| John J Pershing I.S 220 | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1970s |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Loretta M. Witek |
| Students | 1,292 |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Location | 4812 9th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Yearbook | 'The Eagles' |
| Website | http://schools.nycenet.edu/region7/is220 |
John J. Pershing Intermediate School 220, is a public middle school located at 4812 Ninth Avenue in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. It was founded in the 1970s, and was named after World War I general John J. Pershing.
IS 220 is a magnet school for science-oriented education. It is divided into three "mini schools": the Health & Biomedical School, the School for Architecture & Mathematics and the Academy of Environmental Sciences. Top students in the school had been admitted to school such as Stuyvesant High School (only in 2005) The Bronx High School of Science; Brooklyn Technical High School; Midwood High School; and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School [1]
The school's population is 51% Asian, 42% Hispanic, 6% White and 2% Black.[2] A quarter of the Asian population are new immigrants to the United States.
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Pershing School students attend one of three themed mini-schools, each led by an assistant principal, dean, and guidance counselor. However, while each mini-school's students are encouraged to think of themselves as a separate body, administrators say that, overall, their goal is to foster a sense of community within the school at large.[3]
Teachers in the school are separated by Mini Schools, however teachers who teach Superintendent Classes have only three classes in the grade. For example, a 8th grade Superintendent math teacher will only teach class 810, 820, and 830. Only those in the Superintendent classes, which are also known as the gifted classes, are able to take a foreign language, which is Spanish.