Baccalaureate School for Global Education

Baccalaureate School for Global Education (BSGE)
Address
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34-12 36th Avenue Astoria , New York 11106 United States
Information
Type	Public International Baccalaureate high school
Established	2002
Founder	Bill Stroud
Status	Open
Oversight	New York City Department of Education
School number	580
Principal	Kelly Johnson
Faculty	26.7 FTEs[1]
Grades	7 to 12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	476 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.8:1[1]
Color(s)	Blue   White
Mascot	Bee
Nickname	BSGE, Bacc, Baccalaureate
National ranking	32
Newspaper	"The BaccRag"
Yearbook	"Unscripted"
Tuition	Free (government funded)
Admissions
Website	http://www.bsge.org

The Baccalaureate School for Global Education (BSGE) is a New York City public high school located in the Astoria section of Queens, New York. BSGE was established in 2002. It serves a student body of about 400 students between the 7th and 12th grades. The is authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization to offer both the MYP (IB Middle Years Programme) and also the IB Diploma Programme. As per the U.S. News 2018 High School Ranking, BSGE was ranked #9 in the nation,^[2] and ranked #1 in New York. Applicants must succeed in an admission test, and satisfy other requirements according to the grade entered.

As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 476 students and 26.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.8:1. There were 149 students (31.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 54 (11.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.^[1]

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External links[]

• Official School Website
• Official Facebook Page
• Profile on insideschools.org
• Profile on U.S. News
• Empty Bowls

Coordinates: 40°45′18″N 73°55′37″W / 40.7549°N 73.927°W / 40.7549; -73.927