Stuyvesant High School

1904 - present

Stuyvesant High School, which has earned the nickname “Stuy” from its students and faculty, is a public high school in New York under the leadership of the New York Department of Education. In its enduring history, it has moved several times across Lower Manhattan. Between 1904-1907, it was located at 225 East 23rd Street in its earliest years. However, it was best remembered as being at 345 East 15th Street for most of its existence before most recently moving to its Battery Park City location at 345 Chambers Street in 1992. Imagined by NYC’s Superintendent of Schools, William Henry Maxwell, Stuyvesant High School was among the first specialized manual trade schools in NYC (the first in Manhattan), but later championed its core curriculum, like science and math. It began as a training school for boys, not admitting girls until 1969. Because it is categorized as a "specialized high school" under the DOE, Stuyvesant High School requires that all applicants take entry exams. The admissions process is notoriously selective. Notable alumni have included Thelonious Monk (musician; Graduating Year: 1935) and Richard Axel (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2004; Graduating Year: 1963).

Stuyvesant High School at its current location on 345 Chambers Street
Stuyvesant High School at its 345 East 15th Street location in 1920. Board of Education, New York City
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Details

Category
School
Instructional Level
High School
Audience
Teenagers
Founder(s)
William Henry Maxwell
Corporate Body
New York City Department of Education
Tags
STEM, Tribeca, notablealumni, coeducational

Location

  • 345 Chambers St, New York, NY 10282, USA
    1992 - present
  • 345 E 15th St, New York, NY 10003, USA
    1907 - 1992
  • 225 E 23rd St, New York, NY 10010, USA
    1904 - 1907

References

  1. Yee, V. (2012, Sept. 25). Stuyvesant Students Describe the How and the Why of Cheating. The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2023, from https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/26/education/stuyvesant-high-school-students-describe-rationale-for-cheating.html
  2. “Stuyvesant High School.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved April 25, 2023 from, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuyvesant_High_School.
  3. Directory of the Board of Education of the City of New York, 1940, series 211, Board of Education, Municipal Archives of the City of New York.
  4. New York (N.Y.) Stuyvesant High School (May 20, 1997) Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved April 5, 2023, from http://smedia.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1958.pdf.
  5. Shapiro, E. (2021, April 29). Only 8 black students are admitted to Stuyvesant High School. The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2023, from https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/nyregion/stuyvestant-black-students.html