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Salk School of Science
The Salk School of Science is a renowned junior high school in Gramercy, Manhattan, New York City and is a highly rigorous and competitive school. For the class of 2023, the admissions rate was just above 4%. It was founded in 1995 as a unique collaboration between the New York University School of Medicine and the New York City Department of Education. The goal of the school is to encourage an enthusiasm for, and the development of abilities in, the sciences, particularly the medical and biological sciences. Science and math are specialties at the school, including special classes for it and after-school programs. A particular aim is to encourage city children to aim for better high schools and colleges. It is located on the top two floors of the P.S. 40 building on East 20th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues in Manhattan.
The school was named for Jonas Salk, developer of the first polio vaccine. Dr. Salk approved the use of his name by NYU before his death in 1995.
The school's nontraditional discovery-based learning methodology has been cited as resulting in improved cognitive and reasoning skills in students.
Members of the New York medical community work with the school to develop curriculum, and members of the Schools of Medicine and New York University School of Dentistry at New York University teach and mentor students in grades 6 through 8. The NYU Medical Center makes facilities available to the school, and members of the science faculty of the NYU School of Medicine review school students at certain points in their school career, notably at admission and graduation.
Salk boasts two laboratory-like science classrooms, which help students develop and perform experiments in subject fields ranging from Physics to Genetics. It also utilizes the Amplify Curriculum in 6th and 7th grade to further develop the learning of students.
Although the school is dubbed as a "Science School", the middle school spends an equal amount of time on Humanities (Reading, Writing, and Social Studies), as well as Math. Other notable classes include Spanish, Art, Physical Education, Health, and Drama. All students take 3 years of Humanities, Math, Science, Art, Physical Education, and Drama and 2 years of Spanish. Advisory is also offered but is not a class. The regularity of classes per subject varies from 1 period per week (Art or Drama) to 10 periods per week (Humanities).
The Salk School of Science is perenially rated among the top middle schools in New York City and New York State. Helped by its very rigorous admissions process and stellar teaching practices, the school achieves some of the highest test scores in the state of New York. In 2022, 97% of students were proficient in mathematics and 92% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA). In 8th grade, many students also take the Algebra I Regents Examination and the Second Language Proficiency (SLP) Exam to accelerate by one year in high school. 100% of students pass these examinations. On school rankings, the Salk School of Science ranks 71st out of 1330 in the state of New York and 803rd out of 25154 in the United States.
The principal of the school is Rhonda Perry and the vice/assistant principal is Marsha Wallace. The dean of the school is Michael Deccico. In total, there are 25 teachers.
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Salk School of Science
The Salk School of Science is a renowned junior high school in Gramercy, Manhattan, New York City and is a highly rigorous and competitive school. For the class of 2023, the admissions rate was just above 4%. It was founded in 1995 as a unique collaboration between the New York University School of Medicine and the New York City Department of Education. The goal of the school is to encourage an enthusiasm for, and the development of abilities in, the sciences, particularly the medical and biological sciences. Science and math are specialties at the school, including special classes for it and after-school programs. A particular aim is to encourage city children to aim for better high schools and colleges. It is located on the top two floors of the P.S. 40 building on East 20th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues in Manhattan.
The school was named for Jonas Salk, developer of the first polio vaccine. Dr. Salk approved the use of his name by NYU before his death in 1995.
The school's nontraditional discovery-based learning methodology has been cited as resulting in improved cognitive and reasoning skills in students.
Members of the New York medical community work with the school to develop curriculum, and members of the Schools of Medicine and New York University School of Dentistry at New York University teach and mentor students in grades 6 through 8. The NYU Medical Center makes facilities available to the school, and members of the science faculty of the NYU School of Medicine review school students at certain points in their school career, notably at admission and graduation.
Salk boasts two laboratory-like science classrooms, which help students develop and perform experiments in subject fields ranging from Physics to Genetics. It also utilizes the Amplify Curriculum in 6th and 7th grade to further develop the learning of students.
Although the school is dubbed as a "Science School", the middle school spends an equal amount of time on Humanities (Reading, Writing, and Social Studies), as well as Math. Other notable classes include Spanish, Art, Physical Education, Health, and Drama. All students take 3 years of Humanities, Math, Science, Art, Physical Education, and Drama and 2 years of Spanish. Advisory is also offered but is not a class. The regularity of classes per subject varies from 1 period per week (Art or Drama) to 10 periods per week (Humanities).
The Salk School of Science is perenially rated among the top middle schools in New York City and New York State. Helped by its very rigorous admissions process and stellar teaching practices, the school achieves some of the highest test scores in the state of New York. In 2022, 97% of students were proficient in mathematics and 92% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA). In 8th grade, many students also take the Algebra I Regents Examination and the Second Language Proficiency (SLP) Exam to accelerate by one year in high school. 100% of students pass these examinations. On school rankings, the Salk School of Science ranks 71st out of 1330 in the state of New York and 803rd out of 25154 in the United States.
The principal of the school is Rhonda Perry and the vice/assistant principal is Marsha Wallace. The dean of the school is Michael Deccico. In total, there are 25 teachers.
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