Fort Hamilton High School (20K490)

8301 Shore Road, Brooklyn, NY 11209, Brooklyn
Phone: 718-748-1537
Hours: 7:20am - 3:40pm
School Website: https://fthhs.org
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/20K490/
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School Leader: Kaye Houlihan (khoulih@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Nancy Makkar (nmakkar@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Janet Saquisili (jsaquisili@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Stacey Conway (sconway2@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Stacey Conway (sconway2@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Suzann Jacquez-Sanchez (sjacquezsanchez@schools.nyc.gov)
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About

Fort Hamilton High School is the largest comprehensive urban high school in a suburban setting and is referred to as the jewel in the crown of the Bay Ridge community. Based on the philosophy that all students can succeed, Fort Hamilton High School strived to set the standard for excellence and is a citywide magnet program for the performing arts and honors academy. The school facility supports our many programs, including modern sciences labs and a dance room for the Joffrey Ballet Academy. The school is replete with state-of-the-art technology including SmartBoards in every classroom and Mobile labs in classrooms, library, and Quick Print lab. 89% of students graduate in four years 63% of students enroll in college or career programs 78% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria 89% of students feel that this school offers a wide enough variety of programs, classes, and activities to keep them interested in school.

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 91%

Academic Highlights: Advanced Placement Courses Available, Virtual Enterprise/ Law Program/ Job Shadowing Opportunities, Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC), Audition and Screened Programs, College Now Courses Available

Other Features: Career and Technical Education (CTE), College Courses On Site, College Trips, Community Service Expected, Computer Science Coursework, Expert College and Career Advisor On Staff, Financial Literacy Coursework, Online Grading System, Paid Internships, Summer Bridge

English Language Learner Programs: Transitional Bilingual Education: Chinese, Spanish

School Features:

Audition Offered
Offers 10th Grade Seats
Guidance Counselors, Social Workers

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art

AP Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Chinese Language and Culture, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Human Geography, AP Physics 2, AP Pre-Calculus, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Statistics, AP Studio Art - 2D, AP United States Government and Politics, AP United States History, AP World History: Modern, Arts (College Course [Credited]), Chemistry (Advanced Science), Other (College Course [Credited]), Other (College Course [Uncredited]), Physics (Advanced Science), Science (College Course [Credited]), Social Studies (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)

Languages Offered

Chinese, Spanish

ELL Programs

Transitional Bilingual Education: Chinese, Spanish

Boys PSAL Sports

Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Football, Handball, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball

Girls PSAL Sports

Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Flag Football, Golf, Handball, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball

Co-ed PSAL Sports

Golf

PSAL Team

Fort Hamilton

Other Sports

Cheerleading

Clubs

AAPI Stronger Together, Act Out, Albanian, American Red Cross, Animal Rights Activists, Anime, Archery, Art, Asian Culture, Astronomy, Automotive Organization, Aviation, Badminton, Baseball, BC2M - Bring Change to Mind, Biology, Birdwatching, Black Student Union, Board Game, Body Manifestation, Boxing technique Club, Ceramix, Cheer Squad, Chemistry, Chess Club, Chicano Club, Chinese Student Organization, Chinese Traditional Clothing, Club Halo, Community is Key, Coptic, Creative Writing, Crochet, Cultural explorers, Cybersecurity, Drama, Engineering, Entomology, Equity And Social Justice Team, Fashion, Fem Club, Filipino, First Gen College, Flag Football, Football, French, Future Medical Professionals, Government and You, Grammar, Graphic Design, Greek, Improv, Interior Design, Italian, J-Walkers: Walking with Jesus, Japanese Language, Japanese Tea Ceremony, Jewelry, Jewish Student Union, JROTC Robotics Cyber Drill Raiders Academic, Junior Semi formal, Kids Care Crusaders, Latinos Unidos, Lifeguard, Lunch Table Podcast, Make A Difference, Math, Moot Court/Mock Trial, Muslim Student Association, Origami, Outdoor Adventure, Philosophy, Physics, PickleBall, Ping Pong, Potato Club, Public Speaking, Record Room, Riddle Me This, Russian Language, SafeBAE, Science Olympiad, Scrabble, Soccer, Softball, Solving True crime, Spanish Language and Hispanic Culture, Students for peace, Swim, Tennis, The Pilot, Track and Field, Travel Education, UNICEF, Video Game, Volleyball, Weight Training and Fitness, Wrestling, Yearbook, Youth Movement Against Alzheimers

Art

Fort Hamilton High School is fortunate to offer a vast array of arts classes. Our visual arts courses include, but are not limited to, creative art, calligraphy, ceramics, drawing, painting, portfolio development and advanced placement in studio art. We have an excellent theater department that produces two fully staged shows annually. The last two musical productions were Mean Girls and The Prom. Fort Hamilton High School's music program is a competitive program that travels and competes across the country. We have consistently received the highest grades at adjudication festivals. Our performing arts program requires an audition and is listed in the NYCDOE High School Directory. Seats are limited, but, audition pending, talented students from all over NYC can be admitted to our school and be part of our music (instrumental or vocal) program, or Joffrey Dance Academy. Honors level courses are available to students who qualify.

