Equality is one of the best Charter schools in not only the Bronx but in NYC. It's also a…read morewonderful place to work, best staff ever!

This school is not as great as it seems. For what it's worth you're better off sending your…read moredaughter to a public school where she will have better opportunities. Teachers don't challenge students to reach their full potential. Very few teachers genuinely care about the students. The only time they make you feel welcome is at the open house. Once your child is in they treat you like it's a business.Too much segregation, white girls don't mingle with black girls. Guidance is poor! If I had to do it over my daughter would have attended public school.

From the owner: Since 1947, Preston High School has offered unrivaled educational guidance and individual growth to…read morethe young girls of Bronx, NY. Established by the Sisters of the Divine Compassion, this respected college preparatory school strives to provide a top-quality, all-girls education, enriching the minds and emboldening the hearts of all who pass through its doors. When it comes time for your daughters to graduate and embrace life's future challenges, they'll be able to tackle every obstacle with the invaluable experiences of Preston High School fondly preserved in the back of their minds. With an emphasis on combining structured curriculum with real world experiences to produce a sharp mind and a reflexive moral compass, this Catholic high school prides itself on shaping well-rounded students. The school resides in a reformed 19th-century mansion on the East River, providing students a scenic and inspiring environment in which to grow. With 100% of graduating girls earning college acceptances, it's no question that a Preston High School education guarantees success. This private high school limits enrollment to a small class of 530 girls, and an even more intimate teacher/student ratio of 1:13...

Mount saint Michaels is an amazing School where young students are transformed to be successful…read moreadults. The school is a college prep school that teachers students from grades 6-12 and with a 100% guarantee that students will get accepted to a college.

From the owner: Mount St. Michael Academy, in the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church and the Marist…read moreBrothers, provides a rigorous, value-centered, college preparatory education to a family and brotherhood of young men, fostering each student's unique potential for personal excellence, and striving to help our diverse students grow in maturity as healthy, well-rounded, service oriented leaders

Do your child a favor and keep them away from this school. The only instance in my entire life that…read moreI was suicidal was during my time in this school.

I was taking a scholar to the mosque but did not know what the mosque would be like :) It's not big…read morebut it's quiet welcoming. it's majority attending guest were from Bosnian background and people were very welcoming and friendly :) The mosque has 3 stories, first floor during Ramadan is used to open Iftar (breaking fast) 2nd floor for male prayer and 3rd floor for female prayer. The parking is an issue, at least for me. I was having a hard time, so I would advice to come in advance of prayer time as it can take you 10 to 20 min for parking. And omg go in Ramadan, the food they make is AMAZING AND DELICIOUS :)

Peaceful and respectful I like how we treat each others. We…read morehave a great Religion and a great culture.

I returned to SFP after 18 years for my highschool reunion. It was great seeing fellow class of…read more2015 and I was very grateful to the school for putting together such a well-run function. They gave us a tour of their changes and I love how modern the locker rooms, lunchroom and labs have become. SFP is such a big school with small town feel and I really began miss my days there. When I have kids, if I'm still in New York, I'll for sure send them here.

High school is four years, Prep is for life. One of the very best high schools in the country. The…read moreonly high school which can boast a Super Bowl winning Head Coach and a World Series winning Manager as alums. Yes, both Vince Lombardi and Joe Torre went to St. Francis Prep. Founded in 1858, St Francis Prep was located in Brooklyn until 1974 but has been in Queens for the last 49 years. The facilities have been expanded and renovated over the last decade.

Riverdale Country School is a co-ed, independent, college-preparatory day school in New York City…read more Located in the Bronx.. right in my backyard. The school is phenomenal and offers a comprehensive liberal arts education, as well as countless extra curricular activities and many sports opportunities. Quite a few of the teachers have PhD's in their disciplines. The beautiful campus setting is in a category of its own! The big downside is the sky high tuition rate! As of today it's close to that of IVY league schools. If you can manage it, it's one of the greatest gifts that you can give to your children.

Every school is a reflection of its management team and, over time, the principal choose the right…read morepeople that meets his/her vision. As opposed to most principals who focus on administration, this principal is first and foremost an educator. This is reflected in the teaching staff ethos - they understand kids and are able to create a great teaching environment. The kids trust the teachers and thus able to learn, be creative, reach their potential while still be kids. That's not an easy eco system to create, but kinneret day school is exactly such a place. It's the right place for your kids if you want them to grow to be both kind and successful.

