Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, NY
(09-12 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 8301 SHORE RD
Brooklyn, NY 11209
- Telephone
- (718) 748-1537
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- City-data.com school rating
- 52
- Students
- 4,398
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 212.8
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 2,735
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 266
- School district
- NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
- Charter school
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- No
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
PS 185 WALTER KASSENBROCK (0.4 miles): | 88 |
PS 102 BAYVIEW (THE) (0.7 miles): | 81 |
PS/IS 104 FORT HAMILTON SCHOOL (THE) (0.8 miles): | 79 |
PS 264 BAY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (0.7 miles): | 72 |
PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK (1.1 miles): | 72 |
PS/IS 30 MARY WHITE OVINGTON (0.9 miles): | 67 |
RALPH A FABRIZIO SCHOOL (1.1 miles): | 60 |
HIGH SCHOOL OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY (1.0 miles): | 56 |
Fort Hamilton High School: | 52 |
New York: | 50 |
Kings County: | 40 |
Brooklyn: | 40 |
Fort Hamilton High School: | 52 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 4,362
Enrollment in 2014: 4,294
Enrollment in 2013: 4,403
Enrollment in 2012: 4,261
Enrollment in 2011: 4,362
Enrollment in 2009: 4,212
Enrollment in 2008: 4,461
Enrollment in 2007: 4,373
Enrollment in 2006: 4,538
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | UG | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 1243 | 1433 | 872 | 836 | 14 | 4,398 |
Female students | 565 | 673 | 398 | 393 | 5 | 2,034 |
Male students | 678 | 760 | 474 | 443 | 9 | 2,364 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
Asian students | 286 | 367 | 307 | 276 | 3 | 1,239 |
Hispanic students | 448 | 470 | 221 | 187 | 6 | 1,332 |
Black students | 63 | 63 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 205 |
White students | 417 | 496 | 285 | 311 | 4 | 1,513 |
Two or More Races students | 25 | 36 | 19 | 23 | - | 103 |
Enrollment by grade:
10th grade enrollment: 1,433
11th grade enrollment: 872
12th grade enrollment: 836
Ungraded enrollment: 14
Fort Hamilton High School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 6,131 schools)
Here: | 46.2% |
New York: | 51.1% |
School: | 53.8% |
New York: | 47.5% |
Fort Hamilton High School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 1,352 schools)
School: | 0.1% |
State: | 0.2% |
Fort Hamilton High School: | 28.2% |
State: | 4.6% |
Here: | 30.3% |
New York: | 9.2% |
Here: | 4.7% |
New York: | 12.0% |
Fort Hamilton High School: | 34.4% |
State: | 55.1% |
School: | 2.3% |
State: | 2.9% |
Fort Hamilton High School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 4,921 schools)
Here: | 68.2% |
State: | 52.7% |
Fort Hamilton High School: | 62.2% |
State: | 45.4% |
Here: | 6.0% |
New York: | 4.8% |
Fort Hamilton High School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Average Class Size:
- Grade 10 English: 30
- Grade 10 Mathematics: 32
- Grade 10 Science: 31
- Grade 10 Social Studies: 33
Teachers and support:
Student/Teacher Ratio
Here: | 20.7 |
State: | 14.0 |
Number of individuals teaching out of certification: 45
Number of teachers with fewer than three years of teaching experience: 26
Number of teachers with Master's Degree plus 30 hours or doctorate: 127
Total number of classes taught: 1,193
Number of classes taught by teachers without appropriate certification: 179
Number of full-time principals: 1
Number of full-time assistant principals: 11
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals: 28
Fort Hamilton High School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
Statewide Student Assessments
Regents Examination:
(State average from 2,072 schools)
Fort Hamilton High School - % Scroring 55 and above in Regents Examination
- All85%
- Males85%
- Females86%
- Hispanic79%
- Asian91%
- Black80%
- White86%
- IDEA66%
Scoring 55 and above
(Geometry)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 132 (14%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 200 (22%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 421 (46%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 93 (10%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 65 (7%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 85% |
New York: | 79% |
Integrated Algebra (Common Core):
- All90%
- Males91%
- Females90%
- Hispanic84%
- Asian96%
- Black84%
- White93%
- IDEA81%
Scoring 55 and above
(Integrated Algebra)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 128 (10%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 183 (14%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 644 (48%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 278 (21%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 98 (7%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 90% |
New York: | 93% |
Algebra II (Common Core):
- All93%
- Males92%
- Females94%
- Hispanic94%
- Asian94%
- Black81%
- White93%
Scoring 55 and above
(Algebra II)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 36 (6%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 64 (11%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 273 (48%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 153 (27%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 39 (7%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 93% |
New York: | 87% |
Comprehensive English (Common Core):
- All87%
- Males81%
- Females92%
- Hispanic81%
- Asian84%
- Black92%
- White90%
- IDEA63%
Scoring 55 and above
(Comprehensive English)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 181 (14%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 90 (7%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 257 (20%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 279 (22%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 488 (38%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 87% |
State: | 89% |
Regents Competency Test:
(State average from 681 schools)
Fort Hamilton High School - Percent Passing Regents Competency Tests
Students tested with valid scores: 9
Number of students tested failing: 8 (89%)
Number of students tested passing: 1 (11%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 11% |
State: | 42% |
Math:
Students tested with valid scores: 6
Number of students tested failing: 2 (33%)
Number of students tested passing: 4 (67%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 67% |
New York: | 50% |
Global Studies:
- All45%
- Males40%
- Females50%
- Hispanic67%
- IDEA45%
Percent Passing (Global Studies)
Number of students tested failing: 6 (55%)
Number of students tested passing: 5 (45%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 45% |
New York: | 37% |
United States History and Government:
- All33%
- Males43%
- Females20%
- Hispanic20%
- IDEA33%
Percent Passing (United States History and Government)
Number of students tested failing: 8 (67%)
Number of students tested passing: 4 (33%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 33% |
New York: | 38% |
Science:
Students tested with valid scores: 7
Number of students tested failing: 4 (57%)
Number of students tested passing: 3 (43%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 43% |
State: | 44% |
The New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test:
(State average from 567 schools)
Fort Hamilton High School - % Scoring at Expanding Level or above in NYSESLAT
- All44%
- Males39%
- Females52%
- Hispanic44%
- Asian42%
- IDEA60%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (9th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 44% |
