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What’s Special

Double-dutch champions; students grow vegetables

The Downside

Attendance is poor

At Teachers Preparatory High School, students may tutor younger children at nearby elementary schools, study visual and performing arts, or plant vegetables in community gardens as part of an urban farming program called EATS.

The school, which shares a building with Frederick Douglass Academy VII, has a nicely renovated science lab, a library, art studio, gymnasium, fitness room, dance studio and outdoor sports fields. Students may visit a sleep-away camp called Frost Valley. 

Founded in 2002 as combined middle and high school, Teacher’s Prep graduated its last 8th grade class in 2019 and became a standalone high school, due to growing numbers of public and charter middle schools in the area, according to parent coordinator Tracy Cooper.

The high school has added a computer science course and requires all students to take four years of math and science, Cooper said. Students are groomed to be leaders. Once a week, trained juniors and seniors meet with small groups of 6 to 8 freshmen to provide support, because “statistics show 9th grade is the grade that makes or breaks a student’s high school experience,” she said. 

Attendance is poor, however. More than half the students miss a month or more of school. Cooper said some students live in temporary housing and some travel a distance to get to school. The school makes phone calls and home visits and has incentives like “dress down” days (no uniforms) to encourage students to come to school.

Most teachers say the school is safe and orderly but some students have concerns about safety in the building, surveys show. Cooper said lockers and hallways are always supervised and adults do their best to keep track of students in stairwells between classes.

The school shares sports teams with FDA VII. The female double-dutch team has won the citywide championship several times.

Special education: More than one third of the students have disabilities. Older students are placed in programs to help them develop skills and earn certificates they can use to find jobs after high school. Some work in the building, at their church or in community organizations. Some work in a culinary arts program in another building to learn to be chefs, Cooper said. (Lydie Raschka, web reports and interview, December 2018) 

 

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School Stats

Citywide Average Key
This school is Better Near Worse than the citywide average

Academics

School
Citywide
How many students graduate in 4 years?
 
81%
How many students with disabilities graduate in 4 years?
 
77%
Average daily attendance
 
73%
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
 
72%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school offers enough activities and services for their children's needs?
 
86%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school works to achieve the goals of their students' IEPs?
 
100%
From the 2021-22 School Quality Guide and 2020-21 NYC School Survey

Students

192
Number of students
Citywide Average is 599

Race/Ethnicity


School
Citywide
Low-income students
 
93%
Students with disabilities
 
38%
Multilingual learners
 
17%
From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot

Safety & Vibe

School
Citywide
How many students were suspended?
 
6%
How many students say they feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms?
 
67%
How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
 
67%
How many students say that some are bullied at their school because of their gender or sexual orientation?
 
39%
From the 2020-21 NYC School Survey and 2019-20 NY State Report Card

Faculty & Staff

School
Citywide
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?
 
86%
12.0
Years of principal experience at this school
Citywide Average is 7
72
Number of students for each guidance counselor or social worker
Citywide Average is 157

Teachers’ Race/Ethnicity


How many teachers have 3 or more years of experience teaching?
 
100%
Are teachers effective?
From the 2020-21 NYC School Survey, 2021-22 School Quality Guide, 2019-20 Report on School-Based Staff Demographics, 2021 Guidance Counselor Report, and this school's most recent Quality Review Report

Advanced Courses

Which students have access to advanced courses at this school? Learn more

Calculus

Not offered in 2019-20

Computer Science

Not offered in 2019-20

Physics

Not offered in 2019-20

Advanced Foreign Language

 
22%

AP/IB Arts, English, History or Social Science

 
25%

AP/IB Math or Science

 
13%

Music

 
14%
From unpublished, anonymized data from the 2021-22 school year provided by the New York State Education Department, brought to you by

College Readiness

School
Citywide
How many students graduate with test scores high enough to enroll at CUNY without remedial help?
 
20%
How many students take a college-level course or earn a professional certificate?
 
26%
How many students who have graduated from this high school stay in college for at least 3 semesters?
 
27%
From the 2020-21 and 2021-22 School Quality Guide
How many students filled out a FAFSA form by the end of their senior year?
 
68%
From the 2022-23 FAFSA data released by Federal Student Aid, brought you by
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Programs & Admissions

From the 2024 High School Directory

Teachers Preparatory High School (K20A)

Admissions Method: Ed. Opt.

Program Description:

College- and career-readiness program that prepares students to transition in all careers especially in the arts and teaching.

Teacher's Preparatory HS ACES 12:1:1 Program (K20Y)

Admissions Method: ASD/ACES Program

Offerings

From the 2024 High School Directory

Language Courses

Spanish

Advanced Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Computer Science Principles, Comp Sci/Math Tech (College Course [Uncredited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)

Boys PSAL teams

Baseball, Basketball

Girls PSAL teams

Basketball, Volleyball

Coed PSAL teams

Double Dutch

Read about admissions, academics, and more at this school on NYCDOE’s MySchools

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Contact & Location

Location

226 Bristol Street
Brooklyn NY 11212

Trains: 3 Line to Rockaway Av

Buses: B12, B14, B15, B60, B7


Contact

Principal: Jennifer Shirley Brown

Parent Coordinator: Tracie Cooper

Website

Other Details

Shared campus? Yes

This school shares the building with Frederick Douglass Academy VII HS

Uniforms required? No
Metal detectors? No

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