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Year Founded

1817

Colors

Blue, Gold

Campus Size

5 acres

Student Body

Total Students

128 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

88%

State avg.: 39%

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

55 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

2:1

National avg.: 11:1

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

School Notes

Beginning with the Infant Education Program, the New York School for the Deaf supports parental involvement in the child's education.
Career and Transition Services are provided to all students enrolled at the New York School for the Deaf.
In the elementary school, activites connected with career education are infused across the curriculum.
Beginning at age 14, students in the upper grades receive a range of services in this arena, in keeping with the mandate of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Transition services, geared toward helping students to acquire the skills necessary to become productive and contributing members of the society in which they live, are delivered both in the classroom and in the community.
Preparation for successful employment is one of the key areas that fall within our realm of responsibility.

School Motto: Maximize the whole person potential of each student
School Mascot: Tornadoes

Beginning with the Infant Education Program, the New York School for the Deaf supports parental involvement in the child's education. Career and Transition Services are provided to all students enrolled at the New York School for the Deaf. In the elementary school, activites connected with career education are infused across the curriculum. Beginning at age 14, students in the upper grades receive a range of services in this arena, in keeping with the mandate of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Transition services, geared toward helping students to acquire the skills necessary to become productive and contributing members of the society in which they live, are delivered both in the classroom and in the community. Preparation for successful employment is one of the key areas that fall within our realm of responsibility.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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