Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellence (32K556)

797 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn , NY 11221, Brooklyn
Phone: 347-378-0498
Hours: 08:00am - 02:20pm
School Website: https://www.bushwickleadershs.com
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/32K556/
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School Leader: Enrique Garcia (egarcia22@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Melissa De Los Santos (mdelossantos9@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Juan Gastolomendo (jgastolomendo@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Juan Gastolomendo (jgastolomendo@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Ekaterini Siacouli (esiacouli@schools.nyc.gov)
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About
Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellence is a small community high school whose vision is to provide our learning community with a rigorous, collaborative, and culturally responsive academic program that encourages students to think critically, generate discussion, and create products to demonstrate their learning. We are the first school in New York State to have an approved Career & Technical Education (CTE) program in Data Science, which is a technology field that combines business, statistics and computer science. Our school also participates in the FutureReadyNYC program, which provides students with paid work based learning opportunities, career-connected instruction, financial literacy, early college credits and individual college & career advising, all of which are focused on providing students with a market-aligned pathway to a high paying career in technology.
Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization
Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 68%
Academic Highlights: FutureReadyNYC: Technology (Data Scientist), Seal of Biliteracy Program, Computer Science for All (CS4A) Program, Civics for All Program, CTE program(s): Data Science (FRNYC)
Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, Career and Technical Education (CTE), College Courses On Site, College Trips, Community School, Computer Science Coursework, Dress Code, Expert College and Career Advisor On Staff, Financial Literacy Coursework, FutureReadyNYC School, Internships Available, Online Grading System, Orientation, Paid Internships, Saturday Programs, Summer Internships, Summer Orientation, Virtual/Hybrid
School Features:
Offers 10th Grade Seats
Guidance Counselors, Social Workers
AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
This school is part of a PSAL team comprised of the following schools:
Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellence (32K556)
EBC High School for Public Service - Bushwick (32K545)
Programs
Humanities & Interdisciplinary
10th Grade seats available
- (Group 1) New York City residents
Computer Science & Technology
Bushwick Leaders High School has developed a cutting-edge Career & Technical Education (CTE) program focused on Data Science which combines business, statistics and computer science. The program will enable students to access a high quality and satisfying career as well as provide students with long-term economic security. We are the first school in New York State to have such a program approved by the New York State Education Department.
10th Grade seats available
School Student & Admissions Statistics


Total Offers
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)























Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category
Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)






4-Year College 35.10%
Unknown 43.30%
School Demographics (2023-24)
Female 49.00%

Black 14.00%
Hispanic 80.80%
White 1.70%
Other 1.80%
Hispanic 22.90%
White 54.30%
Other 8.50%
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)


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 | 71 (90%) | 8 (10%) | 0 (0%) |
Service | Fully Receiving | Partially Receiving | Not Receiving |
Counseling Services | >5 (87%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (13%) |
Counseling Services Bilingual | 0 (0%) | <=5 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
Occupational Therapy | 0 (0%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (100%) |
Physical Therapy | <=5 (100%) | N/A (N/A) | 0 (0%) |
Speech-Language Therapy | >5 (97%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (3%) |
Speech-Language Therapy Bilingual | <=5 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Transportation | Number Receiving |
Curb to School | 10 (83%) |
Stop to School | <=5 (?) |
Unassigned | <=5 (?) |
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)
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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