Stuyvesant High School

Stuyvesant High School, often nicknamed Stuy by its staff and students, is one of New York City's specialized math- and science-based public high schools. The school was founded in 1904. Admission to Stuyvesant, which is run by the New York City Department of Education, is by competitive examination, and there is no tuition. The school is noted for its many accomplished alumni, its rigorous academics, and for sending the most students to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton of any public school in the United States.

Student body

Main article: Stuyvesant High School student body

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The student body at Stuyvesant has historically been heavily Jewish, with Asian students beginning to make an influx in the 1970s. As of 2005 the student body was approximately 51 percent Asian and 38 percent Caucasian, with Blacks and Hispanics each constituting roughly three percent of the population. http://www.nycenet.edu/OurSchools/Region9/M475/default.htm Russian and Indian students are well-represented, and Jews continue to comprise a large portion of the student body. About 30% of the incoming freshman class are immigrants to the United States, while 20% are first-generation Americans. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/Case.pdf As of 2003, the most common countries of origin of immigrant students were China, Russia, and India. http://www.nycenet.edu/daa/SchoolReports/03asr/171475.pdf (See also Demographics of New York City)

Related Topics:
Jew - Asian - 1970s - Caucasian - Blacks - Hispanic - China - Russia - India - Demographics of New York City

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