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High School For Health Careers & Sciences
549 Audubon Ave
New York NY, 10040, New York County
Phone: 212-927-1841
Ranking: 
(821 out of 989, bottom 17%)*
(821 out of 989, bottom 17%)*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: | 32 | 37 | 38 | 32 | 42 | 43 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 631 | 650 | 679 | 711 | 659 | 670 | 673 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 197 | 31.2% | 195 | 30.0% | 230 | 33.9% | 244 | 34.3% | 192 | 29.1% | 201 | 30.0% | 194 | 28.8% |
| Grade 10: | 179 | 28.4% | 181 | 27.8% | 205 | 30.2% | 171 | 24.1% | 181 | 27.5% | 186 | 27.8% | 191 | 28.4% |
| Grade 11: | 117 | 18.5% | 163 | 25.1% | 115 | 16.9% | 157 | 22.1% | 134 | 20.3% | 113 | 16.9% | 146 | 21.7% |
| Grade 12: | 137 | 21.7% | 110 | 16.9% | 127 | 18.7% | 137 | 19.3% | 115 | 17.5% | 127 | 19.0% | 93 | 13.8% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 37 | 5.6% | 43 | 6.4% | 49 | 7.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 341 | 54.0% | 360 | 55.4% | 358 | 52.7% | 365 | 51.3% | 333 | 50.5% | 324 | 48.4% | 338 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 290 | 46.0% | 290 | 44.6% | 321 | 47.3% | 346 | 48.7% | 318 | 48.3% | 338 | 50.4% | 331 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 494 | 78.3% | 520 | 80.0% | 570 | 83.9% | 629 | 88.5% | 589 | 89.4% | 611 | 91.2% | 605 | 89.9% |
| Black: | 115 | 18.2% | 107 | 16.5% | 94 | 13.8% | 65 | 9.1% | 57 | 8.6% | 50 | 7.5% | 55 | 8.2% |
| White: | 9 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 557 | 88.3% | 518 | 79.7% | 582 | 85.7% | 640 | 90.0% | NA | NA | 553 | 82.5% | 566 | 84.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 3.0% | 20 | 3.1% | 23 | 3.4% | 20 | 2.8% | NA | NA | 38 | 5.7% | 43 | 6.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.71 | 17.57 | 17.82 | 22.20 | 15.79 | 15.70 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 37% | 30% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 15% | 27% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 31% | 28% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 15% | 36% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 15% | 44% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 1% | 41% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 7% | 30% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 24% | 36% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 31% | 38% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 26% | 39% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 7% | 32% | 78% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 53% | 48% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 65% | 43% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 51% | 43% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 41% | 48% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 41% | 50% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 29% | 54% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 24% | 41% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 30% | 49% | 73% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 58% | 56% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 63% | 63% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 66% | 64% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 78% | 64% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 68% | 66% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 86% | 73% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 62% | 71% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 46% | 64% | 82% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 34% | 39% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 33% | 42% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 35% | 41% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 38% | 45% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 23% | 43% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 27% | 38% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 34% | 43% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 28% | 52% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 34% | 52% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 35% | 51% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 52% | 55% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 42% | 59% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 50% | 60% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 34% | 56% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 47% | 54% | 72% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 42% | 54% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 47% | 56% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 36% | 48% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 36% | 50% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 29% | 65% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 57% | 63% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 53% | 70% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 64% | 66% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 63% | 66% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 54% | 63% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 66% | 58% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 50% | 59% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 20% | 45% | 61% |
| 2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 11% | 27% | 66% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 12% | 43% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 11% | 48% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 36% | 31% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 49% | 37% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 46% | 33% | 61% |
| 2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 6% | 36% | 81% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 11% | 56% | 80% |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 6% | 51% | 79% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 13% | 42% | 77% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 25% | 59% | 77% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 38% | 61% | 82% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 19% | 47% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 27% | 41% | 79% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 99% | 96% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 93% | 95% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 35% | 51% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 37% | 54% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 36% | 64% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 59% | 69% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 46% | 64% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 58% | 73% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 27% | 57% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 49% | 63% | 79% |
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* High School For Health Careers & Sciences was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.