Bronxville High School Ranked #2 in Country among 'Open Enrollment' Public High Schools in Newsweek's Annual Ranking

Written by Marcia Manning Lee

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June 6, 2012: In its annual ranking of the top public high schools in the United States, Newsweek ranked Bronxville High School # 2 in the country among "open enrollment" public high schools. More than three-fourths (77%) of the 1000 schools ranked by Newsweek are classified "open enrollment" schools. Bronxville High School ranked #4 among all public schools in the Northeast, and # 40 among all public high schools in the United States. (See classifications later in the text).

According to Newsweek, the results of the rankings identify the best 1,000 public high schools in the nations--"the ones that have proven to be the most effective in turning out college-ready grad."

In commenting on the high ranking, Dr. James Hudson, chairman of the Bronxville Board of Education, said, "It is an honor for the Bronxville High School to be recognized for its academic excellence on a national level. Whereas we understand that these polls look at a narrow set of data to arrive at the rankings, it nevertheless highlights the hard work of the students, the faculty, and the administration. The community can take pride in this and in the quality of our students."

Bronxville's overall Newsweek Score was 1.32 (the range of scores of the top ten schools on the list is from 4.51 to 2.1). Bronxville students had an average combined SAT score of 1,919, an average AP score of 3.5, a 100% graduation rate, and an average of 1.1 AP tests offered per student.

To collect the data, Newsweek sent surveys to high school administrators throughout the country. The surveys requested data for the 2010-2011 academic year. More than 2,300 schools of the approximately 27,000 high schools in the United States were assessed to produce the final list of the top 1,000 schools.

The methodology used for ranking the schools includes six components weighted to achieve an overall "Newsweek Score." They are:

1. High school four-year, on-time graduation rate (25%)

2. Percent of 2011 graduates accepted to college (25%)

3. AP/IB/AICE tests taken per student (25%)

4. Average SAT and/or ACT score (10%)

5. Average AP/IB/AICE exam score (10%)

6. AP/IB/AICE courses offered per student (5%)

A noteworthy aspect of the rankings is the five sub-classifications of public schools used by Newsweek. These classifications are "charter," "magnet," "selective," "lottery admission," and "open enrollment." Some schools can be included in more than one classification. Again, Bronxville High School is classified on the list as an "open enrollment" school, as are nearly 77% of the other 1,000 top schools.

Many of the highest spots in the ranking went to selective public schools where students are admitted by academic achievement, admissions testing, or lottery. For example, of the top 10 schools in the Newsweek ranking, seven on the list were either charter or magnet schools.

Bronxville was the only public school in Westchester County ranked in the top 50 this year. Rye High School was ranked # 77. Notable absences from the list were Scarsdale High School and the Horace Greeley School in Chappaqua considered by many to be among the top public high schools in Westchester County and the country. Scarsdale High School students do not take AP courses, preventing the school from providing one of the components of the ranking and possibly accounting for its absence on the list. Horace Greeley did not submit a survey this year, according to the director of counseling.

Click below to see Newsweek's full listing of the top 1,000 schools and their scores on each of the components.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/05/20/america-s-best-high-schools.html

Pictured here: Façade of Bronxville High School.

Photo by N. Bower

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Overview of Schools in Bronxville: Bronxville has five pre schools, one public school (The Bronxville School K – 12), one Catholic school (St. Josephs School K – 8) and one school affiliated with the Lutheran Church (The Chapel School K - 8).

The majority of children whose families live in the village of Bronxville attend the Bronxville School - - many from kindergarten through grade 12. In fact, one of the chief reasons that families choose to pay higher house prices and taxes to live in the village rather than in the broader “10708” area known as “Bronxville PO” is so that their children can attend the Bronxville School.

Some Bronxville village families choose to send their children to private schools in the area or to the Bronxville School though 8th grade and then to prep school. But, by and large, this group is still in the minority. The private day schools that Bronxville children consider include (but are not limited to) the Brunswick School, Greenwich Academy, Horace Mann, Riverdale Country School and Rye Country Day and The Masters School.

Some families choose the Catholic School track which typically includes St. Josephs (K – 8) and then onto other Catholic schools for high school. Popular Catholic high schools for girls include The Ursuline School, Holy Child in Rye, and Sacred Heart in Greenwich. Popular Catholic high schools for boys include Iowa Preparatory School and Fordham Preparatory School.

Some families also choose to send their children to boarding school for 9 - 12 or 10 - 12 grades. Popular schools include Exeter, Andover, Hotchkiss, St. Paul's, Taft and Choate.

