| Benjamin Banneker Academic High School | |
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| Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
"Embrace the spirit of teaching and learning"
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| 800 Euclid Street Northwest[1] District of Columbia, DC, 20001 United States |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1981 |
| School district | District of Columbia Public Schools Ward 1 |
| Principal | Anita M. Berger |
| Faculty | 34.0 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 393 (as of 2009-10)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.56[2] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red White and Blue |
| Mascot | Bulldogs |
| Website | http://www.benjaminbanneker.org/ |
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School is a small magnet high school located in Washington, D.C., that was originally built to serve as a neighborhood Junior High School and named in honor of the African-American mathematician, astronomer, clockmaker, and almanac author, Benjamin Banneker. In 1980 the school was converted to a magnet high school for academics. The school is colloquially referred to by students and faculty as "Banneker." It is also referred to as the top high school in the District of Columbia Public Schools, and one of the best in the region, because of its strenuous curriculum and Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs.
Banneker is located across the street from Howard University, to which it has strong ties. It is part of DCPS and draws students from all parts of the city. Any student interested in applying must follow an entrance procedure, involving a multiple choice test, a written essay, an interview, recommendation(s), and a report of the applicant's standardized test scores and grades from previous years.
The school's current enrollment is approximately 386 students spanning from grades 9 through 12, and the current principal is Anita M. Berger. Benjamin Banneker Academic High School is one of the many IB Diploma Programme world schools, however, is currently the only high school in Washington, D.C. with the IB Programme available. Banneker AHS was ranked 46th in Newsweek Magazine's 2007 Top 1,000 High Schools.
The school had the honor of hosting President Barack Obama for the yearly "Back To School" speech in September 2011.
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Benjamin Banneker Academic High School serves the entire District of Columbia. Prospective students must apply and be accepted into Benjamin Banneker Academic High School. Students in the surrounding community are not necessarily able to attend Banneker AHS, due to the academic requirements for admittance. These students may attend a local high school located just a few blocks away from Benjamin Banneker AHS, Cardozo Senior High School.
Benjamin Banneker AHS is D.C.'s citywide academic high school, grades 9 through 12. The school offers a highly structured four-year program leading to college entrance.
The school offers Girls Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Cross Country, Soccer, and Boys Basketball and Soccer.
The robotics club participated in the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams[3] with their invention [4] (a cell-phone locker). The invention was extremely successful, and has been showcased at other events. It is currently under a pending patent.