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Harbor Heights
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Manhattan NY 10033
Our Insights
What’s Special
Spanish-speaking immigrants who missed school in their home countries can catch up
The Downside
Some friction between principal and staff
Harbor Heights Middle School is designed to serve newcomers from Spanish-speaking countries, including many who have had little schooling in their native countries.
Most children who enter this tiny school lack basic math skills such as single digit multiplication and many read below a third grade level in their native language, according to the Comprehensive Educational Plan. Yet most make significant progress during their middle school years.
Students write and perform skits as part of the People’s Theatre Project—and teachers say acting is a good way to learn a language. [photo from People's Theatre Project website]
Monica Klehr has been principal since the school was founded in 2006. Although parents are uniformly enthusiastic about the school, some teachers grumble about the principal, according to school surveys.
Harbor Heights School shares a building with PS 173.
Admissions: Open to children from the Bronx and Manhattan who speak Spanish and have been in the United States less than 3 years. (Clara Hemphill, web reports, May 2019)
Read moreSchool Stats
Is this school safe and well-run?
From 2018-19 NYC School Survey
From 2017-18 NY State Report Card
From this school's most recent Quality Review Report
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
How do students perform academically?
From 2019 State ELA+Math Results Summary
From 2021 Middle School Directory
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
Who does this school serve?
From 2019-20 Demographic Snapshot
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
From 2020 School Directories
How does this school serve special populations?
From 2019 State ELA+Math Results Summary
Contact & Location
Location
to 175th St; 
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to 168th St - Washington Hts
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