High School of Fashion Industries, The (02M600)

225 West 24 Street, Manhattan, NY 10011, Manhattan
Phone: 212-255-1235
Email: dsilva3@schools.nyc.gov
Hours: 08:10am - 03:40pm
Principal: Daryl Blank
School Website: https://hsfi.nyc
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/02M600/
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Subway: 1 to 28th St; 2, 3 to 34th St; A, L to 14th St; C, E to 23rd St
Bus: BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, BxM11, BxM18, BxM2, BxM3, BxM4, M1, M11, M12, M14D-SBS, M2, M20, M23-SBS, M3, M34-SBS, M34A-SBS, M5, M55, M7, Q32, SIM10, SIM1C, SIM23, SIM24, SIM3, SIM3C, X27, X28, X63, X64, X68
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Program Details
Business Marketing and Visual Merchandising (M68M)
Business

This program is designed to develop student skills in visual display, store planning, marketing and software development with a focus on computer science and web application. Classes include: Foundations of Art, Design and Business, Color Theory and Aesthetics, Introduction to Business Marketing, Introduction to Visual Merchandising, Beginner & Advanced Computer Applications, AP Computer Science, Financial literacy, Communication and Public Presentation, Business Marketing Tools, Techniques, & Lab, Window Display and Exhibition Design, Fashion Buying & Marketing, Virtual Enterprise, and Entrepreneurship.

10th Grade seats available

Method:
Requirement:
Students are ranked by the school based on their auditions. Offers are made in priority group and rank order.
Priority:
  • (Group 1) New York City residents
Student & Admissions Statistics
School Year
2023-24
2022-23
2021-22
Total Students Across All Grades
1,518
1,606
1,705
    Grade 12 Students
359
332
349
    Grade 11 Students
303
438
380
    Grade 10 Students
464
432
507
    Grade 9 Students
392
404
469
Avg. Class Size
22.3
27.2
Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD
11 / 28 / 71
27 / 11 / 27
35 / 100 / 175
Attendance %
89%
84%
Graduation %
90%
91%
95%
College %
65%
71%
75%
Business Marketing and Visual Merchandising (M68M)
GE applicants/seats:
SWD applicants/seats:
142 / 55 (2.58)
35 / 15 (2.33)

Offers
167 / 55 (3.04)
22 / 15 (1.47)

Offers - Waitlist
161 / 70 (2.30)
13 / 20 (0.65)

Offers
About the School

HSFI has it all-rigorous academic classes; cutting-edge programs in Fashion Design, Business, Software Design, Illustration, Graphics, and Photography; and a multi-million-dollar school-based health center where students receive free medical and dental care. HSFI excels at guiding students through the college application and financial aid process with College access classes given during the school day, a full-time College counselor, and current HSFI students and alumni trained as college counselors to support their peers. HSFI provides students with hands-on experience with NYC companies in the fashion, business, and design worlds through our Corporate Advisory Board and industry partnerships. We are part of the Career Readiness and Modern Youth Apprenticeship (CRMYA) pilot, which helps us support career readiness for all our students. We have courses that help our ninth and tenth graders explore their career interests and develop readiness skills. Our students can apply for apprenticeships in tech, finance, and business, which allows them to earn and learn while in high school.

School Budget: View financial budget

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 77%

Academic Highlights: Our CTE programs are industry-recognized and state certified; Commercial Arts and Illustration (NYSED-Approved), Fashion Design (NYSED-Approved), Fashion Merchandising/Marketing (NYSED-Approved), Visual and Fashion Merchandising (NYSED-Approved). All our major programs have annual showcases, including our Fashion Show, Senior Art Show, & Visual Merchandising Holiday Window Unveiling., FutureReadyNYC: Technology (Software Developer), Through our corporate Board, HSFI has an Industry Partnership Program that provides students real-world business experiences. Our industry partners include Barneys, Kleinfeld Bridal, ADIDAS, Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy's, Swarovski, and the International Center of Photography., HSFI partners with the Yale University Center for Emotional Intelligence and community-based organizations such as Long Island University, Teen Choice, Partnership with Children, Relationship Abuse Prevention Program, and SPARK to develop students' social-emotional skills to handle teenage stress. Students participate in Emotion and Equity classes to help build strong bonds within the school community, celebrate individual diversity, and nurture social-emotional development alongside academic growth. The work is led by HSFI Student Equity leaders supported by their peers and faculty within the school community., CTE program(s): Art & Design, Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising/Marketing, Photography, Visual and Fashion Merchandising, HSFI Students have opportunities to have their voice heard and positively impact the school community through participation in the Principal's Advisory Committee on Equity and Belongingness and monthly Town Halls., Career Readiness & Modern Youth Apprenticeship (CRMYA) School, HSFI has a full menu of rigorous academic classes that include Advanced Placement (AP), CUNY College Now, Chemistry, Physics, Calculus, and Coding. Study Abroad in Florence, Italy, with the opportunity to earn college credits through SUNY.

Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, Career and Technical Education (CTE), College Trips, CRMYA School, FutureReadyNYC School, Health Center, Internships Available, Online Grading System, Orientation, Program(s) with 2 SWD Applicants Per Seat, Program(s) with 3+ GE Applicants Per Seat, Saturday Programs, Student Parent Orientation, Summer Bridge, Weekend Programs

School Features:

  • Offers 10th Grade Seats
  • Guidance Counselors, Social Workers, Bilingual Guidance Counselors

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AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
AP Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Art History, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Pre-Calculus, AP Statistics, AP United States Government and Politics, AP United States History, AP World History: Modern, Arts (Advanced Placement), Chemistry (Advanced Science), Math (College Course [Credited]), Physics (Advanced Science)
Diploma Endorsements
Arts, CTE, Math
Boys PSAL Sports
Badminton, Basketball, Bowling, Volleyball
Girls PSAL Sports
Badminton, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Volleyball, Wrestling
Co-ed PSAL Sports
Stunt
PSAL Website
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Other Sports
Soccer, Step, Track, Yoga
Clubs
African American, and Latino Studies, and Watercolor Painting., Animal Welfare, Anime, Anti-Prom Fashion Show, Asian Culture, Black and Latina Empowerment, Black Student Union, Coding, Cooking-World Cuisine, Craft, Creative Writing, Crochet, Dungeons and Dragons, Emotions Matter, Fashion Cares Community Service, Fashion With A Purpose, Feminist, Financial Literacy, Gaming, Gardening, Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA), Green Team, Guitar, Iconoclan Hip Hop Dance Team, Italian, K-pop Dance Team, Latin Groove Dance Team, Math, Modeling, Movie, Muslim Student Association, National Honor Society, Patternmaking, Photography, Plant-Based Eating, Portfolio Development, Puerto Rican, RIF RAF Book Club, Rock Band & Song, Sailing Club, Sculpture, Sewing, Skate Boarding Club, Student Government, Threads of Culture
Art Disciplines
Visual Arts
Art Performances
Artwork Exibits (5 per year), Films (2 per year), Theatre Performances (1 per year)
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
Student Responses
Academic Rigor 
  76.14%
Academic Engagement 
  71.31%
Safety 
  74.50%
Bully Prevention 
  69.88%
Inclusivity 
  92.90%
Mental Support 
  79.22%
Environment 
  66.88%
Post-School Support 
  86.33%
Teacher Responses
Academic Rigor 
  79.00%
School Satisfaction 
  86.92%
Student Behavior 
  70.50%
Student Support 
  93.29%
School Leadership 
  84.38%
Instructional Clarity 
  86.33%
Instructional Development 
  92.04%
Post-School Support 
  98.20%
Family Responses
Education 
  95.78%
Teacher Support 
  89.57%
Safety 
  95.00%
School Community 
  77.89%
School Leadership 
  94.75%
Post-School Support 
  95.00%
IEP Support 
  97.00%

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

View Full NYC DOE Survey Results:

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly school surveys: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/nyc-school-survey

Academic Summary & Data (2022-23)
Academic Proficiency
4-Year Grad. %
  89.50%
CC Regents
  62
Non-CC Regents
  50
Impact Score
  0.53
Performance Score
  0.64
College Aptitude
CCPC Index
  87.60%
SAT Math
  428
SAT R/W
  448
Postsecondary
2-Year College 17.10%
4-Year College 47.90%
Other Postsecondary 1.00%
Unknown 34.00%

View Full Academic Data:

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

School Demographics (2023-24)
Student Population:
Male 12.50%
Female 87.40%
Other 0.10%
English Language Learners:
  2.30%
Students with Disabilities:
  18.20%
Economic Need Index: 
  77.80%
Student Ethnicity:
Asian 4.10%
Black 28.50%
Hispanic 59.40%
White 5.10%
Other 2.90%
Teacher Ethnicity:
Asian 10.70%
Black 8.90%
Hispanic 11.60%
White 58.90%
Other 9.90%
IEP Statistics (2022-23)
IEP Services
Students with IEPs
  19.30%
Students with SETSS
  0.40%
Students with ICT
  11.80%
Students with SC
  2.70%
Has all programs
  97.00%
Has all services
  97.00%
Has some services
  0.00%
Has no services
  3.00%
IEP Student Performance
IEP Movement
2.38
Regents English
  68
Regents Gl. Hist.
  59
Regents US Hist.
  60
Regents Algebra I
  59
Regents Living Env.
  58
4-Year Grad. Rate
  74.3
IEP Support 
  97.00%
Special Education Programs & Services (2023-24)
ProgramFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services203 (98%)<=5 (?)<=5 (?)
SETSS<=5 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Special Class36 (95%)<=5 (?)<=5 (?)
ServiceFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Counseling Services>5 (99%)N/A (N/A)<=5 (1%)
Hearing Education Services<=5 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Occupational Therapy>5 (89%)N/A (N/A)<=5 (11%)
Physical Therapy<=5 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy124 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Vision Education Services<=5 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
TransportationNumber Receiving
Curb to School12 (100%)
Stop to School0 (0%)
Unassigned0 (0%)

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports

ELL Performance (2022-23)
Regents English
  66
Regents Gl. Hist.
  61
Regents US Hist.
  60
Regents Algebra I
  70
Regents Living Env.
  66
4-Year Grad. Rate
  79.2
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