Listed as one of the top high schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report , we educate approximately 3,000 students from all parts of New York City. Our mission is to produce multifaceted, world-class students, committed to lifelong learning and destined for leadership. Our special academic programs include Advanced Placement in Calculus, Computer Science, English, Spanish, Microeconomics, and US History. We invest in our future.
Students take investments, learn about the investment world.
Special emphasis is placed on our proximity to Wall Street and the large brokerage firms located there. We offer participation in the Stock Market Game, an on- line simulation of real world investing. The LSB House offers students an introduction to the Law of Contracts. In addition, the House sponsors numerous cultural and educational activities both in Bergtraum and at museums, operas, courts, and colleges throughout the city, as well as with our Mentor law firm, Davis Polk. The ability to do word processing, proofread, edit, perform computer applications and take dictation make our administrative assistants highly employable.