Hillcrest High School
16005 Highland Ave
Jamaica NY, 11432, Queens County
Phone: 718-658-5407
Ranking: (914 out of 989, bottom 8%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 142 | 142 | 147 | 143 | 131 | 141 | 144 | |||||||
Total Students: | 3,227 | 3,108 | 3,084 | 3,296 | 3,123 | 3,287 | 3,363 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 967 | 30.0% | 882 | 28.4% | 896 | 29.1% | 956 | 29.0% | 815 | 26.1% | 885 | 26.9% | 1,047 | 31.1% |
Grade 10: | 818 | 25.3% | 824 | 26.5% | 840 | 27.2% | 873 | 26.5% | 829 | 26.5% | 935 | 28.4% | 897 | 26.7% |
Grade 11: | 688 | 21.3% | 684 | 22.0% | 635 | 20.6% | 662 | 20.1% | 712 | 22.8% | 630 | 19.2% | 657 | 19.5% |
Grade 12: | 736 | 22.8% | 697 | 22.4% | 699 | 22.7% | 791 | 24.0% | 596 | 19.1% | 676 | 20.6% | 596 | 17.7% |
Ungraded: | 18 | 0.6% | 21 | 0.7% | 14 | 0.5% | 14 | 0.4% | 171 | 5.5% | 161 | 4.9% | 166 | 4.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,458 | 45.2% | 1,426 | 45.9% | 1,419 | 46.0% | 1,454 | 44.1% | 1,313 | 42.0% | 1,354 | 41.2% | 1,411 | 42.0% |
Female: | 1,769 | 54.8% | 1,682 | 54.1% | 1,665 | 54.0% | 1,842 | 55.9% | 1,802 | 57.7% | 1,925 | 58.6% | 1,948 | 57.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 40 | 1.2% | 16 | 0.5% | 15 | 0.5% | 16 | 0.5% | 27 | 0.9% | 23 | 0.7% | 17 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 1,197 | 37.1% | 1,192 | 38.4% | 1,140 | 37.0% | 1,127 | 34.2% | 935 | 29.9% | 922 | 28.0% | 901 | 26.8% |
Hispanic: | 823 | 25.5% | 753 | 24.2% | 702 | 22.8% | 734 | 22.3% | 701 | 22.4% | 729 | 22.2% | 755 | 22.5% |
Black: | 1,045 | 32.4% | 1,022 | 32.9% | 1,134 | 36.8% | 1,335 | 40.5% | 1,396 | 44.7% | 1,546 | 47.0% | 1,615 | 48.0% |
White: | 103 | 3.2% | 91 | 2.9% | 90 | 2.9% | 84 | 2.5% | 64 | 2.0% | 67 | 2.0% | 75 | 2.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 0.6% | 16 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 2,320 | 71.9% | 175 | 5.6% | 2,146 | 69.6% | 2,088 | 63.3% | NA | NA | 2,049 | 62.3% | 1,069 | 31.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 261 | 8.1% | 12 | 0.4% | 301 | 9.8% | 321 | 9.7% | NA | NA | 458 | 13.9% | 167 | 5.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.69 | 21.81 | 21.01 | 22.98 | 23.84 | 23.30 | 23.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 18% | 56% | 65% |
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 22% | 55% | 64% |
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 39% | 59% | 64% |
2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 55% | 65% | 73% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 47% | 60% | 75% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 45% | 60% | 71% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 34% | 64% | 73% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 34% | 65% | 74% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 42% | 67% | 73% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 46% | 67% | 78% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 43% | 62% | 78% |
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 42% | 46% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 33% | 49% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 33% | 56% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 14% | 42% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 25% | 44% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 32% | 49% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 39% | 52% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 42% | 59% | 73% |
2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 61% | 72% | 77% |
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 61% | 72% | 78% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 49% | 66% | 78% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 58% | 71% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 60% | 74% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 64% | 76% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 73% | 80% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 64% | 76% | 82% |
2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 97% |
2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 97% |
2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 98% |
2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 97% |
2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 87% | 95% | 97% |
2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 82% | 94% | 94% |
2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 88% | 94% | 95% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 31% | 60% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 44% | 61% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 51% | 63% | 75% |
2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 55% | 67% | 70% |
2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 46% | 60% | 67% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 37% | 58% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 40% | 62% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 50% | 65% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 48% | 63% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 75% | 71% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 69% | 72% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 46% | 64% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 55% | 66% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 53% | 64% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 66% | 70% | 72% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 46% | 62% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 45% | 64% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 41% | 64% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 30% | 57% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 47% | 66% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 49% | 67% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 66% | 73% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 58% | 69% | 78% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 55% | 75% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 55% | 69% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 55% | 70% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 47% | 65% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 42% | 46% | 61% |
2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 40% | 64% | 66% |
2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 31% | 61% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 32% | 66% | 70% |
2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 34% | 65% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 25% | 64% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 23% | 29% | 61% |
2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 43% | 63% | 81% |
2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 38% | 68% | 80% |
2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 63% | 66% | 79% |
2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 53% | 56% | 77% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 52% | 58% | 77% |
2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 76% | 62% | 82% |
2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 76% | 66% | 79% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 80% | 68% | 79% |
2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 96% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 99% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 94% | 97% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 93% | 94% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 90% | 95% | 94% |
2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 73% | 76% | 76% |
2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 70% | 78% | 79% |
2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 51% | 72% | 79% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 65% | 77% | 83% |
2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 61% | 78% | 80% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 73% | 83% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 86% | 85% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 65% | 77% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Hillcrest High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.