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Mission Statement

MHS provides a rigorous liberal arts academic program. We prepare graduates for a college of choice and empower students to set and reach meaningful goals. MHS promotes teacher leadership and provides an extensive professional development program based on content, pedagogy, youth development and advisement.

Admissions

MHS is a screened public high school in lower Manhattan. Students are admitted based on a review of grades as managed by DOE High School Enrollment. In the 2022-2023 school year, MHS received over 6,000 applications for 165 9th grade seats.

Selection Criteria

Applicants to MHS, based on announced DOE policy, will be grouped by their final seventh-grade core course grades. Students will be admitted in group order, starting with students in group one: the highest 15% of their school or citywide, with an average of at least 90. Based on past admissions data, most if not all MHS seats will be offered to students in group one.

School Profile

Current enrollment: 674

Enrollment per grade: 155-175

Average class size: 31

Daily attendance rate: 97.5

Graduating Class of 2023: 135

Class of 2023 graduation rate: 100%

Class of 2023 college acceptance rate: 100%

Extracurricular Activities include: Anime Manga Club, Art Loft, Asian Student Union, Black Latinx Student Union, Brains and Gains, Chinese Culture Club, Cooking Club, Crafting Club, Debate Club, Drama Club, Finance Club, Fitness, FLUX Literary Magazine, Gay Straight Alliance, Jewish Student Union, Key Club, LGBQT+ Open Art, Math Team, Muslim Student Association, Model UN, Newspaper, Pre-Med club, Podcast Club, Red Cross, School Sustainability, Sound Lab, Student Activities, Student Senate, Video Game Club, Wellness Club, Yearbook

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