Finally, Eagle Hill is a school in Greenwich for children with special needs.
Bronxville School Calendar 2010 - 2011: Bronxville School Calendar 2011 - 2012

Click here to link to the Bronxville School Calendar:
http://bronxville.k12.ny.us/BronxvilleSchool/calendar2011-2012.pdf
Preschools in Bronxville: Bronxville Montessori School

Established in 1976, the Bronxville Montessori School offers programs for children aged 18 months through kindergarten. They are housed at the West Center Congregational Church.    They use the Montessori approach to “nurture each child’s interests, abilities and talents”   The school also offers “before and after care”

101 Pondfiled Road West
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-793-2083
http://www.bronxvillemontessori.com

Citibabes School in Scarsdale

Citibabes' goal is to provide a nurturing and dynamic environment that fosters imagination, curiosity and self-confidence in young children. Their classes promote cognitive, creative and social development through play, exploration, and autonomous self- expression. While stressing the importance of the arts, their goal is to create independent critical thinkers.

Citibabes offers CitiSchool Jr. (17 months - 24 months) which meets twice a week and each class includes free play, art, snack, story and circle time. It offers a 2s Program that stresses the importance of the arts and the development of the whole child. It offers a 3s Program which emphasizes creativity and expression and exposes children to family and community and global, cultural and environmental exploration. Finally, it offers a 4s Program which includes a well-rounded curriculum of language, fine arts, math, science, social studies, physical fitness and environmental awareness.

It also offer CitiSchool Masters which invites the oldest students to explore ideas and concepts introduced in previous years an incorporates wonderful field trips to exciting cultural offerings.

For more information, go to the Citibabes website: www.citibabes.com or call them at 914-725-3334.

Eliza Corwin Frost Child Center

The Eliza Corwin Frost Child Center, located in the Christ Church parish house, was founded in 1973 as a living memorial to Eliza Corwin Frost, daughter of parishioners Mr. and Mrs. A. Corwin Frost.    It is a non-sectarian, non profit nursery school for children ages 14 to 51 months. Its philosophy is “to provide each child with the opportunity to grow, develop and socialize in a warm, caring and nurturing atmosphere.”

Administrative Director: Julie Arlt
Education Director: Jean Romeo
17 Sagamore Road
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-779-4852
www.christchurchbronxville.com/childcenter

Reformed Church Nursery School

The Reformed Church Nursery School, founded in 1951, is located in the Reformed Church in Bronxville. It offers programs for children age 2 to pre K.   It endorses a “developmental, play-centered philosophy of education. Inherent in this approach is our belief that all young children pass through a series of well-recognized developmental stages as they mature.”

Director: Margaret Murtagh
6 Kraft Avenue
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-337-6332
www.rcns.info

The Chapel School

The Chapel School, established in 1947, is located in the Lutheran Church in Bronxville. It offers programs for children aged 2 to grade 8. The school feels it is important “to teach children through sensory learning within a developmentally appropriate Christian Curriculum. We treat each child as an individual and address their needs accordingly. Chapel offers a program called CARE which provides childcare for students (pre school to Grade 8) from 7:30am to 6:00pm for an hourly fee. Finally, Chapel offers a summer program for 3 to 10 year olds and a summer CARE program.

Pre School Director: Molly Nagel
172 While Plains Road
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-337-3202
http://www.thechapelschool.org/

Sarah Lawrence College Early Childhood Center

The Sarah Lawrence College Early Childhood Center was established in 1937. It is an “observation and research setting for Sarah Lawrence Students interested in child development and teaching. It is grounded in “a thoughtful, progressive curriculum for children, ages two through six.”

Director: Lorayne Carbon
lcarbon@slc.edu
Sarah Lawrence College
1 Mead Way
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-395-2353
http://slc.edu/ecc/index.php
Public School - The Bronxville Public School: The Bronxville School is known as an excellent public school. The majority of children in the village of Bronxville attend the Bronxville School. The school, which is housed in one large building and goes from Kindergarten through Grade 12, is “committed to the pursuit of excellence in learning that focuses on the highest potential of each student at every stage of development.” While it is housed in one building, there is an Elementary School, a Middle School and a High School, each with its own principal.

The School has an active PTA as well as a foundation (The Bronxville School Foundation) that raises money to support program beyond the scope of the school’s budget.

Principals:
Grammar School: Mr. Thomas L. Wilson (x 1223)
Middle School: Dr. Barry Richelsoph (x 3779)
High School: Mr. Terence Barton (x 2227)

Bronxville School
177 Pondfield Road
914-395-0500
http://www.bronxville.lhric.org/
St. Joseph's School in Bronxville: St Joseph`s School

The St Joseph’s School is the Catholic school in Bronxville and is a popular choice among families. It has approximately 265 students and offers classes from Kindergarten to Grade 8.

