333 West 17 Street, Manhattan

Average Class Size: 29

Progress Report Grade: A

Average Daily Attendance: 91%

SAT Score: 1416

Graduation Rate: 95%

Dropout Rate: 4%

College Entrance: 96% attend, 82% at four year schools

TOUGH school uses partnerships with cultural institutions like the Natural History Museum and Japan Society to bring school to life — students visit mosques and cathedrals to study ancient religion or go to the Natural History Museum to study Charles Darwin. Students go to a module once a week exploring the Renaissance, imperialism, the theater, or comparisons between art and literature. AP program is still expanding, rigorous college prep.