Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
1225 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
60 |
| Most common nationality |
French-American |
| Native English and French speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Arabic, German, Italian, Mandarin, and Spanish |
| Max. number of students per class |
24 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
Yes |
| Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
Yes |
| Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
No |
| External examinations or assessments available |
French Baccalaureate, International French Baccalaureate, The Brevet, US High School Diploma, |
| Results in these examinations |
100% pass rate. 95% mention. |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes. |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
Varies by grade. |
| Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation |
100% |
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
Yes. |
| Learning support offered |
The school has team of specialized support instructors, including "orthophonistes" in the Primary, FLSCo (French as a Second Language support), as well as a team that works one-on-one with students in the Secondary who may need accommodations in their learning or need extra academic support. |
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes. |
| Entry evaluation for students |
The school only provides an evaluation for students in sixth grade and above who are arriving at the Lycée from a non-French institution. |
| Waiting list |
Yes. |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
The deadline to apply for the next academic year is December 10. After that, admission is on a case by case basis depending on space availability. |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes, but only if spots are open. |
| School start time |
8:30am in the Primary. 8:05am in the Secondary |
| School finish time |
About 3:30pm in the Elementary and 4:05pm in the Secondary. |
| Supervised care before/after school |
Yes. |
| School bus service available |
Yellow School Bus service is available students in certain neighborhoods until the end of sixth grade. |
| School provided lunches |
225-seat cafeteria will full-service kitchen providing freshly cooked, healthy, and organic menu items. |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Yes. |
| Uniform required |
There is a dress code, but no uniforms! Girls wear gray pants or a skirt, a white button-down shirt, a navy blue cardigan and dark color shoes and coats. Boys wear gray pants, a white button-down shirt, and a navy blue tie and cardigan. Both boys and girls can also wear a Lycee sweatshirt, which can be purchased at the online school store. |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
68 after school programs |
| Sports activities included |
The school offers the complete French PE curriculum, with a wide range of sports including, soccer, basketball, ping pong, swimming, fencing and more. |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes. Secondary students can participate in the school's competitive athletics program. All students have an opportunity to be part of competitions against French schools in North America. |
| Facilities at the school |
- 350-seat auditorium with professional A/V systems, including cinema grade screen.
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| Sports facilities at the school |
- Two gymnasiums with more than 12,000 square feet of space providing two regulation basketball courts and facilitating a wide variety of other sports including, wall climbing, volleyball, soccer and gymnastics. - Rooftop playground for all children in the elementary school, featuring a playing field, playground equipment, creative building blocks in a special safety, padded flooring. |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Lycée Francais de New York is leading private, independent French and American school offering a bilingual, pluricultural education. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
Lycée Français de New York is a bilingual, independent Nursery-3 to 12th-grade school. Committed to bilingual French and American education of the highest standard, the Lycée prepares students of many origins to be thinkers, innovators, and leaders, at home in the world. The school inspires and encourages each student to excel and seek academic and personal challenge, to discover interests and fulfill talents, to embrace diversity and build community, to uphold integrity and contribute to making a difference. The Lycée is accredited by both the New York State Association of Independent Schools and the French Ministry of Education. Graduates attend top colleges in the United States, France, Canada and around the world. |