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William Cullen Bryant High School, or William C. Bryant High School, and W.C. Bryant High School, or Bryant High School for short, is a secondary school in Queens, New York City, United States serving grades 9 through 12.
Name
The school is named in honor of William Cullen Bryant, an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. He is most known for his work as one of the creators of Central Park in Manhattan, New York.
Statistics
As of 2021, The school has 2,141 students enrolled; the ethnic make-up of the school is 54% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 14% white, and 7% black. The school has a four-year graduation rate of 87%. and an attendance rate of 84%. In 2017, New York City Department of Education gave it a in-general school rating of Proficient.
History
Bryant High School in 2019.
The school was founded in 1889. A new building was built between 1902 and 1904 in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City on Wilbur Avenue (now called 41st Avenue). John T. Woodruff was awarded a $169,874 contract (equivalent to $5,980,000 in 2023) to build the school. It was a four-story brick building with a capacity of 1,455 students. The new building opened on September 12, 1904.
The School Song of William Cullen Bryant High School
William Cullen Bryant was the school in the popular film A Bronx Tale. Robert De Niro visited the school.
Two episodes of the hit TV show Ugly Betty were shot in the school. One was shot in the lunch room. The episode featured Lindsay Lohan who visited the school. The episode was called "Granny Pants".
David Horowitz, biographer and conservative intellectual.
Joel Klein (1946– ), New York City Department of Education chancellor from 2002 to 2011
Richard Kline (1944– ), played Larry Dallas on classic ABC-TV sitcom Three's Company. He also performed on Broadway in City of Angels and is a member of the Lincoln Center Repertory Company.
Billy Loes (1929–2010), former Major League baseball pitcher who played in the World Series, winning for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955, was born in the area and attended Bryant High School. He also played for the Baltimore Orioles and the San Francisco Giants.
Lou Lumenick (1949– ), New York Post metropolitan editor and film critic.
Sam Mele (1922–2017), Major League Baseball player and manager
Ethel Merman (1908–1984), star of musical comedies on Broadway and in Hollywood, was born in Astoria and graduated from Bryant. The school's auditorium was named the Ethel Merman Theater in 1989 during its centennial celebration.
