The Department of Education announced Monday that it is adding nine more schools to its list of facilities slated to close due to low graduation rates and declining enrollment.

NY1 is told officials want no new students to enroll in the Bronx's Christopher Columbus High School and New Day Academy, Beach Channel High in Queens, Harlem Choir High School and Norman Thomas High School in Manhattan, as well as Paul Robeson High School, Metropolitan Corporate Academy, and Middle School for Academic and Social Excellence in Brooklyn.

The large high schools slated for closure will likely be replaced by several smaller schools.

To date, the DOE has proposed that 17 schools won't accept any more new students and will be shut completely once the current students graduate.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been pushing to close 10 percent of low performing city schools during the next four years.

At Beach Channel High School, parents and students say they're not surprised and don't hold out hope for any school that might replace it.

"I think it's a good idea. If it's poor performance, they must change all of the staff," said one Beach Channel High parent.

"I can't say we're boosting performance cause all they're doing is breaking up the schools. All the kids from Beach Channel are just going to go to the new schools that are made there. So it really won't make a difference," said one Beach Channel High student.

Before any of the schools are actually are phased out there will be a public comment period of 45 days.

The Panel for Educational Policy will then vote on the proposals in January.