Clara Barton High School

What Clara Barton High School does

Clara Barton High School for Health Professions is a public Career and Technical Education (CTE) high school operated by the New York City Department of Education, located at 901 Classon Avenue in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. Founded circa 1948, the institution serves grades 9-12 students seeking structured career pathways into healthcare, offering eight specialized certification tracks — Practical Nursing, Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, Vision Care Technology, Dental Assistant, Dental Laboratory Technician, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), and Pharmacy Technician. Supporting programming includes the Gateway Honors pre-college track, College Now early-credit courses, Advanced Placement coursework, a Virtual Enterprise business CTE offering, STEAM curriculum, PSAL athletics, and special education services.

The school does not generate commercial revenue. It is funded entirely through NYC public education budgets, charges no tuition, and routes enrollment through the centralized NYC Public Schools system (MySchools.nyc portal and Family Welcome Centers). Go-to-market is institutional rather than commercial: prospective families are reached via the DOE enrollment funnel, school-hosted Open Houses (in-person and virtual), the school website on the Edlio platform, and community-facing initiatives such as the student-run Crown Heights Farm Market. Technology infrastructure is limited to standard K-12 tools — Google Classroom for learning management and Edlio for web/content — with no proprietary technical assets.

Leadership is headed by Principal Dr. Richard A. Forman with Assistant Principals Yuliya Khavina and Lytz Anderson supporting instruction and administration, and a staff of approximately 50. The school's positioning rests on a 75-year operating history as a health-professions specialty, an active HOSA chapter with documented national-competition medals (11 medals in 2018, including four gold), and a partnership network spanning Maimonides Medical Center, multiple SUNY campuses, Monroe College, Kingsborough College, and the Seeds in the Middle nonprofit. Outcomes highlighted by the school include a self-reported 100% graduation rate and alumni admissions to selective institutions such as Dartmouth.

Name

Clara Barton High School

Legal name

Clara Barton High School for Health Professions

Website

https://clarabartonhs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clara Barton High School for Health Professions is a NYC Department of Education public CTE high school in Brooklyn serving grades 9-12 students with eight health-professions certification tracks, including nursing, dental, EMT, and pharmacy technician programs, funded entirely through public education budgets.

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Product category

Career and Technical Education (Secondary Education)

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Science & Medical STEM Programs (Pre-Med, Public Health) (EDAMABAJ)

Keywords

• Career technical education
• Health professions training
• Public secondary education
• Healthcare certification programs
• High school CTE pathways

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a NYC Department of Education public high school, Clara Barton High School is funded through public education budgets and does not generate revenue through traditional commercial means.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Clara Barton High School for Health Professions is a NYC Department of Education public Career and Technical Education (CTE) high school offering multi-track health-professions career and technical training to grades 9–12 students in Brooklyn. Its core offering is the Health Careers Program, which encompasses eight industry-aligned certification pathways (Practical Nursing, Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, Vision Care Technology, Dental Assistant, Dental Laboratory Technician, EMT, and Pharmacy Technician) integrated with the academic high school diploma. Supporting programs include Gateway Honors, College Now, AP courses, Virtual Enterprise, STEAM, athletics through PSAL, Special Education services, and extracurricular clubs.

Product overview

Clara Barton High School for Health Professions is a NYC Career and Technical Education (CTE) high school offering a unified portfolio of health profession career tracks as its core product. The school operates a multi-track Health Careers Program encompassing eight specialized programs: Practical Nursing, Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, Vision Care Technology, Dental Assistant, Dental Laboratory Technician, Emergency Medical Technician, and Pharmacy Technician. Supporting programs include the Gateway Honors Program for academic enrichment, College Now for early college credits, AP courses, Virtual Enterprise business CTE, and STEAM programming. The school also offers athletics through PSAL and various extracurricular clubs and activities. The institution utilizes Edlio for its website platform and Google Classroom for learning management.

