page_title: Specialized high schools in New York City
section_title: Brooklyn Latin School
hierarchical_section_title: Specialized high schools in New York City / The Schools / Brooklyn Latin School
caption_attribution_description: English: Looking east across Bushwick Avenue at Brooklyn Latin on a cloudy late afternoon.
context_page_description: The specialized high schools of New York City are nine selective public high schools, established and run by the New York City Department of Education to serve the needs of academically and artistically gifted students. The Specialized High Schools Admissions Test examination is required for admission to all the schools except LaGuardia, which requires an audition or portfolio for admission.
context_section_description: Unlike nearly all other specialized high schools, Brooklyn Latin has a strong focus on the humanities and classics. All students are required to take four years of English, History, Latin and a modern foreign language. All classes regularly hold Socratic Seminars, in which students lead roundtable question-and-answer discussions, and all students take part in declamation (public speaking) exercises. Because of the small class size, Brooklyn Latin offers a relatively small student-to-teacher ratio (currently around 16:1).  All students are required to take International Baccalaureate courses in junior and senior year.
caption: Brooklyn Latin
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