| Gregorio Luperón High School for Math and Science Secundaria Gregorio Luperón |
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501 West 165th Street New York, New York, (New York County) 10032 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°50′17″N 73°56′18″W / 40.83815°N 73.938355°WCoordinates: 40°50′17″N 73°56′18″W / 40.83815°N 73.938355°W |
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| School type | Public (government funded), secondary (Spanish/English bilingual) |
| Established | 1992 |
| Status | open |
| School board | New York City Department of Education |
| NCES District ID | 3600083 |
| CEEB code | 333749 |
| NCES School ID | 360008301265 |
| Principal | Juan Villar |
| Faculty | 23.80 (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 486 (2011) |
| • Grade 9 | 253 |
| • Grade 10 | 79 |
| • Grade 11 | 77 |
| • Grade 12 | 77 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.42 |
| Hours in school day | 7:40–4:20 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | White and blue |
| Website | schools |
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Gregorio Luperón, the school's namesake |
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The Gregorio Luperón High School for Math & Science (in Spanish: Secundaria Gregorio Luperón) is located in District 6 of the borough of Manhattan, New York, United States The school is named after General Gregorio Luperón a Dominican military and state leader.
Luperón was founded in 1992 as a transitional program for newly arrived Spanish-speaking immigrants, in 2001 it was converted into a full 4-year diploma-granting high school. It graduated its first class in 2003.
For more than twelve years, Luperón had problems with overcrowded hallways, faulty air conditioning and heating, and a lack of gym and lab facilities. Parents and students worked on a campaign to move to a larger space. After many petitions, protests, and public hearings, they achieved their goal: In 2008, a new edifice was constructed at a cost of $41 million, including not just laboratories and a gymnasium, but a larger library, better internet access, and music and art classrooms.