Saint Ann's School (Brooklyn)
Saint Ann's School is a private school in Brooklyn, New York City that is ranked one of the top high schools in the United States (by the Wall Street Journal). The school is a non-sectarian, co-educational pre-K–12 day school with programs in the arts, humanities, and sciences (its high school offers 200+ classes yearly).

The students number 1,012 from preschool through 12th grade, as well as 324 faculty, administration, and staff members.

The campus, located in Brooklyn Heights, includes a central 15-story building with a 19th-century facade, two adjoining brownstones, and a preschool and kindergarten located near the main campus. Annual tuition as of 2022 is between $48,000 and $52,000.

History

Saint Ann's School was founded in 1965 with 63 students and seven teachers in the basement of the St. Ann's Episcopal Church under the aegis of the vestry of the church and several interested parents. In 1966, the church purchased the former Crescent Athletic Club House, a building designed by noted Brooklyn architect Frank Freeman, for the sum of $365,000, which has since served as the school's main building.

Stanley Bosworth (1927–2011) became its first headmaster. In 1982, Saint Ann's School formally disaffiliated from the church, having been granted a charter from the Board of Regents of the State of New York.  Vincent J. Tompkins Jr., has been headmaster since the 2010–2011 academic year.

Academic program
The school, which offerrs a wide range of classes and subjects,
 allows its high school juniors and seniors to essentially design their own curriculum.  Advanced Placement courses are not offered at Saint Ann's.

In a 2004 survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal, Saint Ann's was rated the number one high school in the country for having the highest percentage of graduating seniors enroll in Ivy League and several other highly selective colleges. In late 2007, The Wall Street Journal again listed Saint Ann's as one of the country's top 50 high schools for its success in preparing students to enter top American universities. In 2012, the New York Observer ranked Saint Ann's as the number one high school in New York City.

Divisions and demographics 
The school is organized into four divisions: preschool, lower, middle and high school. The vast majority of the students are from Brooklyn and Manhattan, although other boroughs are represented. Approximately 22 percent of the student body receive some level of scholarship aid (8.5 percent receive tuition remission; 13.5 percent receive financial aid). Approximately 33 percent of the student body are nonwhite.

Suicide of Ellis Lariviere 

In July 2023, The New York Times ran a story about an incident in February 2021 where St. Ann's notified one of its students, Ellis Lariviere, that he would not be permitted to return to the school in 9th grade. Lariviere was noted as a talented artist though struggled with dyslexia and had issues forming language. Upon receiving news, Lariviere reportedly dropped into tears and committed suicide three months later. Lariviere's suicide note specifically requested that the school not hold an assembly regarding his death. 

Two years later, in April 2023, Lariviere's parents filed suit against the school, its headmaster, and its board of trustees for wrongful death. A commentating law professor, David C. Bloomfield, stated that despite how private schools are not required to retain students, the school did make an ethical commitment not to give up on students. St. Ann's declined to comment to the New York Times.

Faculty and alumni

The school maintains a list called The Growing Shelf, which documents all published community members.

Notable faculty
 Pearl Abraham (novelist)
 Staceyann Chin (poet and LGBT activist)
 Mark Denbeaux (lawyer)
 Jonathan Elliott (composer)
 Oskar Eustis (artistic director of Public Theater)
 William Everdell (historian) 
 Melissa James Gibson (playwright)
 Adam Gidwitz (author) 
 Laura Gilbert (Grammy Award-winning flutist)
Jonathan Hafetz (lawyer)
 Cara Hoffman (writer)
 Willard Midgette (artist)
Anne Pierson Wiese (poet)
 Leon Reid IV (artist)
 Colette Rossant (author)
Greg Smith (artist)
 Dave Schramm, (musician)
 Tazewell Thompson (theater director)
 Heather A. Williams (historian)

Notable alumni

Actors
Jon Abrahams
Eva Amurri
Jennifer Connelly
Paz de la Huerta
Caitlin Dulany
Cyrus Dunham
Lena Dunham
Alexis Dziena
India Ennenga
Michael Esper
Josh Hamilton
Maya Hawke
 Fred Hechinger
Lucas Hedges
Michelle Hurd
Monica Keena
Jemima Kirke
Lola Kirke
Stephen Mailer
Griffin Newman
Mia Sara
Eric Stuart
Filmmakers and screenwriters
Akiva Goldsman (screenwriter)
Ry Russo-Young (director)
Lena Dunham
Jonás Cuarón (screenwriter)
Dan Goor (screenwriter)
Immy Humes (documentary filmmaker)
Garret Linn (filmmaker)
Sarah-Violet Bliss (filmmaker)
Musicians and writers
Michael Diamond
Stefan Zeniuk (musician)
Barbara Brousal (musician)
Vera Sola (musician, singer-songwriter, poet)
Dan Coleman (composer)
Simone Dinnerstein (pianist)
Tomás Doncker (guitarist)
Erika Nickrenz (pianist)
Jeff Yang (author, journalist)
Anna Ziegler (playwright)
Meghan O'Rourke (poet)
Anne Midgette (journalist) 
Sasha Frere-Jones (writer/music critic)
Jaida Jones (fantasy author)
Thomas Beller (author and editor)
Rebecca Pronsky (singer-songwriter)
Zoë Jenny (writer)
Emma Straub (writer) 
John Pomfret (journalist)
Ivy Pochoda (novelist)
Joanna Fuhrman (poet)
Alissa Quart (poet)
Ann Herendeen (writer)
Lynn Nottage (playwright)
Sam Sifton (journalist)
Samantha Gillison (writer)
Eliza Callahan (singer)
Lucy Wainwright Roche (singer-songwriter)
Dan Brenner (musician)
Other notables
Zac Posen (fashion designer)
Katherine Healy (figure skater/ballerina)
Meredith Rainey (athlete),
Adam Bosworth (technology engineer)
Willa Shalit (entrepreneur)
Vito Schnabel (art curator)
Benjamin B. Wagner (attorney)
Daniel Weinreb (computer scientist) 
Christopher Bouton (technologist)
Jean-Michel Basquiat (artist)
Risa L. Goluboff (law professor) 
Derrick Niederman (mathematician and author)
Tobias Frere-Jones (type designer){cit}
Chitra Ganesh (artist)
Kate Shepherd (artist)
Justine Cassell (professor)
Christian Martin (television executive)
Bernadette Meyler (Stanford Law School professor)
Heather A. Williams (historian)

See also

 Education in New York City

References

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Private elementary schools in Brooklyn
Private middle schools in Brooklyn
Private high schools in Brooklyn
Preparatory schools in New York City
Educational institutions established in 1965
1965 establishments in New York City