Hillside Arts And Letters Academy

Hillside Arts And Letters Academy

Public High School | Grade 9-12
167-01 GOTHIC Dr,  Jamaica, NY
New York City Geographic District No. 28
4.0
2.3
420 Students
B-
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School Details

Head of School
Principal - Raquel Nolasco
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Average SAT Score
1010
Average ACT Score
17
Math Proficiency
72%
Reading Proficiency
15%
Average GPA
3.45
Graduation Rate
92%

Niche Grade

C
Academics
A
Teachers
B-
College Prep
B
Administration
B
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
B-
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.45
Reading Proficiency
15%
Math Proficiency
72%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
28
Full Time Teachers
28
Teachers in First or Second Year
10.7%
College Prep
Average SAT
1010
Math
490
Verbal
510
Average ACT
17
Math
15
English
15
Reading
18
Science
18
Number of AP Courses
3
AP Pass Rate
0%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
Average
Other AP Enrollment
Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Very Low

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
188:1

Student Diversity

Female
52.7%
Male
47.3%
Hispanic
37.4%
Black
32.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander
19.2%
Native American
3.9%
Two or more races
3.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
2%
White
1.7%
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School Rankings

#82 Best HS for the Arts in New York
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
CUNY Hunter College 72 Students
New York University 70 Students
CUNY Queens College 60 Students
Stony Brook University 46 Students
St. John's University - New York 44 Students
Queensborough Community College - CUNY 39 Students
Columbia University 37 Students
Hofstra University 35 Students
CUNY Brooklyn College 32 Students
CUNY Baruch College 31 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 39 Students
Business 34 Students
Biology 30 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 23 Students
Computer Science 17 Students
Nursing 16 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 16 Students
Social Work and Youth Services 16 Students
Pre-Law Studies 14 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 11 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.0 65 Reviews
4.0 Senior
7/30/2024
This school is connected with 3 other schools, so it only has two hallways. I would give more funding to the arts program because its only one art class and one music class
4.0 Senior
2/21/2021
Its a pretty good school to be honest. Mostly the teachers are really good not because of the way they teach,its more of how they care about the students mental health. When a student is unable to attend class or is missing assignments the teachers give them the chance to make up work. So its a good thing
5.0 Freshman
11/18/2019
i hate this school this school does not give any help they do not cooperate well they do not come through with requests. the kids are really bad and do not know how to be controlled. i have been having the worst experience here. i do not recommend this school.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.3 3 Reviews
1.0 other
8/7/2021
This school is not for kids who want to excel and be ahead of the game. They will try and make you go to CUNY, and do not help with applications. Ap classes here aren’t even that good. The students also make it hard to learn with the loudness and messing up the class room and all the physical fights...
1.0 other
8/7/2021
TerribleTeachers play favorites Very few teachers will help youSevere bullying on racism homophobia sexism mental illness and darker subjects but nothing is ever doneFights in the halls dailyOverall a bad school You get scanned daily and yet people manage to get things inThey don’t tell parents what...
5.0 parent
6/22/2018
It is the best school ever. I am in love with how amazing all the teachers are.

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