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Hillside Arts & Letters Academy

Public Grades 9-12

933^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 24% of New York high schools

Summary

Hillside Arts & Letters Academy is a public high school in Jamaica, New York, serving 432 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 373 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillside Arts & Letters Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with low performance on Regents exams compared to district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.56% of Hillside students were proficient or better in the Regents Chemistry exam, compared to 60.52% in the district and 64.53% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 84.3% to 94.8%, slightly lower than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has been between 0.0% and 4.9%, higher than the averages. Additionally, Hillside has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 46.0%, significantly higher than the district and state.

Hillside Arts & Letters Academy is located near several other public high schools, such as Young Women's Leadership School-Queens, Queens Collegiate - A College Board School, and High School For Community Leadership, which generally outperform Hillside on academic measures. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, around 70%, may contribute to its lower performance, as research has shown that students from low-income backgrounds often face additional challenges. While the school's per-student spending has increased in recent years, from $14,429 in 2020-2021 to $26,562 in 2023-2024, this increased funding does not appear to have translated into significant improvements in the school's academic performance or other key metrics.

414

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,470

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

167-01 Gothic Dr
Jamaica, NY 11432

(718) 658-1249

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.9%

African American:

30.2%

Asian:

23.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2014 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg61%

New York avg66%

933^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #28

373^rd of 874New York City Geographic District #28 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	933 of 1234	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	931 of 1242	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	842 of 1228	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	808 of 1190	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	861 of 1207	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	813 of 1210	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.9	789 of 1221	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.0	863 of 1255	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	837 of 1255	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	21.7	951 of 1237	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	871 of 1217	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.1	939 of 1198	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	413 of 713	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	343 of 690	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	276 of 671	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	188 of 593	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	305 of 686	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	243 of 679	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	355 of 413	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	378 of 426	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	382 of 424	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	339 of 386	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	350 of 447	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	367 of 426	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	303 of 669	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	364 of 637	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	359 of 583	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	206 of 481	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	208 of 565	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	227 of 546	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	945 of 1206	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	897 of 1219	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	827 of 1197	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	841 of 1155	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	849 of 1193	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	812 of 1176	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	689 of 885	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	683 of 865	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	587 of 851	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	453 of 760	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	609 of 815	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	429 of 791	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	309 of 607	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	238 of 564	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	222 of 531	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	113 of 389	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	245 of 493	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	93 of 498	81.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	891 of 1179	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	870 of 1170	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	779 of 1155	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	715 of 1101	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	788 of 1179	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	745 of 1154	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	863 of 1201	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	922 of 1211	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	817 of 1191	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	735 of 1154	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	872 of 1190	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	809 of 1176	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	537 of 1149	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	511 of 1144	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	590 of 1130	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	782 of 1038	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.7	389 of 1132	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	376 of 1095	65.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+29 vs school

Homeless (2025)49th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography71%-5 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts67%-8 vs state

U.S. History and Government46%-29 vs state

Common Core Algebra II42%-33 vs state

Algebra I41%-15 vs state

Geometry39%-21 vs state

Life Science Biology37%-21 vs state

Living Environment37%-20 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences33%-23 vs state