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Products and services

• Health Careers Program Main Career and Technical Education program offering multiple health-professions tracks including Practical Nursing, Nurse Assistant, Medical Assistant, Vision Technology, Dental Lab Technician, EMT, and Pharmacy Technician, integrated with the high school diploma for grades 9–12 students.
• Practical Nursing Licensed practical nursing program preparing students for careers in healthcare with clinical experience and certification preparation.
• Nursing Assistant Program training students as certified nursing assistants with hands-on patient care skills.
• Medical Assistant Clinical and administrative medical assisting program combining patient care with healthcare office management skills.
• Vision Care Technology Program preparing students for careers in optical technology and vision care services.
• Dental Assistant Dental assisting program training students in chairside assistance and dental office procedures.
• Dental Lab Tech Program training students in dental laboratory technology including prosthodontics and dental appliances.
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) EMT certification program preparing students for emergency medical services careers.
• Pharmacy Technician Program training students in pharmacy technology and medication preparation for retail and hospital pharmacies.
• Gateway Honors Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% graduation rate
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Maimonides Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2023HE3AT program partnership bringing students to ribbon cutting ceremony to kick off Healthcare sector activities. Students work in teams with corporate organizations for place-based initiatives.
• Seeds in the MiddlecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 March 2023Student-run Crown Heights Farm Market operates at CBHS on Thursdays 3pm-6pm, providing entrepreneurial experience for students while serving community health needs. Farm market accepts SNAP/EBT with matching programs and offers Hip2B Healthy produce at reduced prices.
• SUNY CortlandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2023College campus tour partnership for CBHS students to explore higher education options. Contact Ms. Morrah-James for information.
• SUNY BinghamtonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2023College campus tour partnership for CBHS students to explore higher education options.
• University of Buffalo (SUNY)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeekly college/career info sessions held at CBHS during period 7, allowing students to learn about programs and admissions requirements.
• Monroe CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollege tour partnership for sophomores and juniors to visit Monroe College New Rochelle campus.
• Kingsborough CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinancial aid specialists from Kingsborough College host FAFSA Nights at CBHS to assist students and families with financial aid applications.
• Brooklyn South High Schools ConsortiumminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMulti-school consortium for hiring fairs and shared professional development opportunities. CBHS hosted Brooklyn South Hiring Fair in May 2023 with 27 high schools participating.
• HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent organization providing competitive events in health science and leadership. CBHS has achieved significant medals at national competitions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Gateway Honors Program (within Clara Barton): Internal Clara Barton honors track designed for college-bound pre-medical students. Not a competitor but an internal program offering a comparable honors-college-prep pathway to programs offered at schools like Bronx Science or Stuyvesant.

Direct peers

• Bronx High School of Science: NYC specialized public high school in the same admissions tier as Clara Barton. Comparable as a peer selective public school with a STEM focus, competing for the same NYC screened-applicant demographics.
• Health Professions High School (San Antonio): Independent health-professions charter high school in San Antonio offering nursing, dental, and pharmacy-tech CTE pathways. Closest non-NYC peer because its specialized health CTE model directly parallels Clara Barton's eight-track portfolio and certification outcomes.
• Stuyvesant High School: NYC specialized public high school competing for the same screened applicant pool. Comparable as a peer institution in NYC's selective public high school ecosystem, though its academic focus differs from Clara Barton's CTE health model.
• High School for Health Professions and Human Services: Another NYC public specialized high school with a parallel health-professions focus, operating within the same NYC DOE enrollment system and serving a similar applicant pool in Manhattan. Most directly comparable peer because both schools target the same student segment with overlapping health CTE programming.
• Brooklyn Technical High School: Largest NYC specialized public high school, also a Brooklyn South Consortium member alongside Clara Barton. Comparable because both compete in the same screened NYC high school admissions market and serve Brooklyn students with specialized technical curricula, though Brooklyn Tech is STEM-engineering focused rather than health focused.

Broad incumbents

• BASIS Charter Schools: National network of high-performing college-prep charter and public schools. Comparable as a benchmark for college-readiness outcomes (e.g., Dartmouth-level placements) that Clara Barton aspires to deliver through Gateway Honors, though BASIS operates a broader academic rather than CTE model.
• Success Academy Charter Schools: NYC charter school network with strong college-prep outcomes serving Brooklyn families. Comparable as an NYC public-school competitor for similar middle-income Brooklyn applicant demographics, though Success Academy is academically focused rather than health-CTE focused.
• KIPP NYC Public Schools: Large NYC public charter school network serving college-prep and college-and-career populations. Comparable as a NYC public-school operator competing for similar Brooklyn families, though KIPP runs a multi-school network rather than a single specialized campus.

Regional players

• Brooklyn South Consortium High Schools: Network of NYC public high schools in southern Brooklyn that Clara Barton helps coordinate through hiring fairs and shared professional development. Peer as regional comparators serving overlapping Brooklyn applicant pools with varying CTE and academic specializations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

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