Midwood High School

Overview written by the school: Midwood High School celebrates a long tradition of academic excellence. Our school has been nationally ranked as one of the best schools in New York City by the New York Post, Newsweek and The Washington Post. Our school consists of three institutes. Placement in our Medical Science and Humanities Institutes is highly competitive and dependent upon strong academic performance. Our school currently offers 21 different Advanced Placement courses. The Liberal Arts & Science Institute serves students who reside in the geographical catchment area. These students are selected for one of three programs: LASI Honors Academy, College and Careers, or College Support. These programs provide students with rigorous college and career-based instruction.

Diplomaendorsements: CTE, Math, Science

School Performance

Graduation Rate: 94% (at the end of the school year before last, the percent of students who graduated "on time" by earning a diploma four years after they entered 9th grade).
Daily Attendance Rate: 93.000001% of the school's students in the school year before last.
Percentage of Students Enough Variety: 88.999999% students feel that this school offers a wide enough variety of programs, classes, and activities to keep them interested in school.
College Career Rate: 83.999997% of students enroll in college or career programs within 6 months.
Percentage of Students Safe: 81% students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room and cafeteria. (Student opinions on school safety, as reported on the NYC School Survey.)

Programs offered

Program 1: Liberal Arts and Science Institute
Code: K26H
Program description: Students in the LASI Honors Academy track take course work leading to an Advanced Regents diploma. Students in the College and Careers track are able to enroll in one of our CTE programs (Pre-Engineering, Law, and Media Arts). Our college support track provides the academic support for students so that they are CUNY college-ready by the time they graduate from high school.
Interest: Humanities & Interdisciplinary
Method: Open

Seats 9 GE: 305
Grade 9 GE filled flag: Y
Grade 9 GE applicants: 494
Grade 9 GE applicants per seat: 2
Seats 9 SWD: 63
Grade 9 SWD filled flag: Y
Grade 9 SWD applicants: 63
Grade 9 SWD applicants per seat: 1
Eligibility: Open only to students who reside in the geographical catchment area (Mid-Brooklyn Area)

Seats 10: 0

Activities

Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular activities and clubs offered by the school that do not fall under one of the Sports categories (PSAL Sports or School Sports): No data
PSAL Sports Boys
Male PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Football, Handball, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling
PSAL Sports Girls
Female PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Flag Football, Handball, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball
PSAL Sports Coed
Co-ed PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Cricket, Golf
School Sports
Sports offered by the school outside PSAL (Public School Athletics League): No data
Flag for female only school: No data
Flag for male only school: No data

Other info

Total students: 4,054
Start time: 8:55am
End time: 3:30pm

Final grades: 9 to 12

Language classes: French, Mandarin, Spanish
Advancedplacement courses: AP Psychology, AP Physics 2, AP Research, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP English Language and Composition, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP World History: Modern, AP Computer Science A, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Human Geography, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP United States History, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Physics 1, AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP Seminar, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics
Additional info: 10th Grade Seats Available,Career and Technical Education (CTE),College Trips,Extended Day Program,Online Grading System,Orientation,Summer Internships,Weekend Programs

School accessibility description: Not Accessible
Flag for schools that offer 10th grade seats: Y

More info

Borough: Brooklyn
NTA: Flatbush
Neighborhood: Flatbush

School Number: K405

Community board: 314
Council district: 45
Census tract: 772
BIN: 3205788
BBL: 3075530041

About Midwood High School

Contacts

Address: 2839 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11210 (40.632829,-73.952356)
Latitude: 40.633237
Longitude: -73.952929
Phone number: 718-724-8500
Fax number: 718-724-8515
School email: [email protected]
Website: www.midwoodhighschool.org
Subway lines near the school: 2, 5 to Flatbush Ave-Brooklyn College
Bus lines near the school: B103, B11, B41, B44, B44-SBS, B49, B6, B8, BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, Q35

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