| Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School | |
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| Established | 2006; 19 years ago (2006) |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 12 |
| Enrollment | c.800 (2017) |
Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (WHEELS) is a public school inWashington Heights,Manhattan,New York City, serving grades PreK -12. It is a part of theNew York City Department of Education (NYCDOE).[1]
The school opened in 2006, and initially it had 150 students in grades six through twelve. Its first class, in June 2012, had one hundred percent college acceptance.[2] Brett Kimmel was the first principal. As of 2012[update] the school had 600 students; 98% of the students were Hispanic and Latino, with most of them beingDominican American and/or born in theDominican Republic.[3] WHEELS opened a Lower Grades to serve PreK - 5 in 2014 and expanded each year to become a PreK - 12.[3] As of 2017, it had apperoximately 800 students.[4]
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