The IDEAL School of Manhattan
New York · NY · Private independent · K-12 combined
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- Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. The IDEAL School of Manhattan publishes where its graduates go (Class of 2025): 13 colleges, including University of North Carolina Greensboro, SUNY Oneonta, IDEAL's Next Steps Transition Program, Penn State Beaver.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school
The IDEAL School of Manhattan publishes where its graduates enrolled (Class of 2025): 13 colleges. See the full list ↓
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Where the Class of 2025 enrolled
The IDEAL School of Manhattan publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 13 colleges, in the document's own order.
Out of state · 5
University of North Carolina Greensboro · SUNY Oneonta · Adelphi University · Goucher College · Long Island University
Not matched to a college page · 8
IDEAL's Next Steps Transition Program · Penn State Beaver · CUNY - Brooklyn College · CUNY Guttman · Riverview School · CUNY Kingsborough Community College · SUNY University at Albany · Winston Prep Transitions
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About this listing
The IDEAL School of Manhattan is listed by PSS 2020 · NAIS. Its enrollment figures below come from the most recent federal Private School Survey it answered; the survey is voluntary, and the school did not respond to the latest wave. The school's own site: www.theidealschool.org ↗
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At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantThe IDEAL School of Manhattan is a private high school in New York, NY, enrolling 208 students in grades 9-12 in 2020.
Enrollment is up 13% from 2018 to 2020.
The IDEAL School of Manhattan publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2025: 13 colleges. Source: College and Postsecondary Acceptances page.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
Where do The IDEAL School of Manhattan graduates go to college? The IDEAL School of Manhattan publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2025: 13 colleges. Source: College and Postsecondary Acceptances page.
How many students attend The IDEAL School of Manhattan? The IDEAL School of Manhattan is a private high school in New York, NY, enrolling 208 students in grades 9-12 in 2020.
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