📍 167-01 Gothic Dr, Jamaica, Queens County, 11432
Hillside Arts & Letters Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 406 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 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillside Arts & Letters Academy enrolls 406 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Black or African American and 19% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 152 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 132 | 33% |
| Asian | 78 | 19% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 2% |
| White | 7 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 406 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 271 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hillside Arts & Letters Academy 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-60, state senate district 14, state house district 24.
Hillside Arts & Letters Academy 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 406 students, Hillside Arts & Letters Academy is smaller 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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