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H.S. 420 Franklin K. Lane High School

  
999 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn , NY 11208
Phone: (718) 647-2100  Fax: (718) 235-4877
Website   Map 		Principal: Marlon Bynum
Parent Coordinator: Nickey Griffin (347) 563-4220
WHAT'S SPECIAL: A strong optical program with a connection to New York City Technical College
DOWNSIDE: High dropout rate and low levels of academic achievement
 
Grade levels: 9 to 12
Class size:
Enrollment: 1099
Ethnicity %:
  2 W; 26 B; 63 H; 8 A
4 year graduation rate: 30.8%
 District 19
HS Supt: Ainslie Cumberbatch
Admissions: Neighborhood school
Neighborhood: Cypress Hills
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DECEMBER 2009 UPDATE: Marlon Bynum has replaced Evan Ahern as the principal of Franklin K. Lane.

DECEMBER 2007 UPDATE: The Department of Education has announced that Franklin K. Lane will phase out due to consistently poor performance. The school will not accept 9th graders for 2007 and will graduate its last seniors in 2011.

NOVEMBER 2002 REVIEW: Franklin K. Lane is a huge school built in the 1930s that struggles with the problems that confront many city high schools.. . .

 

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(other)
Jan 28, 2010

Im so HAPPY that this school is closing down because I used to be zoned for this school. I was so scared of my life if I ever went there. my mom and dad said that "If you go to Franklin K. Lane,... read more

Lane Knight
(alumnus)
Jun 4, 2009

"This is a complete tragedy what is happening to Lane H.S. Feeder schools are not preping, parents unable or not doing their part. City, State and Federal budget cuts. Good teachers hard to... read more

(parent)
Mar 2, 2009

"This is a horrible school!!!!! This school doesnt deserve to be in New York! My daughter is working at McDonalds because of this school! She lives at my house and doesnt get paid enough by her... read more



This page was last updated on Jan 28, 2010.