Manhattan Business Academy (02M392) 
351 West 18 Street, Manhattan, NY 10011, Manhattan
Phone: 212-647-1983
Email: info@mbanyc.org
Hours: 08:45am - 03:15pm
Principal: Karen Polsonetti
School Website: https://manhattanbusinessacademy.org
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/42233
Admissions Information: https://www.mbanyc.org/eventsnews
Quality Snapshot: https://tools.nycenet.edu/snapshot/2022/02M392/HS/
Subway: 1 to 18th St; A, C, E, L to 14th St
Bus: M11, M12, M14A-SBS, M14D-SBS, M20, M23-SBS, M55, M7, SIM1C, SIM33C, SIM3C, SIM4C
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Program Details
Manhattan Business Academy’s Entrepreneurship Accelerated Program is for students with a special interest in studying business. It has a rigorous exciting course load, including entrepreneurship in 9th grade, AP Macroeconomics in 10th grade, AP Microeconomics and Financial Literacy in 11th grade and real-life work-based experience and internships in 12th grade. Manhattan Business Academy has a multitude of corporate partners supporting students in the accelerated program, including Pencil, Protiviti Global Business Consulting, Futures and Options and many others. Students applying to this program are motivated to engage in challenging classes and graduate with the prestigious New York State Career and Technical Education (CTE) endorsement. It is recommended that students applying to this program have a minimum of 85% average in their mathematics classes.
- (Group 1) Priority to Manhattan students or residents
- (Group 2) Then to New York City residents
Student & Admissions Statistics
GE Applicants / Seats:
SWD Applicants / Seats:
0 / 0 (0.00)
0 / 0 (0.00)
This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview
About the School
Manhattan Business Academy is a selective small college preparatory high school located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. We have an innovative, engaging, and rigorous curriculum that makes learning enjoyable and applicable to real life. We also pride ourselves in our nurturing environment, with a tight-knit community and a strong advisory program. At MBA, every student is cared for and known well by everybody making them even more successful. We have many connections with prestigious businesses and organizations for internships and pre-college programs. Culminating in their senior year, students get the opportunity to compete with schools all over the world in business competitions. Students may apply to one of two programs (or both in order of preference.) Manhattan Business Academy’s General Program, with a well rounded college preparatory curriculum or the Entrepreneurship Accelerated Program, which has a special rigorous emphasis on business.
Academic Highlights: CTE program(s): Entrepreneurship/Virtual Enterprise, Entrepreneurship Accelerated Program for students ready for a rigorous course load, Pre-AP, AP and College Now classes offered on campus
Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, Career and Technical Education (CTE), College Trips, Internship Expected, Internships Available, Online Grading System, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat
School Features:
Offers 10th Grade Seats
School whose primary location is co-located with another school
AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category
Academic Summary & Data (2022-23)
4-Year College 54.20%
Unknown 32.00%
School Demographics (2022-23)
Female 46.70%
Black 25.70%
Hispanic 61.90%
White 3.40%
Other 4.30%
Black 15.60%
White 56.30%
Other 12.50%
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview