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Public school in Astoria, New York, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Cullen Bryant High School, or William C. Bryant High School, and W.C. Bryant High School, or Bryant High School for short, is a secondary school in Queens, New York City, United States serving grades 9 through 12.
William Cullen Bryant High School | |
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Address | |
48-10 31st Avenue , 11103 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°45′28″N 73°54′38″W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1889 |
School district | NYC Geographic District 30 |
Principal | Carlyn St. Aubain |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,141 |
Website | www.wcbryanths.org |
It is named in honor of William Cullen Bryant, an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. He is most known for his work as one of the creators of Central Park in Manhattan, New York.
As of 2021, The school has 2,141 students enrolled; the ethnic make-up of the school is 54% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 14% white, and 7% black. The school has a four-year graduation rate of 87%. and an attendance rate of 84%.[1] In 2017, New York City Department of Education gave it a in-general school rating of Proficient.[2]
The school was founded in 1889. A new building was built between 1902 and 1904 in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City on Wilbur Avenue (now called 41st Avenue).[3] John T. Woodruff was awarded a $169,874 contract (equivalent to $5,980,000 in 2023) to build the school.[4] It was a four-story brick building with a capacity of 1,455 students.[3] The new building opened on September 12, 1904.[5]
Bryant moved to its current site on 31st Ave in 1939, and the former building became Long Island City High School.[6]
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