Brooklyn College Academy is a high school located in Brooklyn, New York City,

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in the New York City Department of Education. A double-sited school, it serves grades 9–12. Brooklyn College Academy was ranked second (tied with

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) for highest graduation rate in the borough of Brooklyn, with 97% of students graduating on time. It provides children with an early college program, which ensures that they get college credit while they are still in high school.

History

Brooklyn College Academy, founded in 1986 in a partnership between the then-

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and

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, served as an alternative school—a program which was created to help older high school students that have not done well in other settings. The school no longer serves this purpose, and is a normal high school in the school system. Almost all of the school's graduates go on to attend college, two-year or four-year institutions. The current principal is Shernell Thomas. Thomas was given the title of principal in 2019 following the retirement of previous principal, Nicholas Mazzarella, who began his career at Hostos-Lincoln High School in the Bronx and came to Brooklyn College Academy in 2005.

Buildings and facilities

Brooklyn College Academy is housed at two sites. The first is a renovated warehouse, which is known as 'The Annex'. This building houses the lower school (grades 9–10). Annex is located at 350 Coney Island Avenue. The second is William James Hall on the

campus. This building houses the upper school (grades 11 & 12). Brooklyn College Academy shares William James Hall with Brooklyn College students.

Admissions

Students must apply to Brooklyn College Academy via the high school selection process in

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. But, for acceptance to Brooklyn College Academy, the students' academic record and attendance record are reviewed.

Sports

In 2015 the girls Brooklyn College Academy Bobcats beat the East Harlem Pride to win the Public School Athletic League's girls B Division city championship.

Alumni

Notable alumni include rappers

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, Foxy Brown, Jason Turner of X-Clan, and Erick Arc Elliott of Flatbush Zombies. as well as basketball player Tarik Phillip and journalist

Hunter Walker Hunter Walker (born September 10, 1984) is an investigative reporter and author from Brooklyn, New York. Walker has written for a variety of magazines and websites including ''Rolling Stone'', ''The New Yorker'', ''New York Magazine'', '' Vanit ...

References

External links

Brooklyn College Academy Official Site

Brooklyn College Academy PTA
{{authority control Public high schools in Brooklyn Educational institutions established in 1986 Public middle schools in Brooklyn 1986 establishments in New York City