Hillcrest High School

160-05 HIGHLAND AVENUE, QUEENS, NY 11432 · Queens · High school

DBN: 28Q505

High school

Zoned: High

SchoolDigger: 837 (of 1234)

Academic quality

Graduation rate -- share of a cohort who earned a diploma within 4 (or 6) years of starting 9th grade.
College/career readiness -- DOE's stricter bar: graduated AND met at least one benchmark (course credits, exam scores, etc.) showing they're on track for college or a career.
Regents pass rate -- share of students who took that exam this year and scored 65+, NY State's passing threshold.

Attendance: 87.3%

60.2% attend 90%+ of days

Graduation & college readiness

4-year graduation rate

84.9%(citywide avg: 84.3%)

6-year graduation rate

84.8%(citywide avg: 87.1%)

4-year college/career readiness

49.4%(citywide avg: 49.8%)

6-year college/career readiness

45.1%(citywide avg: 48.3%)

Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)

English

78.4%

Algebra I

39%

Living Environment (Biology)

41.8%

Global History

76.7%

US History

73.3%

Citywide comparisons are the average across high schools. Small cohorts are flagged since a handful of students can swing a percentage a lot; cells too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

Demographics

2592 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 75.6%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

30.2%

Black

25.2%

Hispanic or Latino

36%

White

2.9%

Multiracial

0.5%

Native American

4.9%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

11.6%

English Language Learners

18.2%

Living in poverty

80.3%

Female

52.5%

Male

47.5%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)