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Midwood High School, at Brooklyn College, is a New York City Public High School located on Bedford Avenue.
The school, which is administered by the New York City Department of Education, is comprised of over 3000 students and is ranked as a "School Of Excellence" by U.S. News and World Report. Well known for its Medical Science program, it also has a program that focuses on the Humanities and one labeled "Collegiate" which takes in students from the surrounding neighborhood of Flatbush, Brooklyn. It traditionally places among the top ten best high schools in Brooklyn, after specialized high school Brooklyn Tech.
Midwood has problems with overcrowding. In 2003 a seven percent increase brought the enrollment to 171 percent of capacity. There were 69 serious "crimes and police incidents" compared to 31 the year before.
School sports include basketball, football, track, lacrosse, baseball, handball, tennis, bowling, swimming, and others.
The school features the Intel program which is a science research course aimed to sucessfully build a student's science abilities. The scholarships for the program are also relatively high, usually ranging in the thousands.
External links
- Midwood High School Official Website
- "Testimony of Frank Volpicella before the City Council Education Committee", vice president for academic high schools of the United Federation of Teachers.
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