Brooklyn Latin School

The Brooklyn Latin School is a public magnet, specialized high school in New York City. It opened in September 2006. The ideals governing Brooklyn Latin are borrowed largely from the Boston Latin School, and popular society's ideals. The school’s founding headmaster was Jason Griffiths. In August 2019, Katrina Billy-Wilkinson became the acting headmaster.

The Brooklyn Latin Schools
Seen from Graham Avenue
Address
223 Graham Avenue

Brooklyn
,
New York

United States
Coordinates40°42′18″N 73°56′20″W
Information
TypeSelective school
MottoTo whom much has been given, from him much will be expected.
EstablishedSeptember 2006 (2006-09)
HeadmasterKatrina Billy-Wilkinson
Faculty37
Grades9–12
Number of students807[1]
Color(s)    Purple and white
MascotTitans
NicknameTBLS
NewspaperThe Brooklyn Latineer
Websitebrooklynlatin.org

Admission to Brooklyn Latin involves passing the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test. Each November, about 30,000 eighth and ninth graders take the 3-hour test for admittance to eight of the nine specialized high schools. Approximately 200 applicants are accepted each year. It is the second specialized high school in Brooklyn (along with Brooklyn Technical High School) and has the distinction of being the only specialized high school in which students adhere to a school uniform. The school color, purple, reflects the preference of Roman nobility, who wore robes dyed in that color and is also the school color of the Boston Latin School, another borrowed trait.

The school spent its first five years at 325 Bushwick Avenue, in limited space. In 2013 it moved to 223 Graham Avenue, not far from the previous school.

Course of study

IB at TBLS

The Brooklyn Latin School is the only specialized high school in New York City that has implemented the IB Diploma Programme.[2]

Enrollment

Admission to the Brooklyn Latin School is based exclusively on an entrance examination, known as the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT), open to all eighth and ninth grade New York City students. The test covers math (word problems and computation) and verbal (reading comprehension and grammar) skills. Out of the approximately 30,000 students taking the entrance examination for the September 2011 admission round (with 14,529 students listing Brooklyn Latin as a choice on their application), about 572 offers were made, making for an acceptance rate of 3.9%.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-04-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "International Baccalaureate". brooklynlatin.org. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  3. Specialized High Schools Student Handbook 2011-2012 (PDF). NYC Department of Education. 2011. p. 5.
  4. "Specialized High Schools Student Handbook 2011-2012" (PDF). NYC Department of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
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