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The Academy Of Hospitality And Tourism is a public high school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 348 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which is ranked 614 out of 866 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.
The school has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of African American (56.9%) and Hispanic (30.17%) students compared to the surrounding schools. While the school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 79% to 85% over the past few years, it has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 41.6% to 49.3% in the past two years, which is higher than the surrounding schools and the state average. The school's performance on Regents exams is generally lower than the state and district averages, with some exceptions in English and Earth Science, and it struggles particularly in subjects like Algebra II, Chemistry, and Geometry. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 83.91% to 95.33% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
When compared to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Brooklyn College Academy, Brooklyn Institute For Liberal Arts, and School For Human Rights (The), the Academy Of Hospitality And Tourism generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. However, it is worth noting that the nearby schools also serve predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged student populations. The school's high spending per student, ranging from $17,408 to $19,767 per student over the past few years, which is higher than the state average, does not seem to translate into significantly better academic outcomes, suggesting that factors beyond funding, such as school culture, teacher quality, and student engagement, may play a crucial role in the school's performance.
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