In many ways, the Beacon School is a New York City public high school like any other: fluorescent lighting, student competition, and bathrooms that smell suspiciously of bubblegum. But one thing ...

High school students take AP® exams and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level coursework. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on AP/IB exam ...

Beacon is not a specialized high school — it has no admissions test ... It is one of the most selective schools in New York: Last year, there were over 5,800 applications for 360 ninth ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools. Parent after parent took the mic ...

Beacon High School, one of the top-quality public schools in New York City, has been in turmoil since the start of the month with students protesting what they see as pervasive racism. It’s the ...

A long-standing dispute between the prestigious Beacon High School and a neighboring taxi repair shop has escalated, with New York City's education department saying it has “serious concerns ...

has yet to implement a single significant integration policy—prompting protests from students across New York City's high school system. Just this month, 300 students walked out of Beacon to ...

CUNY Queens College. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! As juniors at Beacon High School in New York City, naturally, we are constantly thinking about ...

227 W 61 St St, New York, New York 10022 Beacon High School New York State How Beacon High School compares with other schools. (100 = state median) Percentage of students who scored 65 or higher ...

NEW YORK — Naia Timmons, a junior from Harlem, stood surrounded by classmates in the middle of the street outside Beacon High School as hail began to fall. Beacon High School Is Half White.