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School of the Future (New York City)

Coordinates: 40°44′21″N 73°59′07″W / 40.7391°N 73.9853°W / 40.7391; -73.9853
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School of the Future
Address
Map
127 East 22nd Street


United States
Coordinates40°44′21″N 73°59′07″W / 40.7391°N 73.9853°W / 40.7391; -73.9853
Information
TypePublic School
Established1990
PrincipalStacy Goldstein
Grades6-12
Enrollment713
Color(s)Navy and white
Websitewww.sof.edu

School of the Future is a public secondary school located at 127 East 22nd Street at Lexington Avenue, in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It serves grades 6 through 12 as a part of the New York City Department of Education, and accepts students from around the entire city. School of the Future, a small school, was founded in 1990 with funding by Apple Inc. with an admissions process dependent on student application.[1]

In 2019 it was recognized among the top fifty schools in New York City.[2]

The entrance to the school during its fund-raising block party on May 21, 2011

Building

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The building in which School of the Future is located was constructed in 1915 as the Manhattan Trade School for Girls, and was later the Mabel Dean Bacon Vocational High School. The 11-story building was designed by C. B. J. Snyder.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Papa, Rosemary; Armfield, Shadow W. J. (April 19, 2018). The Wiley Handbook of Educational Policy. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-119-21844-9.
  2. ^ Knudson, Annalise (May 1, 2019). "These are the 50 best high schools in New York City for 2019. See where one Staten Island school ranked". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  3. ^ White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5., p.208
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