Benjamin Banneker Academy
DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE
Educational Growth, Community Involvement & Cultural Awareness
Why choose us?
" The Education of Tomorrow, Rooted in Tradition Invites You "
- 19 Advanced Placement Courses
- 7 Dual Credit College Level Courses (Scholars receive both college and high school credit)
- Partnerships with MEC, St. Joseph’s College, Syracuse, SUNY Stony Brook University and Long Island University
- 82% College Readiness Rate; an increase of 33% over the last two years
- Student Centered Instruction
- Supportive Environment
- IO Education/Pupil path for two-way communication and IO Messenger for immediate messaging
Years Of Experience
Global Students
To The Journey Ahead
Gain Valuable Knowledge & Experience
Student Life
School Attendance: 80.00% attendance is a must. School tardiness counts as half of absence against the 80.00% requirement.
College Prep
College Now is a FREE program and Banneker is partnered with Medgar Evers College and NYC Technical College to offer College Now classes and activities.
Counseling Services
Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center is Benjamin Banneker Academy’s school-based health centre. With a registered Nurse, dental services and a full-time experienced social worker.
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Events
Spirit Week 2018

Principal’s Message
We believe that effective teachers:
- Create opportunities for intellectual risk-taking, collaboration, problem-solving, and application of classroom learning to real life situations.
- Implement strategies that promote ownership of learning to all students.
- Design rigorous instruction to integrate a variety of innovative technological tools and resources to enhance learning.
We believe that successful scholars:
- Communicate in a meaningful way for a variety of purposes and audiences.
- Identify and apply critical and creative thinking skills to solve problems.
- Allow their peers the opportunity to express and empower themselves, with an awareness of and appreciation for their diverse perspectives, identities, and backgrounds.