There is a number of schools in New York tailored to international children. Among those are international schools, bilingual schools, and schools for children who have not been in the United States for a long time and need help speaking and writing in English. These schools can be both private and public.
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Manhattan
H.S. 459 Manhattan International High School
317 East 67th Street NEW YORK, NY 10021
Phone: (212) 517-6728 | Fax: (212) 517-7147
Region 9
Admissions: new immigrants
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Lycée Français de New York
505 East 75th Street New York, NY 10021
Phone: (1) 212-369-1400
Fax: (1) 212-452-5630
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Gramercy Park
The British International School of New York
20 Waterside Plaza, New York, NY 10010 | Nursery-8
Phone: 212-481-2700
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International school of United Nations
24-50 F.D.Roosevelt drive New York, NY 10010-4046
Phone : ( 1 ) 212 684 74 00
Fax: ( 1 ) 212 889 89 59
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Turtle Bay
Lyceum Kennedy
225 East 43rd Street New york, NY 10017
Phone : ( 1 ) 212 681 1877
Fax: ( 1 ) 212 681 1922
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Kips Bay
The British International School of New York
20 Waterside Plaza, New York, New York 10010
Tel: (212) 481-2700
Fax: (646) 607-5970
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Upper West Side
The Dwight School
291 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
Tel: (212) 724-7524
Fax: (212) 724-2539
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Brooklyn
Prospect Heights
International High School at Prospect Heights
883 Classon Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225
Phone: (718) 622-6496 | Fax: (718) 622-6554
Admissions: New immigrants
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Canarsie
International High School at Kingsborough Community College
755 East 100th Street Brooklyn, NY 11236
Region 6
Empowerment School
Admissions: New immigrants
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Pan American International High School
Phone: (718) 392-0198 | Fax: (718) 392-0646
District 4
Admissions: New immigrants; citywide
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Bath Beach/Bensonhurst
P.S. 200 Benson School
1940 Benson Avenue BROOKLYN, NY 11214
Phone: (718) 236-5466 | Fax: (718) 232-3428
Admissions: neighborhood school, gifted program for Russian speakers
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Gravesend
P.S. 209 Margaret Mead School
2609 East 7th Street BROOKLYN, NY 11235
Phone: (718) 743-1954 | Fax: (718) 743-6361
Admissions: Neighborhood school
Once a "stopover" for Russian immigrants, according to Principal Fran LoCurcio, the school now enrolls students from India, Pakistan, China, and Arab-speaking countries, among others.
Website (www.insideschools.org)
Website (www.schools.nyc.gov)
Sheepshead Bay
P.S. 206 Joseph F. Lamb School
2200 Gravesend Neck Road BROOKLYN, NY 11229
Phone: (718) 743-5598 | Fax: (718) 332-4986
Region 6 / District 22
Admissions: neighborhood school/gifted program
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Woodhaven
P.S. 97 Forest Park School
85-52 85 Street WOODHAVEN, NY 11421
Phone: (718) 849-4870 | Fax: (718) 849-5356
Admissions: Neighborhood school
What's special: Energetic principal; well-established reading and writing program; a lot of support for bilingual students.
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Bronx
Riverdale
P.S. 81 Robert J. Christen School
5550 Riverdale Ave. BRONX, NY 10471
Phone: (718) 796-8965 | Fax: (718) 796-7242
Admissions: neighborhood school
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Bronx International High School
1110 Boston Road BRONX, NY 10456
Phone: (718) 620-1053 | Fax: (718) 620-1056
Region 2
Empowerment School
Neighborhood: Morrisania
Admissions: Bronx residents, new immigrants
Website (www.bxihs.morriscampus.org)
Website (www.schools.nyc.gov)
Staten Island
International High School at LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Avenue LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101
Phone: (718) 482-5465 | Fax: (718) 392-6904
Region 4
Empowerment School
Neighborhood: Long Island City
Admissions: Screened; students who have been in the US for less than 4 years
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South Bronx
P.S./M.S. 25 Bilingual School
811 E. 149 St. BRONX, NY 10455
Phone: (718) 292-2995 | Fax: (718) 292-2997
The city's first bilingual school. Designed for spanish speakers.
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West Farms
C.S. 211 The Bilingual School
1919 Prospect Avenue BRONX, NY 10457
Phone: (718) 901-0436 | Fax: (718) 901-4681
Admissions: Selective
The second oldest bilingual school in the city. Designed for spanish speakers.
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Please see our sample list of citywide public schools
Please see our sample list of specialized public high schools
Please see our sample list of public high schools
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Please see our sample list of private high schools
Please see our sample list of schools for children with special needs