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What’s Special

Strong emphasis on research, writing and public speaking; students study American Sign Language

The Downside

Student attendance needs to improve

At Landmark High School, students speak up, reflect, and handle challenging work. Instead of Regents exams, they do projects and research papers, presenting them to peers and teachers. The small size allows teachers and staff to know students well.

Landmark is part of the New York Performance Standards Consortium, which exempts students from taking Regents exams in all subjects except for English. In 11th and 12th grades, students complete PBATs (performance-based assessment tasks), which involve research, writing, and presentations in English, math, history, and science on self-chosen topics. Examples include a math analysis of sunrise and sunset patterns, a science paper on how gender and age influence the way people adapt to visual distortions caused by prisms, and an English paper exploring the concept of happiness in capitalist societies.

Landmark students follow a similar course sequence to other city schools but with more in-depth exploration. Teachers encourage adaptability in problem-solving. All grades and subjects focus on projects, presentations, reading, writing, and engaging discussions.

Every year during “mini PBAT week,” younger Landmark students present their work to peers instead of taking traditional Regents or end-of-semester exams. In 10th-grade English students deliver speeches and receive feedback on style and content. Upperclassmen complete their full PBATs, including a rigorous oral defense. For example, a 12th-grader might analyze A Farewell to Arms through a Marxist lens, all while handling challenging questions and feedback. 

Despite Landmark’s strengths, some challenges persist such as student attendance, which is improving, but has a way to go. And many students miss a month or more of school. The school's four-year graduation rate is also below the city average. 

This school welcomes and supports new immigrants by using proven strategies from the International Model schools. Teachers, trained with Project Soaring, incorporate group work, small discussions, varied text presentations (charts, graphs, videos, varied fonts), and support in both native and target languages to help students succeed.

All students learn American Sign Language for their foreign language and may also take Spanish as an elective. Other electives change year to year, but have included journalism, creative writing, music production, barbering, cooking, film appreciation, anime, SAT prep and computer programming. 

Several Advanced Placement courses are offered, and starting in 10th grade, students can take college courses for free at the high school or at another high school in the building. Partner colleges include Manhattan Borough Community College, John Jay College, and Baruch College.

Teachers act as advisers, meeting with small student groups regularly and monitoring their progress. One parent said she appreciates the open communication, like texting her child’s adviser and getting updates on college admissions.

A full-time college adviser helps students secure part- and full-tuition scholarships and assists non-college-bound students with job placement. The college office has guided students to a range of schools, including CUNY’s, SUNY’s, Barnard, Dickinson, George Washington University and more.

SPECIAL EDUCATION: The school offers ICT classes (a general education teacher and a special education teacher work together in the same classroom), SETSS (a special ed teacher provides extra help in regular classes), and a PBAT prep class for students with special needs. A full-time literacy specialist provides reading intervention in small groups using the REWARDS program, which aims to boost reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension by focusing on decoding multisyllabic words. (Laura Zingmond, interview and web reports, August 2024)

 

 

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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?
 
79%
How many students with disabilities graduate in 4 years?
 
70%
How many English language learners graduate in 4 years?
 
73%
Average daily attendance
 
79%
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
 
66%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school offers enough activities and services for their children's needs?
 
100%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school works to achieve the goals of their students' IEPs?
 
100%
From the 2022-23 School Quality Guide and 2022-23 NYC School Survey

Students

319
Number of students
Citywide Average is 615

Race/Ethnicity


School
Citywide
Low-income students
 
85%
Students with disabilities
 
29%
Multilingual learners
 
13%
From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot

Safety & Vibe

School
Citywide
How many students were suspended?
 
1%
How many students say they feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms?
 
84%
How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
 
49%
How many students say that some are bullied at their school because of their gender or sexual orientation?
 
29%
How many teachers say they would recommend this school to other families?
 
70%
From the 2022-23 NYC School Survey and 2019-20 NY State Report Card

Faculty & Staff

School
Citywide
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?
 
61%
4.1
Years of principal experience at this school
Citywide Average is 7
177
Number of students for each guidance counselor or social worker
Citywide Average is 191
How many teachers have 3 or more years of experience teaching?
 
72%
Are teachers effective?
From the 2022-23 NYC School Survey, 2022-23 School Quality Guide, 2021-22 Report on School-Based Staff Demographics, 2023 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

 
5%

Computer Science

 
15%

Physics

 
33%

Advanced Foreign Language

 
36%

AP/IB Arts, English, History or Social Science

 
19%

AP/IB Math or Science

Not offered in 2021-21

Music

 
16%
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?
 
51%
How many students take a college-level course or earn a professional certificate?
 
70%
How many students who have graduated from this high school stay in college for at least 3 semesters?
 
49%
From the 2020-21 and 2022-23 School Quality Guide

How many graduates who are eligible received Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) funding to attend a NYS college?
 
48%
This shows how well this school supports low-income students to get funding for college.
How many of those TAP recipients made it through college? Learn more
From unpublished, anonymized student-level data for the class of 2016-17 provided by the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) in coordination with the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC), brought to you by
How many students filled out a FAFSA form by the end of their senior year?
 
58%
From the 2022-23 FAFSA data released by Federal Student Aid, brought to you by Visit Understanding FAFSA for help with the FAFSA and financial aid.
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Programs & Admissions

From the 2024 High School Directory

Landmark High School (M91A)

Admissions Method: Ed. Opt.

Program Description:

We are a small, college-preparatory school that offers a challenging academic curriculum with an emphasis on reading, collaboration, and project-based learning. All students have the opportunity to graduate with 13 college credits through our College Now For All initiative. We are part of the NY Consortium, and students present 6 PBATs (performance-based assessment tasks) before a committee in order to graduate. Our advisory program supports a close-knit, positive learning culture.

Offerings

From the 2024 High School Directory

Language Courses

American Sign Language

Advanced Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Biology, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Seminar, AP United States History, Calculus (Advanced Math), Chemistry (Advanced Science), ELA (College Course [Credited])

Boys PSAL teams

Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Soccer, Volleyball, Wrestling

Girls PSAL teams

Basketball, Bowling, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball

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

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Contact & Location

Location

351 West 18 Street
Manhattan NY 10011

Trains: 1 Line to 18th St; A Line, C Line, E Line, L Line to 14th St

Buses: M11, M12, M14A-SBS, M14D-SBS, M20, M23-SBS, M55, M7, SIM1C, SIM33C, SIM3C, SIM4C


Contact

Principal: Susanna Tenny

Parent Coordinator: Siu Chan

Phone: 212-647-7410

Website

Other Details

Shared campus? Yes

This school shares the Bayard Rustin Educational Campus with five other schools

Uniforms required? No
Metal detectors? No

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