Hillcrest High School (28Q505)
160-05 Highland Avenue, Queens, NY 11432, Queens
Phone: 718-658-5407
Email: htroncoso@schools.nyc.gov
Hours: 8:00am - 3:45pm
School Website: https://www.hillcrestweb.com
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/41310
Quality Snapshot: https://tools.nycenet.edu/snapshot/2022/28Q505/HS/
Subway: F to Parsons Blvd
Bus: Q1, Q110, Q111, Q112, Q113, Q114, Q17, Q2, Q20A, Q20B, Q24, Q25, Q3, Q30, Q31, Q34, Q36, Q40, Q41, Q43, Q44-SBS, Q54, Q56, Q6, Q65, Q76, Q77, Q8, Q83, Q9, X68
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Program Details
NYS CTE Certified Nursing Assistant program that includes supervised clinical rotations with training from registered nurses and a developing Sports Medicine program with courses such as Exercise Physiology, Human Anatomy, and Nutrition. Students participate in the Health Professions Club and receive paid and unpaid internships in the health field and volunteer experience.
- (Group 1) Open to New York City residents
Student & Admissions Statistics
GE Applicants / Seats:
SWD Applicants / Seats:
About the School
Hillcrest is a Career and Tech Ed (CTE) and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) focused school. We proudly offer students a world-class education with a dynamic faculty and challenging curriculum. We have four NYS approved CTE programs to help our students prepare for college and career. Our CTE programs include: Certified Nursing Assistant, Computer Assisted Design, Software Engineering, and Virtual Enterprise (entrepreneurship). Our students get the benefits of a small school setting with our seven Small Learning Communities (SLC) in a large comprehensive high school. Every SLC is run by one teacher-leader, one school counselor, an administrator and teachers who use rigorous instruction to ensure student success. Each SLC has connections to the professional world with various partnerships and internships with elite organizations in NYC. Hillcrest offers students programs such as Peer Group Connections, Advisory Classes, My Brother's Keeper, My Sister's Keeper, Medical Research, Stagecraft, Model United Nations, Moot Court, Junior Achievement, Journalism, and Theater.
Academic Highlights: CTE program(s): Business Institute/Virtual Enterprise, Computer Assisted Design (CAD), Nursing Assistant, Software Engineering, FutureReadyNYC: Healthcare (Diagnostic Medicine) AND Teaching & Training (P-12 Teacher)
Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, Career and Technical Education (CTE), College Trips, Community Service Expected, FutureReadyNYC School, Internships Available, LYFE (Living For The Young Family Through Education), Online Grading System, Orientation, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat, Saturday Programs, Student Parent Orientation, Summer Bridge, Summer Internships, Summer Orientation, Summer Session, Weekend Programs
English Language Learner Programs: Transitional Bilingual Education: Bengali, Spanish
AP Courses, Languages & Sports
Survey Summary & Data (2022-23)
Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category
Academic Summary & Data (2022-23)
4-Year College 40.80%
Other Postsecondary 0.10%
Unknown 37.70%
School Demographics (2022-23)
Female 52.60%
Other 0.10%
Black 25.80%
Hispanic 36.70%
White 2.90%
Other 7.00%
Black 15.90%
Hispanic 11.30%
White 47.00%
Other 4.60%