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NYC – Battery Park City: Stuyvesant High School

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Stuyvesant High School, commonly known as Stuy, is a New York City public high school that specializes in mathematics and science. Is is named after Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch governor of New Netherland before the ownership of the colony was transferred to England in 1664.

The school was established in 1904 as a manual training school for boys, hosting 155 students and 12 teachers. In 1907, it moved from its original location at 225 East 23rd Street to a building designed by C.B.J. Snyder at 345 East 15th Street, where it remained for the following 85 years. Its reputation for excellence in math and science continued to grow, and enrollment was restricted based on previous scholastic achievement starting in 1919. In the 1930s, entrance examinations were implemented, making admission to the school even more competitive.

In 1969, 14 girls were admitted to Stuyvesant and 12 enrolled at the start of September, marking the school’s first co-educational year. Now, approximately 43% of students are female.

In 1972, Brooklyn Tech, Bronx Science, Stuyvesant and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts were chosen by the New York State Legislature as specialized high schools of New York City. The act called for a uniform exam to be administered for admission to Brooklyn Tech, Bronx Science and Stuyvesant High School. The exam, named the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT), tested students in math and verbal abilities. Admission to LaGuardia High School was by audition rather than examination, in keeping with its artistic mission.

By the 1980s, the East 15th Street building was no longer a quality educational facility by modern standards. So The New York City Board of Education secured an agreement with the Battery Park City Authority for a new building, and construction began in 1989. The new ten-floor building, located near lower Manhattan

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