<p>The Bronx High School of Science graduated eight Nobel Prize-winning scientists – the highest number of all secondary education institutions – and six Pulitzer Prize-winning authors.</p>
<p>Wow, that pretty impressive. Source? Would love to read about who they are!</p>
<p>The Bronx High School of Science (commonly called Bronx Science or simply Science) is a specialized New York City public high school often considered the premier science magnet school in the United States. Founded in 1938, it is now located in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx. Admission is by an exam open to all grade-eligible students in New York City, reportedly taken by more than 20,000 students annually.[4] Although known for its focus on mathematics and science, Bronx Science also emphasizes the humanities and social sciences and continually attracts students with a wide variety of interests beyond math and science.</p>
<p>Bronx Science has received international recognition[5] as one of the best[6] high schools in the United States, public or private, ranking in the top 100 in U.S. News and World Report’s lists of America’s “Gold-Medal” high schools in 2008 and 2009.[7] It attracts an intellectually gifted blend of culturally, ethnically,[8][9] and economically diverse students from New York City.[10] As of 2012, Bronx Science is ranked as one of the “22 top-performing schools” in America on The Washington Post as well as number 50 out of a list of the best 1,000 high schools in the country on The Daily Beast’s “America’s Best High Schools” list.</p>
<p>Every year almost all Bronx Science graduates go on to four-year colleges; many attend Ivy League and other prestigious schools.[11] Bronx Science has counted 132 finalists in the Intel (formerly Westinghouse) Science Talent Search, the largest number of any high school.[12] Eight graduates have won Nobel Prizesmore than any other secondary education institution in the United States[13]and six have won Pulitzer Prizes.[14][15] Of the eight Nobel Prizes earned by Bronx Science graduates, seven of them are in physics, which earned Bronx Science a designation by the American Physical Society as a “Historic Physics Site” in 2010.[13][16]</p>
<p>Bronx Science is a member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology (NCSSSMST).[17] Together with Stuyvesant High School and Brooklyn Technical High School, it is one of three original specialized science high schools operated by the New York City Department of Education.</p>
<p>Is that taken from their website? I would like to read the footnotes 13 and 14.</p>
<p>I am not the original poster and I haven’t heard of this school before. But I googled Wikipedia and most likely found what S/He was quoting from. </p>
<p>[The</a> Bronx High School of Science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronx_High_School_of_Science]The”>Bronx High School of Science - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Thank you Rose!</p>
<p>I am not the original poster and I HAVE heard of this school. In fact, I have a sibling who attended. If FHF is using Bronx Science as the poster child for public high schools, I’d like to remind those who stumble on this thread thanks to its intriguing subject line that, as it’s an “exam school” in one of the world’s most populous cities, it is as “elite” and difficult to get into as any of the ACRONYM schools. </p>
<p>It is certainly NOT a typical public high school, for those who have been adjured to look in their backyards for the “great” public school options that supposedly abound.</p>
<p>Bronx Science is definitely not a typical public school. Admission is based solely on the SHSAT entrance exam. </p>
<p>For the 2011 admissions cycle, ~30,000 kids took the exam, and out of nearly 20,000 kids who listed the school as their 1st choice (the SHSAT is used for admissions into a number of NYC elite public schools) ~1000 kids were offered admission: 5% admit rate. Lower than the +/- 15% admit rate of the elite boarding schools commonly discussed. </p>
<p>To be eligible to enroll in the school, you have to be a resident of NYC, which excludes a great number of the families in this forum.</p>
<p>Even with the fact that the school has a competitive admissions process in the US’s largest city, it is still a fascinating accomplishment that Bronx Science has 8 Nobel laureates with 7 of them in physics and the most recent one in chem. The school really lives up to its name with its emphasis on science that triumphs their main rival, Stuyvesant. Stuyvesant is a fairly similar school both in size and academics but due to their location, is usually a more popular choice compared to Bronx Science. I feel like their education has special emphasis on science (especially physics) that explains why even though Stuy is seen as a better school than Bronx, they produce stronger results in sciences than Stuy.</p>
<p>Bronx Science is an outstanding New York City high school. However, keep in mind that Bronx Science was modeled after Stuyvesant High School when it was founded in 1938 and that perhaps half of Stuyvesant’s faculty was transferred to Bronx Science to get the school going. In terms of Nobel prizes, while Bronx Science has eight winners and Stuyvesant has four winners. There is no Nobel Prize in Math. On the other hand, there are awards that are considered equivalent; these are the Wolf, Prize, the Abel Prize, and the Fields Medal. Stuyvesant grads have won a total of four of these prizes. In the area Pulitzer Prizes, I don’t believe Stuyvesant has even one graduate winner, however it has one faculty member who won the Pulitzer Prize, Frank McCourt. On the other hand, Stuyvesant grads have won at least five Academy Awards and three Emmy Awards. To tell the truth, even though I am an SHS grad, these two schools are just about academically equivalent. Combined, they beat any other two high schools in the country, private or public.</p>