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What’s Special
Students take business classes all four years
The Downside
Limited arts
Manhattan Business Academy (MBA) is a small school with solid academics that delivers on its name; it offers two programs that focus on business in addition to regular high school classes. Most students earn a professional certificate, which can lead to job opportunities after high school.
Academics & Instruction: The school does an unusually good job communicating with families through their reader-friendly newsletters on the school website. These outline the sequence of classes students take each year, what they study each month, and field trip destinations, such as the Statue of Liberty, ice skating, CUNY colleges,and the Ernst & Young accounting firm.
The school offers four years of math (including algebra II and statistics) and four years of science (including chemistry, physics and environmental science). It has a handful of Advanced Placement (college-level) courses and College Now classes on campus. It offers Spanish language and visual arts.
Culture & Environment: Most students say they feel safe and respected on the NYC School Survey. Each teacher serves as an advisor to a group of students. In addition to keeping tabs on attendance and checking in with families, advisors meet regularly with students to discuss topics such as living in a multi-cultural society, conflict resolution, college preparation, getting ready for your first job, and writing a college essay.
A large number of students miss a month or more of school, requiring teachers to take additional time to help students make up for gaps in learning. There are before- and after-school programs to help them catch up.
Themes & Programs: The entrepreneurship program covers a wide range of business fundamentals. Students study computer applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and may take a Microsoft exam to earn a professional certification. Courses include financial literacy, microeconomics (how individuals use their money), and macroeconomics (the overall economy, like inflation and unemployment). Students do internships in 12th grade.
In their senior year students participate in Virtual Enterprise (VE), in which they run all facets of a mock company. MBA students compete with schools all over the world in business competitions and have won awards for their sales pitches, website designs, and business and marketing plans.
Students with Disabilities & English as a New Language (ENL): Teens learning English study in classes with their English-speaking peers and get extra support from ENL teachers. The school offers ICT (integrated co-teaching) classes, in which students with disabilities learn alongside their general ed peers in one classroom.
Building & Facilities: Founded in 2009, MBA is one of six small schools in the Bayard Rustin Educational Complex, a historical school building in the heart of Chelsea. PSAL sports are campus-wide.
College & Career: Students get help with career exploration as well as the college search and applications during advisories. (Lydie Raschka, web reports and questionnaire responses, February 2024)
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Advanced Courses
Calculus
Not offered in 2021-21Computer Science
Not offered in 2021-21Physics
Advanced Foreign Language
AP/IB Arts, English, History or Social Science
AP/IB Math or Science
Music
Not offered in 2021-21College Readiness
Programs & Admissions
From the 2024 High School DirectoryManhattan Business Academy (A12A)
Program Description:
All students take a rigorous Regents and college-preparatory curriculum. They are academically, socially, and emotionally supported by a strong advisory program and dedicated college counselors (through the College Bound Initiative). We promote a diverse student body.
Offerings
From the 2024 High School DirectoryLanguage Courses
Spanish
Advanced Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP English Language and Composition, AP Spanish Language and Culture, Chemistry (Advanced Science), Other (College Course [Credited]), Physics (Advanced Science), World Languages (Advanced Placement), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)
Boys PSAL teams
Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Soccer, Volleyball, Wrestling
Girls PSAL teams
Basketball, Bowling, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball
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Contact & Location
Location
351 West 18 Street
Manhattan
NY
10011
Trains: to 18th St; , , , to 14th St
Buses: M11, M12, M14A-SBS, M14D-SBS, M20, M23-SBS, M55, M7, SIM1C, SIM33C, SIM3C, SIM4C
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This school shares the Bayard Rustin Educational Campus with five other schools
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