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/46980
Quality Snapshot: https://tools.nycenet.edu/snapshot/2022/17K539/HS/
Subway: B, Q to Church Av
Bus: B103, B12, B16, B35, B41, B44, B44-SBS, B49, BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4
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About

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.

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

AP Courses, Languages & Sports
AP Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP United States History, Comp Sci/Math Tech (College Course [Credited]), ELA (College Course [Credited]), Other (College Course [Credited]), Social Studies (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)
Languages Offered
Spanish
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 Club, Swimming
Activities
TEALS Microsoft Computer Science club, Girls INC., Gentleman's Factory Innovation Lab, Student Government Association, Peer Mediation, Trident Swim Club, Dance Club
Programs
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.

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) Priority to Brooklyn students or residents
  • (Group 2) Then to New York City residents
Student & Admissions Statistics
School Year
2022-23
2021-22
Total Students Across All Grades
227
226
    Grade 12 Students
55
54
    Grade 11 Students
67
70
    Grade 10 Students
59
62
    Grade 9 Students
46
40
Avg. Class Size
20.9
Complaints / Suspensions
16 / 34
<5 / 18
Attendance %
86%
82%
Graduation %
81%
84%
College %
41%
50%
Total Applicants / Seats
Total Offers
272 (40) / 108
0
245 / 108
58
High School for Service & Learning (K30X)
GE Applicants / Seats:
SWD Applicants / Seats:

28 / 88 (0.32)
12 / 20 (0.60)
Offers - Waitlist
Survey Summary & Data (2022-23)
Student Responses - 69% responded
Academic Rigor 
  74.43%
Academic Engagement 
  65.08%
Safety 
  75.22%
Bully Prevention 
  68.50%
Inclusivity 
  88.30%
Mental Support 
  72.00%
Environment 
  71.82%
Post-School Support 
  87.44%
Teacher Responses - 94% responded
Academic Rigor 
  89.33%
School Satisfaction 
  86.67%
Student Behavior 
  61.11%
Student Support 
  91.40%
School Leadership 
  95.53%
Instructional Clarity 
  92.80%
Instructional Development 
  89.06%
Post-School Support 
  96.38%
Family Responses - 14% responded
Education 
  96.67%
Teacher Support 
  89.83%
Safety 
  93.00%
School Community 
  84.22%
School Leadership 
  93.09%
Post-School Support 
  100.00%

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

View Full NYC DOE Survey Results:

More information about NYC DOE surveys can be found here: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/reports/school-quality/nyc-school-survey

Academic Summary & Data (2022-23)
Academic Proficiency
4-Year Grad. %
  91.80%
Avg. CC Regents Score
  53
Avg. Non-CC Regents Score
  44
College Aptitude
CCPC Index
  85.20%
Avg. SAT Math Score
  391
Avg. SAT Read/Write Score
  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. More information can be found here: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/reports/school-quality

Information on NYS Regents exams can be found here: https://www.nysed.gov/state-assessment/high-school-regents-examinations

School Demographics (2022-23)
Student Population:
Male 64.80%
Female 35.20%
English Language Learners:
  18.10%
Students with IEPs:
  18.90%
Economic Need Index: 
  84.10%
Student Ethnicity:
Asian 4.40%
Black 65.60%
Hispanic 23.30%
White 3.50%
Other 3.20%
Teacher Ethnicity:
Black 35.30%
White 41.20%
Other 23.50%
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