{{Short description|Public school in New York City}} {{One source|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=October 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox school | name = Clara Barton High School for Health Professions | image = Image:Clara Barton High School, Brooklyn.jpg | caption = Clara Barton High School in April 2008. | type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]] | principal = Richard Forman | city = [[Brooklyn]] | state = [[New York (state)|New York]] | country = [[United States]] | website = http://www.clarabartonhs.org | grades = [[Ninth grade|9]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]] | address = 901 Classon Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 | school_number = K600 | enrollment = 1,178 (2022-2023)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=07309&Miles=10&SchoolPageNum=36&ID=360009501937|title=Clara Barton High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=September 22, 2024}}</ref> | ratio = 12.41<ref name=NCES/> | teaching_staff = 94.95 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/> | school_board = [[New York City Department of Education]] }}
'''Clara Barton High School for Health Professions''' is a public high school in [[Crown Heights, Brooklyn|Crown Heights]], [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], that teaches from 9th - 12th grade. It is located at 901 Classon Avenue, across from the [[Brooklyn Museum]] and the [[Brooklyn Botanic Garden]]. The school is named for [[Clara Barton]], an American [[teacher]], [[nurse]], and [[humanitarian]]. Like all New York City public schools, Clara Barton High School is operated by the [[New York City Department of Education]].
Clara Barton High School for Health Professions has an array of health profession programs including Licensed Practical Nursing, Medical Assisting, Nursing Assisting, Dental Lab, Dental Assisting, Pharmacy Assisting, and EMT.
Up until the 1990s, all students joined a health profession, and are still encouraged to do so. Clara Barton High School for Health Professions has a clinical Program, which allows seniors in certain health careers to work in a hospital for half their day or work a week and go to school for a week. Students can graduate as a licensed practical nurse and get a job in a hospital after graduation. They also can be certified to work in any of the other majors upon graduation.
Many accelerated courses are offered, through the Gateway Honors Program, including [[Advanced Placement|advanced placement]] courses such as [[AP Biology]], A.P. English, and [[AP United States History]]. Gateway offers rigorous course instruction to prepare for college.
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== External links == {{Commons category}} * [https://www.clarabartonhs.org/ Clara Barton High School] * [http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/High/Directory/school/?sid=894 Clara Barton High School] - [[NYCDOE]] directory {{Education in Brooklyn}} {{coord|40|40|12.2|N|73|57|41.5|W|display=title|type:edu_region:US-NY}}
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