The Beacon School
| The Beacon School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
522 West 44th Street 10036 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°45′41″N 73°59′46″W / 40.7614°N 73.9960°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Selective Public High School |
| Established | 1993 |
| School district | New York City Department of Education |
| NCES School ID | 360007800592 |
| Principal | Jeannie Ferrari |
| Faculty | 65 (on FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,585 |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Athletics | Baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, fencing, indoor track, outdoor track, softball, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, wrestling, soccer |
| Athletics conference | PSAL |
| Mascot | Blue Demons |
| Newspaper | The Beacon Beat |
| Website | www |
The Beacon School (also called Beacon High School) is a college-preparatory public high school in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City near Times Square and the Theater District. Beacon's curriculum exceeds the standards set by the New York State Regents, and as a member of the New York Performance Standards Consortium, its students are exempt from taking most Regents exams. Instead, students present performance-based projects at the end of each semester to panels of teachers. In 2019, the school received roughly 6,000 applications for 360 ninth-grade seats, yielding an acceptance rate of approximately 6.2%.