Lower East Side Preparatory High School
145 Stanton Street | Lower East Side | built 1975
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- 1973
A school for mostly Chinese immigrant students begins in Chinatown and becomes Lower East Side Prep
Lower East Side Preparatory High School traces its origin to Chinatown in 1973, when its first students were mostly Chinese immigrants. After it joined the city's Board of Education it became a transfer school for students from all five boroughs and other countries. Based at 145 Stanton Street, it now offers bilingual Spanish and Chinese classes, Advanced Placement courses and Regents preparation.
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