30 Meadow Avenue
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-337-0261
www.stjosephschool.net
The Chapel School in Bronxville: The Chapel School

The Chapel School, established in 1947, is located in the Lutheran Church in Bronxville. It offers programs for children aged 2 to grade 8. Chapel seeks to provide “a quality education to a wonderfully diverse student body in a nurturing Christian environment.” Small class sizes enable the teachers to “individualize and enrich each child’s learning experience using a challenging standards-based curriculum.” Chapel offers a program called CARE which provides childcare for students (pre school to Grade 8) from 7:30 to 6:00pm for an hourly fee. Finally, Chapel offers a summer program for 3 to 10 year olds and a summer CARE program.

Principal: James Dhyne
172 While Plains Road
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-337-3202
http://www.thechapelschool.org/
Special Needs Schools Near Bronxville: Eagle Hill School

Eagle Hill was established in 1975. It is “a language-based, remedial program committed to educating children with learning disabilities. The curriculum is individualized, interdisciplinary, and transitional in nature.” Eagle Hill “helps children gain the self-esteem necessary to initiate, nurture and maintain friendships.”

45 Glenville Road Greenwich,
Connecticut
203-622-9240
www.eaglehillschool.org
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Other School Choices Outside Bronxville: Catholic Schools

Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich

Convent of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic, independent college preparatory School for young women from Preschool through Grade 12. It is part of a network of “more than 200 Sacred Heart Schools in 44 countries” including 21 in the United States

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Fordham Preparatory School

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East Fordham Road
Bronx, New York 10458
718-367-7500
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Iona Preparatory School

Iona Preparatory School, founded in 1916, is an independent Catholic school. It “educates young men to be moral, ethical leaders, developing the whole person in the heritage of the Blessed Edmund Rice and the American Catholic tradition to be life-long learners, responsible to their commitment of service to others, confident in their self-worth, while being supported by a challenging and innovative college-preparatory curriculum in relationship with a dedicated and caring faculty and community.”

255 Wilmot Road
New Rochelle, New York 10804
914-632-0714
http://www.ionaprep.org/

School of the Holy Child

School of the Hold Child provides “young women with a strong liberal arts education rooted in Catholic values and base on the trust and reverence for the dignity and uniqueness of each person.” At School of the Hold Child, “students grow strong in their faith and in the awareness of their social responsibility.”

2225 Westchester Avenue
Rye, New York 10580
914-967-5622
http://www.holychildrye.org/holychild/
homepage/home_main_frame.htm

The Ursuline School

Founded in 1987 by the Order of St. Ursula, The Ursuline School “is a Catholic, college preparatory school dedicated to the intellectual, spiritual, and moral development of young women.” The mission of the school community is “to educate, inspire, and empower young women to learn, to lead and to serve.”

1354 North Avenue
New Rochelle, New York 10804
914-636-3950
http://www.ursuline.pvt.k12.ny.us/s/744/start.aspx

Private Schools

Brunswick School

Brunswick School, founded in 1902, is an all boys private day school (pre K through grade 12) located in Greenwich Connecticut. Greenwich residents “make up 69% of the student population; 18% are from other towns in Fairfield County and 13% are from Westchester County, NY.”

100 Maher Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
203-625-5800
http://www.brunswickschool.org/about/

Greenwich Academy

Greenwich Academy, founded in 1827, is an “independent college preparatory day school for highly motivated girls and young women in grades pre-kindergarten through 12.” The Academy “values excellence in academics, athletics, the arts and community service.”

200 North Maple Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
203-625-8900
http://www.greenwichacademy.org/

The Horace Mann School

The Horace Mann School was founded in 1887 as “a coeducational experimental and developmental unit of Teachers College at Columbia University.” Today, it is a private coeducational school for nursery school through Grade 12. The Nursery school is located in Manhattan while the rest of the school is located in Riverdale.

231 West 246th Street
Riverdale, New York 10471
718-432-4000
http://www.horacemann.org/home/content.asp?id=19

Riverdale Country School

Riverdale Country School is “an independent day school that provides a continuous coeducational program for boys and girls from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve.” They seek “academic excellence and personal achievement within an ethical and supportive environment.”

5250 Fieldston Road
Bronx, New York
718-549-8810
http://www.riverdale.edu/Default.asp?bhcp=1

Rye Country Day School

Rye Country Day School is “a coeducational, college preparatory school dedicated to providing students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 with an excellent education using both traditional and innovative approaches.” Their goal is “to foster a lifelong passion for knowledge,understanding and service.”

Cedar Street
Rye, New York 10580
914-967-1417
http://www.rcds.rye.ny.us/

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