Public Prep was established in 2009 to support Girls Prep Lower East Side, its replication school in the Bronx, and future public schools. Professional affiliation Public Prep (as Girls Prep) is a member of the National Coalition of Girls' Schools. Admissions and costs Public Prep schools are tuition-free. Students are accepted by a random lottery. Enrollment preference is given to applicants with siblings enrolled in the Public Prep school to which they are applying, if they live in the district of the school to which they are applying, or to applicants who reside in approved NYCHA Housing Developments. Results State tests The school's management reported, "100% of Girls Prep 3rd and 4th graders scored advanced or proficient on the New York State math & science exams", and "98% of third grade students and 92% of fourth grade students scored advanced or proficient on the New York State ELA ["English Language Arts"] exam." As comparisons, it reported, "[i]n Community School District 1 where Girls Prep [in Manhattan] is located, 91.9% of third graders and 82.8% of fourth graders scored advanced or proficient on the math exam. On the ELA exam, 70.5% of District 1 third graders and 69.5% of fourth graders scored advanced or proficient. In New York City, 91.1% of third graders and 84.4% of fourth graders scored advanced or proficient in Math while 69% of third and fourth graders scored advanced or proficient in ELA." In 2008, every 3rd and 4th grade student—100%—scored as proficient in math, while 92.0% of 4th graders and 97.7% of 3rd graders scored as proficient in English. By comparison, the whole district did less well, the proficient in English being only 69.5% of 4th graders and 70.5% of 3rd graders and in math 82.8% of 4th graders and 91.9% of 3rd graders. The difference between district-wide scores and Girls Prep scores thus ranges from 8.1% to 27.2%, all of them in Girls Prep students' favor. References External links Public Prep Network management organization (website domain now PublicPrep.org, formerly GirlsPrep.org) Girls' schools in New York City Boys' schools in New York City Education in Manhattan Charter schools in New York City Public elementary schools in the Bronx Public middle schools in the Bronx 2005 establishments in New York City Education companies established in 2005