State: | 50% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 10%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 26%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 19%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 33%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 11%
10th Grade:
- All61%
- Males57%
- Females67%
- Hispanic63%
- Asian55%
- White72%
- IDEA69%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (10th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 61% |
New York: | 61% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 4%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 12%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 23%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 39%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 22%
11th Grade:
- All79%
- Males78%
- Females78%
- Hispanic84%
- Asian74%
- White80%
- IDEA87%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (11th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 79% |
State: | 64% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 1%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 3%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 18%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 53%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 26%
12th Grade:
- All76%
- Males75%
- Females77%
- Hispanic75%
- Asian81%
- White55%
- IDEA57%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (12th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 76% |
New York: | 62% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 0%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 4%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 20%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 57%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 19%
Outcomes
High School Completers:
Regents Diploma - Requires a student pass a minimum of 5 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Regents with Advanced Designation - Requires a student pass a minimum of 8 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Local Diploma - Can only be obtained by students with disabilities with an individualized education program or section 504 Accommodation Plan.
Fort Hamilton High School - High School Completers
- All80%
- Males75%
- Females86%
- Hispanic73%
- White85%
- IDEA54%
Graduation Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 902
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 896
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 814 (91% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with advanced designation: 326 (36% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 82 (9% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a commencement credential: 6 (1% of Completers)
- All80%
- Males75%
- Females86%
- Hispanic67%
- Black79%
- White87%
- IDEA56%
Graduation Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 790
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 790
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 775 (98% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with advanced designation: 324 (41% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 15 (2% of Graduates)
- All70%
- Males64%
- Females79%
- Hispanic57%
- Black83%
- White78%
- IDEA44%
Graduation Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 112
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 106
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 39 (37% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma with advanced designation: 2 (2% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 67 (63% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a commencement credential: 6 (5% of Completers)
High School Non-completers:
(State average from 1,468 schools)
Fort Hamilton High School - High School Non-completers
- All15%
- Males18%
- Females11%
- Hispanic18%
- White12%
- IDEA27%
Dropout Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 4,461
Number of non-completers: 211
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 202
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 9
Percent of non-completers: | 5.0% |
New York: | 5.4% |
- All13%
- Males16%
- Females10%
- Hispanic23%
- Black12%
- White8%
- IDEA25%
Dropout Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 3,762
Number of non-completers: 152
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 146
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 6
Percent of non-completers: | 4.0% |
State: | 6.5% |
- All10%
- Males14%
- Females5%
- Hispanic15%
- Black4%
- White8%
- IDEA22%
Dropout Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 699
Number of non-completers: 59
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 56
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 3
Percent of non-completers: | 8.0% |
State: | 10.1% |
Post-graduation Plans of Completers:
Fort Hamilton High School - Post-graduation Plans of Completers
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 902
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 609 (68%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 214 (24%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 1 (0%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 10 (1%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 24 (3%)
└─ Graduates who planned to attend programs such as vocational rehabilitation and other programs: 5 (1%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 39 (4%)
General Education:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 790
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 595 (75%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 137 (17%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 1 (0%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 10 (1%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 15 (2%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 32 (4%)
Students with Disabilities:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 112
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 14 (13%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 77 (69%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 9 (8%)
└─ Graduates who planned to attend programs such as vocational rehabilitation and other programs: 5 (4%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 7 (6%)
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 1,294 schools)
- All134
- Males129
- Females140
- Hispanic97
- Asian161
- Black123
- White141
- IDEA61
High School Math - Performance Index (PI)
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 996
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 99%
Performance Index (PI): | 134 |
State: | 126 |
Safe harbor target: 151
High School ELA:
- All152
- Males145
- Females160
- Hispanic128
- Asian156
- Black155
- White165
- IDEA87
High School ELA - Performance Index (PI)
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 996
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 99%
Performance Index (PI): | 152 |
New York: | 151 |
Safe harbor target: 166
5-Year Graduation Rate:
- All79%
- Males74%
- Females85%
- Hispanic70%
- Asian82%
- Black76%
- White84%
- IDEA51%
5-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: Yes
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 978
Graduation Rate: | 79% |
New York: | 78% |
Safe harbor target: 77
4-Year Graduation Rate:
- All77%
- Males72%
- Females84%
- Hispanic63%
- Asian79%
- Black74%
- White85%
- IDEA54%
4-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: Yes
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 1,066
Graduation Rate: | 77% |
State: | 76% |
Safe harbor target: 76
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