Park East High School
Grades: 9-12Our Insights
What’s Special
Small, lively classes and well-rounded curriculum
The Downside
Cramped facilities
Park East High School is a small, academically rigorous school with lively classes and strong student support. Virtually all students graduate on time, including students with disabilities. The majority are well-prepared for college.
Teachers at Park East provide close support to help students catch up and succeed in high school. Writing is taught in a separate class that students take in addition to English. All students take four years of math and science. The strongest students may take Advanced Placement classes, but nearly all complete challenging subjects like algebra 2, chemistry, and statistics.
Many teachers offer “open honors,” allowing students to take on additional, more advanced work if they choose.
The curriculum reflects different ethnicities, races, and cultures. Ninth graders explore the experiences of marginalized groups through book selections such as The Bluest Eye, Rainbow Boys, and The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Tenth graders discuss books through blog posts with students at neighboring schools, and then present projects based on their readings at an in-person fair. Past selections have included Evicted, about the trauma of unstable housing, and Just Mercy, a memoir about defending people facing unjust punishment.
Park East offers computer programming, including traditional computer science courses (high school level and Advanced Placement) and digital art classes that integrate coding and robotics.
The school is housed in a cramped building, a former music school designed with many small practice rooms. The upside is that the typical class size is under 23, well below the city average, which allows for individualized attention.
The school has a rare, full-time librarian and students may go off campus for lunch.
Juniors visit Washington DC and students raise money for trips abroad. Destinations have included England France, Spain, Portugal and Peru. The guidance/college office provides students and families with good support through the college admissions process. All students participate in small-group advisories.
Park East shares clubs, sports, college fairs, and other resources with several other small high schools in the neighborhood: Central Park East, Young Women's Leadership, Frederick Douglass Academy II and Heritage. These are collectively known as East Harlem Pride. Park East fields a football team with Eleanor Roosevelt High School.
SPECIAL EDUCATION: Students with IEPs and those needing extra help receive small-group instruction in 9th and 10th grade. The school also has ICT (integrated co-teaching) classes, and provides academic help after school and on Saturdays. (Laura Zingmond, official reports, April 2026)
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School Stats
Academics
Students
Race/Ethnicity
Safety & Vibe
Faculty & Staff
Teachers’ Race/Ethnicity
College and Career Readiness
Programs & Admissions
From the 2024 High School DirectoryPark East High School (M17J)
Offerings
From the 2024 High School DirectoryLanguage Courses
Spanish
Advanced Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP United States History, Calculus (College Course [Uncredited]), Chemistry (Advanced Science), Econ/Gov (College Course [Uncredited]), Math (College Course [Uncredited]), Physics (Advanced Science), Social Studies (College Course [Uncredited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages), World Languages (College Course [Uncredited])
Boys PSAL teams
Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Football, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Volleyball, Wrestling
Girls PSAL teams
Basketball, Flag Football, Golf, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball
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Contact & Location
Location
230 East 105 Street
Manhattan
NY
10029
Buses: BxM1, BxM10, BxM11, BxM2, BxM3, BxM4, BxM7, M1, M101, M102, M103, M106, M15, M15-SBS, M2, M3, M4, M96, M98
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Other Details
This school is in its own building.
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