro Weiss |
| Faculty | 28 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | approx. 400 |
| Newspaper | Common Sense Periodical |
| Website | hsas-lehman |
The High School of American Studies at Lehman College, commonly called American Studies, is a New York City public high school that specializes in social studies, history and English.
Together with the Queens High School for the Sciences at York College and the High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College, it was one of the three smaller specialized high schools opened in 2002 by the New York City Department of Education, and it is one of the 9 Specialized High Schools in New York City. Admission is granted through a competitive examination known as the SHSAT. As a public school, American Studies has no tuition fee, and only residents of the City of New York are eligible to attend.
The school is administered by the New York City Department of Education. It receives supplementary funding from The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
American Studies is located on the Lehman College campus in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx. It is ranked 17th in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
American Studies was designed as a small school for about four hundred students. It was created in 2002 along with Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, and the High School for Math, Science, and Engineering at City College. New York City previously had three specialized high schools, Brooklyn Technical High School, Bronx Science, and Stuyvesant, besides LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. The three new schools were created to provide more opportunities for students beyond the previous three specialized high schools.
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