The Berkeley Carroll School is a coed independent college prep school in New York City, United States. Located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, it has a Lower School (preK – grade 4), Middle School (grades 5–8) and Upper School (grades 9–12).
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History
The Berkeley Carroll School was officially chartered by the New York state government on April 12, 1886, as a school for "the education of young ladies" under the name Berkeley Institute. Within a decade, boys were being admitted to the kindergarten through fourth grade. The school went fully co-educational in 1974.
Recognition
In 2016, New York Magazine called Berkeley Carroll "the Harvard of Brooklyn's K-12 institutions."
Berkeley Carroll's STEAM initiative and focus on the role of technology in education has received national attention. In 2016, Mashable called its visit to a sixth grade coding class “a riveting experience” and in 2014, The New York Times quoted Middle School Director Jim Shapiro on helping students unplug occasionally.
The GRAMMY Foundation chose Berkeley Carroll Arts Director Peter Holsberg as the only NYC semifinalist for its 2016 Music Educator Award.
Notable alumni
Fabiano Caruana '10 – Chess grandmaster
Helen Gahagan Douglas '20 – Congresswoman and actress
Margaret Farrar '16 – New York Times crossword puzzle editor from 1942 to 1968
Maxine Greene '34 – Educational philosopher, author, and social activist
Karla Jay '64 – Professor and gay rights activist
Rebecca Naomi Jones '99 – Actress
Lois Lowry '54 – Author
Adam Ottavino '03 – professional baseball player
Robb Paller '11 - American-Israeli baseball player
Sarah Paulson – Actress
Dorothy Sarnoff '31 – Operatic soprano, musical theater actress, and self-help guru
Richie Palacios '14 - professional baseball player
Carla Gallo -actress (bones, californications