J.H.S. 054 Booker T. Washington

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Admissions

For fall 2027 entry · from MySchools, checked October 15

• Booker T. Washington (J.H.S. 54) (M054M), M054M

  Open — Students are randomly selected

  Diversity in Admissions: Applicants eligible for free or reduced price lunch will be considered first for 25% of seats. For the remaining 75% of seats, all students will be considered.

Clubs, arts and sports

Music

Band/Brass/Percussion/Woodwinds, Chorus/Singing, Music Industry & Contemporary Music, Orchestra/Strings

Visual & performing arts

Creative Writing, Traditional and Studio Art

STEM

Math Team, Technology

Academics

Algebra I, ELA (Middle School Honors), Foreign Language, French, Health, Homework Help, Library, Math (Middle School Honors), Middle School Algebra ACC, Middle School Earth & Space Science ACC, Science (Middle School Honors), Social Studies (Middle School Honors), World Languages (Middle School Honors), World Languages (Middle School)

Clubs & leadership

Chess, Debate, Green Team, Spelling Bee, Student Council, Student Council, Talent Show, Yearbook

About the school

Booker T. Washington MS54 is located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It is distinctive for these reasons: (1) Students with diverse needs which range from acceleration, remediation, special accommodations and language development have a place within the school. There are 12:1:1 c Integrated Co-Teaching classes on every grade level.(2) Every student has the opportunity to take art and music during their middle school years. Our music department includes piano, chorus, strings, and band classes. We also offer French, Spanish, Latin, and Mandarin. (3) Students are provided with additional academic support before and after school through teacher office hours. During this same time, students are able to meet with their teachers in small groups. (4) The school has a science lab, 2 computer labs, and a library media center has a collection of over 30,000 and is staffed by a full-time librarian. The school has high expectations for the students and emphasizes academic achievement, strong character, and hard work. An extensive extra-curricular program has included student council, newspaper club, debate club, math team, robotics, crafts, art, band, music creation. The sports program includes boys and girls and varsity and JV sport, in addition to softball, baseball, table tennis, ultimate frisbee, and flag football. Boys and Girls Basketball Teams, Track Team, Art Portfolio Program, Music Enrichment, Math Team, Model United Nations and Drama Program. Diversity in Admissions (DIA): Priority to applicants eligible for free or reduced price lunch for 25% of seats. Performance

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