Chemistry16%-49 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Queens Collegiate - A College Board School	Public	6-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 658-4016	711	49	14.5	83.3%	18 (2.5%)	200 (28.1%)	246 (34.6%)	162 (22.8%)	43 (6.0%)	14 (2.0%)	28 (3.9%)	31.8	836^th of 1234 public high schools	32.3%		32.6	825^th of 1242 public high schools	33.6%	11	71.2	69.7	66.5	12.0		74.4	46.5	39.3	57.6	42.5	37.7	25.0		48.0	63.6	66.7	49.4	49.3	64.5		$27,644	$2,191	$25,452
Hillside Arts & Letters Academy	Public	9-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 658-1249	414	31	13.4	75.8%	7 (1.7%)	125 (30.2%)	161 (38.9%)	96 (23.2%)	16 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	24.1	933^rd of 1234 public high schools	24.4%		23.7	931^st of 1242 public high schools	25.0%	2	15.6	41.7	67.4	0.0		70.6	36.8		46.3	41.5	37.3	38.8	33.3								$28,470	$2,124	$26,345
High School For Community Leadership	Public	9-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-9801	497	46	10.8	76.3%	14 (2.8%)	130 (26.2%)	180 (36.2%)	140 (28.2%)	21 (4.2%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	82.2	105^th of 1234 public high schools	91.5%		74.9	243^rd of 1242 public high schools	80.4%	138	90.2	100.0	95.9	55.6		95.7	85.2	82.0	84.4	78.8	100.0	98.0									$24,939	$1,966	$22,974
Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences	Public	9-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2689	531	32	16.4	83.6%	8 (1.5%)	121 (22.8%)	125 (23.5%)	226 (42.6%)	29 (5.5%)	7 (1.3%)	15 (2.8%)	48.5	666^th of 1234 public high schools	46.0%		43.1	724^th of 1242 public high schools	41.7%	58	53.7	67.6	84.9	40.0		75.2	56.3	45.7	82.7	45.1	62.9	44.2	7.3								$25,024	$1,937	$23,088
Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	165-65 84th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 297-6580	2,146	139	15.4	77.7%	68 (3.2%)	356 (16.6%)	561 (26.1%)	982 (45.8%)	113 (5.3%)	30 (1.4%)	36 (1.7%)	58.9	525^th of 1234 public high schools	57.5%		58.3	547^th of 1242 public high schools	56.0%	22	71.9	80.0	83.9	12.2	17.1	81.3	27.9	70.1	76.6	45.7	76.0	56.3	74.2								$26,270	$2,323	$23,947
Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	160-05 Highland Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 658-5407	2,298	163	14.0	85.9%	67 (2.9%)	563 (24.5%)	892 (38.8%)	593 (25.8%)	134 (5.8%)	32 (1.4%)	15 (0.7%)	31.7	837^th of 1234 public high schools	32.2%		20.8	967^th of 1242 public high schools	22.1%	130	47.3	52.8	71.1	14.8	5.7	73.3	29.8	15.0	67.9	36.9	39.4	29.9	50.6								$27,780	$2,469	$25,311
Queens Satellite High School For Opportunity	Public	9-12	162-02 Hillside Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 883-1200	187	5	40.6	74.9%	5 (2.7%)	49 (26.2%)	87 (46.5%)	38 (20.3%)	6 (3.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			49.4																		$32,097	$1,861	$30,236
Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School	Public	6-12	160-20 Goethals Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 969-3155	679	45	15.0	71.1%	14 (2.1%)	128 (18.9%)	99 (14.6%)	374 (55.1%)	42 (6.2%)	12 (1.8%)	10 (1.5%)	62.6	468^th of 1234 public high schools	62.1%		65	437^th of 1242 public high schools	64.8%	31	60.0	82.4	83.3	14.3		92.5	63.6		79.9	60.0	68.0	55.9		90.5	97.8	83.1	90.5	89.0			$26,284	$1,405	$24,879
Young Women's Leadership School-Queens	Public	6-12	150-91 87th Rd	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 725-0402	544	37	14.7	81.4%	14 (2.6%)	146 (26.8%)	117 (21.5%)	239 (43.9%)	12 (2.2%)	9 (1.7%)	7 (1.3%)	31.7	838^th of 1234 public high schools	32.1%		45.8	695^th of 1242 public high schools	44.0%	143	66.7	66.1	68.6	10.3	10.0	67.6	5.3		74.7	39.3	42.4	18.2	45.2	50.6	43.8	60.8	46.8	44.4	0.0	5.9	$26,426	$2,024	$24,402
New Dawn Charter High School II	Public, Charter	9-12	89-25 161st St	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New Dawn Charter High School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 947-2580	375	14	26.7	82.1%	7 (1.9%)	134 (35.7%)	160 (42.7%)	55 (14.7%)	13 (3.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	37.4	780^th of 1234 public high schools	36.8%		18.2	1003^rd of 1242 public high schools	19.2%	223			45.8			78.0	67.2		70.2	31.6	79.0										$12,827	$1,054	$11,773

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