High School for Service & Learning at Erasmus (17K539)

911 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226, Brooklyn
Phone: 718-564-2551
Email: pcraig@hsslnyc.org
Hours: 08:05am - 02:20pm
Principal: Denese Farkas
School Website: https://www.hsslnyc.org/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/17K539/
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Subway: B, Q to Church Av
Bus: B103, B12, B16, B35, B41, B44, B44-SBS, B49, BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4
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Program Details
High School for Service & Learning (K30X)
Humanities & Interdisciplinary

Students are working towards service learning hours that will result in a service learning endorsed diploma. Students have choices in internships that anchor to career path interests.

10th Grade seats available

Method:
Requirement:
Ed. Opt. programs admit students across all academic levels. Students are grouped into Low, Middle, and High categories based on a composite of their academic data. One-third of offers are made to students in each category.
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Brooklyn students or residents
  • (Group 2) New York City residents
Student & Admissions Statistics
School Year
2023-24
2022-23
2021-22
Total Students Across All Grades
227
227
226
    Grade 12 Students
55
55
54
    Grade 11 Students
53
67
70
    Grade 10 Students
52
59
62
    Grade 9 Students
67
46
40
Avg. Class Size
22.5
20.9
Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD
<5 / 34 / 0
16 / 34 / 3
<5 / 18 / 1
Attendance %
86%
82%
Graduation %
92%
81%
84%
College %
52%
41%
50%
High School for Service & Learning (K30X)
GE applicants/seats:
SWD applicants/seats:

Estimated Cutoffs
  GE:
  SWD:
Offer Prediction:
29 / 88 (0.33)
6 / 20 (0.30)

Offers
All accepted
All accepted
28 / 88 (0.32)
12 / 20 (0.60)

Offers - Waitlist
16 / 88 (0.18)
9 / 20 (0.45)

Offers
About the School

The High School for Service Learning is a small school that prioritizes a tailored approach to education, promoting our students’ personal, professional, and academic growth. We empower students to be both college and career ready well-equipped to enter the workforce or pursue higher education, with a strong foundation of practical experience and academic achievement. Students have the unique opportunity to earn over a year's worth of college credits while still in high school through our partnerships with Brooklyn College, Medgar Evers College and Syracuse University. To prepare students for the workforce, our school is a FutureReady NYC and CareerReady Modern Youth Apprenticeship school offering job readiness training in Business, Finance, Technology and Healthcare. For students who express interest in other careers, we provide external resources in these fields as well. Through these programs students acquire 21st century employability skills including financial literacy, earn paid work-based learning opportunities, and engage in 1-1 advising allowing students to apply their classroom knowledge to real-world scenarios. 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: 88%

Academic Highlights: FutureReadyNYC: Healthcare (Pre-Nursing), Career Readiness & Modern Youth Apprenticeship (CRMYA) School

Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, College Trips, Community Service Expected, CRMYA School, Extended Day, FutureReadyNYC School, Internships Available, Online Grading System, Orientation, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat, Summer Bridge, Summer Internships, Summer Orientation

School Features:

  • Offers 10th Grade Seats
  • School whose primary location is co-located with another school
  • Guidance Counselors, Social Workers

Upcoming Events

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
AP Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP English Literature and Composition, AP United States History, Arts (College Course [Credited]), Comp Sci/Math Tech (College Course [Credited]), ELA (College Course [Credited]), Other (College Course [Credited]), Physics (Advanced Science), Social Studies (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)
Boys PSAL Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Volleyball, Wrestling
Girls PSAL Sports
Basketball, Cross Country, Flag Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Softball, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball
Other Sports
Dance, Fitness, Swimming
Clubs
Dance Club, Gentleman's Factory Innovation Lab, Girls INC., Peer Mediation, Student Government Association, TEALS Microsoft Computer Science club, Trident Swim Club
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
Student Responses
Academic Rigor 
  76.14%
Academic Engagement 
  72.46%
Safety 
  68.63%
Bully Prevention 
  58.13%
Inclusivity 
  85.20%
Mental Support 
  73.44%
Environment 
  68.50%
Post-School Support 
  86.11%
Teacher Responses
Academic Rigor 
  82.20%
School Satisfaction 
  87.50%
Student Behavior 
  48.63%
Student Support 
  90.14%
School Leadership 
  96.31%
Instructional Clarity 
  95.33%
Instructional Development 
  77.70%
Post-School Support 
  94.20%
Family Responses
Education 
  89.17%
Teacher Support 
  88.43%
Safety 
  96.33%
School Community 
  77.11%
School Leadership 
  91.13%
Post-School Support 
  90.00%

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. %
  91.80%
CC Regents
  53
Non-CC Regents
  44
Impact Score
  0.47
Performance Score
  0.49
College Aptitude
CCPC Index
  85.20%
SAT Math
  391
SAT R/W
  406
Postsecondary
2-Year College 28.10%
4-Year College 23.50%
Unknown 48.40%

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 59.00%
Female 41.00%
English Language Learners:
  23.30%
Students with Disabilities:
  18.90%
Economic Need Index: 
  86.90%
Student Ethnicity:
Asian 5.30%
Black 59.90%
Hispanic 29.10%
White 2.60%
Other 3.10%
Teacher Ethnicity:
Black 35.30%
White 41.20%
Other 23.50%
IEP Statistics (2022-23)
IEP Services
Students with IEPs
  18.90%
Students with SETSS
  0.00%
Students with ICT
  10.60%
Students with SC
  0.90%
Has all programs
  89.00%
Has all services
  97.00%
IEP Student Performance
IEP Movement
3.43
Regents English
  58
4-Year Grad. Rate
  100
Special Education Programs & Services (2023-24)
ProgramFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services35 (95%)<=5 (?)<=5 (?)
ServiceFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Counseling Services>5 (84%)N/A (N/A)<=5 (16%)
Speech-Language Therapy>5 (91%)N/A (N/A)<=5 (9%)
TransportationNumber Receiving
Curb to School<=5 (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
  48
Regents Gl. Hist.
  58
Regents Algebra I
  60
Regents Living Env.
  52
4-Year Grad. Rate
  63.6
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