Publisher's Synopsis
New York City has some of the best public high schools in the country - as well as some of the worst. This essential guide provides everything parents need to know in choosing a high school that is just right for their child. Interviews with teachers, parents, and students uncover the "inside scoop" on schools, including atmosphere, homework, student stress, competition among students, the quality of teachers, gender issues, the condition of the building, and more. It also provides the hard facts on: School performance data: graduation and four-year college rates; Average SAT scores of students; Class size and total school enrollment; Ethnic make up: Black, White, Hispanic, Asian; Safety: disciplinary suspensions and incidents; Admissions requirements; Hemphill's first two books, The Parents' Guide to New York City's Best Public Elementary Schools and Public Middle Schools, New York City's Best won critical acclaim. New York Magazine's Barbara Ensor called her work "thoughtful, well-researched...required reading." The New York Times columnist Robert Lipsyte said: "It is part consumer guide, part urban plan.;Without public schools, Hemphill maintains, the dream of multiethnic democracy will live on only through jury duty and subway travel."
