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C.E.S. 55 Benjamin Franklin School |
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450 Saint Paul's Place Bronx , NY 10456 Phone: (718) 681-6227 Fax: (718) 681-6247 Map |
Principal: Luis Torres Parent Coordinator: Maribel Velez (347) 563-4802 |
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WHAT'S SPECIAL: Drastic improvement throughout. DOWNSIDE: Test scores still low; lack of parent involvement. |
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Grade levels: PK to 5 Class size: K, 22; 5, 25 Enrollment: 716 Ethnicity %: 0 W; 44 B; 55 H; 0 A |
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District 9 Admissions: Neighborhood school Neighborhood: South Bronx More school data |
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In 2000, CES 55 was the worst performing school in New York City, according to the Daily News. One year later, Pamela Edwards, a former assistant principal at the school, became principal, keeping a clipping of the News item on her office desk "for motivation." In 2004 the school reached a welcome milestone, when it was removed from New York State's list of schools so bad that they risk being closed -- an achievement celebrated with a few small signs in the office and on classroom doors throughout the school. In 2005, Edwards turned over. . .  |
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| May 16, 2005 |
"This school has changed dramatically," says the teacher who oversees the detention room. (March 2005) "[Here] it used to be that if you could keep a class quiet, you were a good... read more |
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| This page was last updated on Nov 30, 2009. |
