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East Side Community School

District 1 · Manhattan · Grades 6 to 12 · 01M450

At a glance

Address
420 East 12 Street, Manhattan, NY 10009
Subway
6 to Astor Place; L to 1st Av
Admissions
Open
Links
School websiteMySchools page

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Admissions

For fall 2027 entry · from MySchools, checked October 14

  • East Side Community School (M450S), M450S

    Open — Students are randomly selected

    Diversity in Admissions: Applicants eligible for free or reduced price lunch will be considered first for 70% of seats. For the remaining 30% of seats, all students will be considered.

Clubs, arts and sports

Music
Band, Band/Brass/Percussion/Woodwinds, Choir, Chorus/Singing, Music, Music, Rock Band
Visual & performing arts
Art, Art, Comic Book Club, Creative Writing, Creative Writing, Dance, Dance, Dance Foundations and History, Design and Applied Arts, Drama, Drama, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Performing Arts, Photography, Photography, Studio Art, Theater, Theater, Traditional and Studio Art, Visual Arts, Visual Arts
STEM
Coding, Coding, Computer Science, Game Design, Lego Robotics, Math Team, Math Team, Robotics, STEM, Video Game Club
Sports & fitness
Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Fitness, Fitness, Flag Football, Physical Education, Soccer, Softball, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Yoga, Yoga, Yoga
Academics
Advisory, Algebra I, Foreign Language, Homework Help, Library, Middle School Algebra ACC, Middle School Geometry ACC
Clubs & leadership
Book Club, Book Club, Chess, Cooking, Cooking, Debate, Debate, Gardening, Green Team, Leadership, National Junior Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, Newspaper, Peer Mediation, Peer Mediation, School Newspaper, Service Learning, Student Council, Student Council, Talent Show, Yearbook
Programs
Extended Day, Free After School Program, Summer Session, Weekend Program

About the school

We are a grade 6-12 college preparatory academy with a challenging and engaging curriculum. Our teachers know the students well and address each student's individual needs. Students love our small class size, our amazing teachers, the sense of community, and the countless special programs we offer, including our free and extensive after-school tutoring, arts, sports, leadership, travel, and academic enrichment programs. Students also rave about the unparalleled selection of books. Parents appreciate the communication and personalized attention they receive at East Side and regularly comment on its private-school feel. We have a school-wide commitment to celebrating diversity, promoting social justice and combating racism, sexism, homophobia, classism and any other form of discrimination. Each student has an advisor who provides ongoing academic, social, and emotional support, and communicates regularly with the family. Students and families greatly appreciate that college prep and awareness begins in sixth grade. All students develop graduation portfolios in the core subjects. Students present and defend their work to committees twice a year through our portfolio roundtable presentations.This school will give priority to applicants eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch (FRL) for up to 65 percent of the seats.

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