Celebrations are in order for the High School of American Studies at Lehman College, which was named among the top 100 high schools in the nation by U.S. News and World Report for the third consecutive year.
This year, the esteemed high school, which has only been in existence for eight years, moved up 10 spots from last year to number 19 on the list. Many other New York City public schools made the list, including the Bronx High School of Science, long known as one of the city’s top schools.
The High School of American Studies was the top-ranked school in the Bronx and the second-highest ranked school in New York City. It allows students to attend lectures and take courses at Lehman College, where the high school campus is based. Since the school opened, all graduating seniors have gone on to attend college.
“This recognition is a result of hard work on the part of our students, teachers and parents, and is a result of our close collaboration with Lehman College and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, said the high school’s principal, Alessandro Weiss.
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