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Birch Wathen Lenox School

210 E 77th Street, New York, NY, 10075-0100 -

School Notes Overview:

The Birch Wathen Lenox School is built upon a tradition of academic excellence. We believe, above all, that our students must know how to think, how to analyze, how to synthesize, and how to communicate their ideas. To that end, we emphasize the development of writing and critical skills across the curriculum – in Science, Mathematics, History, English, Foreign Language and Art. Students study a wide range of subjects, and explore each subject in depth, through lectures, experiments, fieldwork, research and discussions....

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School Overview:

	Birch Wathen Lenox School
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 12
Learning Differences Supported	Mild
Year Founded	1916
County	New York County, NY
Student Body
Total Students	555 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
% Students of Color	15%	22%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 44 students
	Grade 1 - 41 students
	Grade 2 - 40 students
	Grade 3 - 42 students
	Grade 4 - 43 students
	Grade 5 - 40 students
	Grade 6 - 46 students
	Grade 7 - 44 students
	Grade 8 - 43 students
	Grade 9 - 42 students
	Grade 10 - 41 students
	Grade 11 - 44 students
	Grade 12 - 45 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	85 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	95%
Average Class Size	18
Number of AP Courses	8
List of Courses Offered	Link to List of Courses
Matriculation Data	Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code	Formal (Uniform)
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:7	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	n/a	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Tuition Notes	Between $30,410 and $32,912 Plus Fees
% on Financial Aid	18%
Acceptance Rate	20%
Head of School	Frank J. Carnabuci
Admissions Director	Julianne Kaplan
Admissions Associate	Billie Williams

School Notes:

The Birch Wathen Lenox School is built upon a tradition of academic excellence. We believe, above all, that our students must know how to think, how to analyze, how to synthesize, and how to communicate their ideas. To that end, we emphasize the development of writing and critical skills across the curriculum – in Science, Mathematics, History, English, Foreign Language and Art. Students study a wide range of subjects, and explore each subject in depth, through lectures, experiments, fieldwork, research and discussions.
Profile last updated: 07/13/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (10075)	School Zip (10075)	(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate)	n/a	18,975,234 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	n/a	32%
Population Average Age	n/a	35 years old
Average Household size	n/a	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	n/a	$44,151
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	n/a	4.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	n/a	58 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	n/a / n/a	41% / 59%