Program Details

Zoned(K17Z)
Zoned

Comprehensive academic program.

10th Grade seats available

Method:

Zoned Guarantee

Requirement:

Students who live within this school's zone are guaranteed an offer to this program, if they do not receive an offer to a higher choice. To see your child’s zoned school, go to your student's profile in MySchools and scroll down to "Zoned School”.

Priority:

(Group 1) Students who live in the zoned area
(Group 2) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23	2021-22
GE applicants/seats:	713 / 455 (1.57)	0 / 0 (0.00)	0 / 0 (0.00)
SWD applicants/seats:	138 / 85 (1.62)	0 / 0 (0.00)	0 / 0 (0.00)
Rank Avg:	4.88
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist	Offers

School Student & Admissions Statistics

School Year

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

Total Students Across All Grades

Grade 12 Students

Grade 11 Students

Grade 10 Students

Grade 9 Students

Avg. Class Size

Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD

47 / 89 / 17

76 / 78 / 25

101 / 126 / 70

Attendance %

89%

88%

86%

Graduation %

86%

82%

College %

67%

63%

64%

Total Applicants / Seats

Total Offers

4,983 (1,995) / 883
903

4,483 (1,988) / 972
1008

4,501 / 234
1050

This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)

Student Responses

Academic Rigor

77.29%

Academic Engagement

69.62%

Safety

78.75%

Bully Prevention

66.75%

Inclusivity

87.50%

Mental Support

71.89%

Environment

67.88%

Post-School Support

80.67%

Teacher Responses

Academic Rigor

80.20%

School Satisfaction

88.33%

Student Behavior

69.25%

Student Support

91.00%

School Leadership

85.31%

Instructional Clarity

89.33%

Instructional Development

87.88%

Post-School Support

94.60%

Family Responses

Education

93.11%

Teacher Support

84.43%

Safety

93.67%

School Community

79.11%

School Leadership

93.13%

Post-School Support

92.00%

IEP Support

94.33%

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

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)

Academic Proficiency

4-Year Grad. %

86.70%

CC Regents

Non-CC Regents

Impact Score

0.52

Performance Score

0.59

College Aptitude

CCR

59.00%

SAT Math

500

SAT R/W

503

Postsecondary

2-Year College 20.80%
4-Year College 52.60%
Other Postsecondary 0.50%
Unknown 26.10%

School Demographics (2023-24)

Student Population:

Male 51.80%
Female 48.20%

English Language Learners:

14.70%

Students with Disabilities:

16.00%

Economic Need Index:

74.80%

Student Ethnicity:

Asian 30.50%
Black 2.30%
Hispanic 31.10%
White 33.90%
Other 2.20%

Teacher Ethnicity:

Asian 10.70%
Black 3.00%
Hispanic 9.90%
White 72.10%
Other 4.30%

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

IEP Statistics (2023-24)

IEP Services

Students with IEPs

15.80%

Students with SETSS

1.60%

Students with ICT

7.10%

Students with SC

3.70%

Has all programs

96.00%

Has some programs

2.00%

Has no programs

1.00%

Has all services

97.00%

IEP Student Performance

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents US Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

4-Year Grad. Rate

78.3

IEP Movement

Fair

IEP Support

94.33%

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

Special Education Programs & Services (2024-25)

Program	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services	349 (97%)	<=5 (?)	<=5 (?)
SETSS	64 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Special Class	155 (95%)	>5 (?)	<=5 (?)

Service	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Counseling Services	>5 (97%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (3%)
Hearing Education Services	9 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Occupational Therapy	23 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Physical Therapy	10 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy	>5 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (0%)
Vision Education Services	<=5 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)

Transportation	Number Receiving
Curb to School	25 (74%)
Stop to School	0 (0%)
Unassigned	9 (26%)

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

ELL Performance (2023-24)

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents US Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

4-Year Grad. Rate

57.9

ELL Progress

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

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