As an Israeli, The only reason I'll send my son there is the Israeli teachers teaching Hebrew. I…read moredon't need some shtetl Jew teaching my son what it means to be a Jew. Being a Jew is inseparable (to me) from being Israeli. Those of you who prefer pure orthodox education with no linkage to Israel and no overview of Jewish identity as a broad concept (in comparison to solely studying Tora and observing Halacha) please send your children elsewhere. Thank you.

I don't normally write reviews for a school. But this school is really top notch for all the…read moreschools I have searched for my kids. Great school, great programs including music, art, science, and social classes from preschools to higher grades. As a parent, I'm very impressed and the kids are happier here. Trust me, there are schools, private schools out there can't even come close to this. The principal is leading her team of staff to an excellence model of all schools should be.

Hunter College High School is a public academic magnet secondary school located in the Carnegie…read moreHill Upper East Side of Manhattan. That's my neighborhood. It is administered and funded by Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY) and no tuition is charged. According to Hunter, its 1,200 "students represent the top one-quarter of 1% of students in New York City, based on test scores. I know that's true because I've got a lot of friends that have children that applied for entrance and were overlooked. The school history is interesting. Originally Hunter was established in 1869 as "The Female Normal and High School", a private school to prepare young women to become teachers. The original school was composed of an elementary and a high school. There's a long list of notable graduates if you want to look them up. I love the building because it is a historic Armory. I recommend you visit the photogenic structure. If you are fortunate enough to have your family member attend I recommend you take advantage of every activity and opportunity you have to visit this school. I particularly recommend participating in their extracurricular activities in any form offered. I've enjoyed a few activities throughout the years.

A long time ago, on a subway far, far away*, I attended HCHS. Most of the great teachers I had…read morehave either retired or passed away. Last time I looked, my 9th grade math teacher was still soldiering on slinging the equations and one of my classmates is now continuing the tradition as a social studies teacher, following in the footsteps of Mr. Marienhoff (a great teacher and influence on many of us). Here are some facts about the school not often known outside the Hunter community. Every year, if you take the top 10% of 6th Grade kids in NYC (~2200-2500) that scored well on the 5th grade NYS ELA & math exams (what used to be called the city-wides), gave them the entrance exam and took the top 10% of those, you'd end up with the top 1%, which is roughly, a typical Hunter 7th grade class. Remember that this happens a full 2 years before they would take the Specialized High Schools exam (SHSAT). This gives Hunter the advantage of reaping the cream of the crop long before Stuyvesant, Bronx Science or Brooklyn Tech can get a crack at them. Over the first couple of years, some students will have personal, disciplinary or academic problems and will leave or be asked to leave, but their places are not filled by new students because they can only enter at the beginning of 7th grade. Those asked to leave go back and excel at their neighborhood schools. Like the other NYC specialized high schools, the education is tuition free and the best that the city can offer. Unlike those schools, you'll be staying for 6 years from grades 7-12. The Hunter College Campus Schools (including the Elementary School) is administered by Hunter College (CUNY) and not the NYC Dept of Education. This raises a whole load of other issues because Hunter is not subject to the Chancellor of the DOE nor receives funding like other NYC schools. Starting in 7th grade also gives students at Hunter the opportunity to finish their NYS Regents requirements by 10th or 11th grade and allows them to take more AP courses and to do an internship in their senior year. Completing both programs, the graduate receives both the Hunter and Regents diplomas. There has been a lot of press and allegations lately about the lack of diversity at Hunter and other Specialized schools that are groundless. If you can pass the test, you get in, end of story. Whether you received outside test prep or not, the bottom line is you were either prepared or not, no matter what your ethnic background. You better believe that if you attend Hunter, you will be going to college. With the Hunter name on your diploma, you stand a better than average chance to get into a top tier college or university. Hunter is known as the top feeder to the Ivy League and that is not a hollow statistic, but is proven every year. Among my class of 200, 10 students went to Cornell alone, with 4 to Harvard and others to Columbia, Princeton, UPenn, Yale, Brown and Dartmouth. We even had 3 going to MIT. Those are big percentages that is repeated year after year and that you will not find in any other school. I have very fond memories of my alma mater and appreciation for the place grows as you get older. So what I say to all the recent students and graduates that gripe about their experience at Hunter is that you'll be thankful for it in 10-20 years when all the bad experiences are in the past and you remember all the good things such as your life-long friends and the stellar education that you carry with you for the rest of your life. Here's an example of the work of some current students and a tour of the school. http://vimeo.com/62474345 And to make this a true Yelp review, what little cafeteria food we had was absolutely horrendous. You were better off going to any of the local delis (except the one we used to call the smelly deli). *Star Wars did come out about that time in ancient history and the records of us cutting class to go see it are lost in the mists of time. Han shot first!