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What’s Special

A safe haven with good health career facilities

The Downside

Metal detectors

The Academy for Health Careers aims to prepare students for jobs such as emergency medical technician (EMT), x-ray technician or administrator in health information billing and coding.  

Students may learn to take a patient’s vital signs, study blood samples under a microscope, or practice emergency care in a simulated ambulance in the school’s “medical facility room.” 

Housed in the Paul Robeson Educational Campus in Crown Heights, the school is orderly and safe; most teachers say long-time Principal Deonne Martin is an effective manager who keeps the school running smoothly, according to school surveys. Most students graduate on time and at least half are ready for college-level work.

In each grade, students focus on a different health-related topic: Ninth graders get an overview of the healthcare system, 10th graders tackle emergency medicine, 11th graders focus on hospital patient care, and 12th graders explore biomedical technology. Students may take field trips to hospitals and other health-related sites. 

A couple downsides: More than half the students miss at least a month of school. All students must pass through a metal detector to get into the building. 

Admission: Open. Priority is given to Brooklyn students or residents. (Lydie Raschka, DOE statistics, December 2018)

 

 

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School Stats

Citywide Average Key
This school is Better Near Worse than the citywide average

Academics

School
Citywide
How many students graduate in 4 years?
 
83%
Average daily attendance
 
81%
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
 
69%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school offers enough activities and services for their children's needs?
 
57%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school works to achieve the goals of their students' IEPs?
 
75%
From the 2022-23 School Quality Guide and 2022-23 NYC School Survey

Students

203
Number of students
Citywide Average is 617

Race/Ethnicity


School
Citywide
Low-income students
 
84%
Students with disabilities
 
19%
Multilingual learners
 
6%
From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot

Safety & Vibe

School
Citywide
How many students were suspended?
 
3%
How many students say they feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms?
 
66%
How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
 
68%
How many students say that some are bullied at their school because of their gender or sexual orientation?
 
33%
How many teachers say they would recommend this school to other families?
 
42%
From the 2022-23 NYC School Survey and 2019-20 NY State Report Card

Faculty & Staff

School
Citywide
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?
 
53%
3.6
Years of principal experience at this school
Citywide Average is 7
254
Number of students for each guidance counselor or social worker
Citywide Average is 191
How many teachers have 3 or more years of experience teaching?
 
89%
Are teachers effective?
From the 2022-23 NYC School Survey, 2022-23 School Quality Guide, 2021-22 Report on School-Based Staff Demographics, 2023 Guidance Counselor Report, and this school's most recent Quality Review Report

Advanced Courses

Which students have access to advanced courses at this school? Learn more

Calculus

Not offered in 2021-21

Computer Science

Not offered in 2021-21

Physics

Not offered in 2021-21

Advanced Foreign Language

 
4%

AP/IB Arts, English, History or Social Science

 
48%

AP/IB Math or Science

 
29%

Music

Not offered in 2021-21
From unpublished, anonymized data from the 2021-22 school year provided by the New York State Education Department, brought to you by

College Readiness

School
Citywide
How many students graduate with test scores high enough to enroll at CUNY without remedial help?
 
48%
How many students take a college-level course or earn a professional certificate?
 
42%
How many students who have graduated from this high school stay in college for at least 3 semesters?
 
35%
From the 2020-21 and 2022-23 School Quality Guide
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Programs & Admissions

From the 2024 High School Directory

Academy for Health Careers (L64A)

Admissions Method: Open

Offerings

From the 2024 High School Directory

Language Courses

French, Spanish

Advanced Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Biology, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Psychology, AP Statistics, AP United States History, AP World History: Modern, Chemistry (Advanced Science), Math (College Course [Uncredited]), Science (College Course [Uncredited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)

Boys PSAL teams

Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Handball, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Tennis

Girls PSAL teams

Basketball, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track

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Contact & Location

Location

150 Albany Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11213

Trains: 3 Line to Kingston Av; A Line, C Line to Kingston-Throop

Buses: B15, B25, B26, B43, B44, B45, B46, B65


Contact

Principal: Lisa Grevenberg

Parent Coordinator: Chanel Bunch

Phone: 718-773-0128

Website

Other Details

Shared campus? Yes

This school shares the Paul Robeson Educational Campus with one other school

Uniforms required? No
Metal detectors? Yes

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