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Hillcrest High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 2,381 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 154.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 80% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 78%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Hillcrest High School enrolls 2,381 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 154.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Asian and 25% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 839 | 35% |
| Asian | 641 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 600 | 25% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 108 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 87 | 3.7% |
| White | 68 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 37 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,951 of the school's 2,381 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,849 qualify for free lunch and 102 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hillcrest High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-50, state senate district 14, state house district 24.
Hillcrest High School is one of 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, based in JAMAICA, New York. The district serves 38,133 students district-wide and employs 2,618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,381 students, Hillcrest High School is larger than the district average of about 763 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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