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What’s Special

Performing and Visual Arts Programs

The Downside

Poor college readiness

The High School for Contemporary Arts (HSCA) is a small school housed in the Evander Childs Educational Campus with separate programs for performing arts and visual arts. The performing arts program emphasizes creative writing but also offers courses in dance, stage and film, and music. The visual arts program has technology and design coursework, along with traditional fine arts.

 

Students at HSCA may complete in internships at museums, universities or art firms. They may also receive college credit through the school’s CUNY College Now partnership with Lehman College and Hostos Community College. The school also offers iLearnNYC courses online.  

 

Students generally agree that the school environment is inclusive and safe. Teachers are generally happy with school leadership and would recommend the school to families, according to results of the NYC School Survey. Attendance at the school has also improved in recent years. However, many students enter the school with weak academic skills, and not many students are prepared for college when they graduate.

 

Students may take part in the many sports teams on the Evander Childs campus, and share facilities like the library, gym and cafeteria with other schools in the building. (Melanie Quiroz, web reports and DOE data, November 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?
 
85%
How many students with disabilities graduate in 4 years?
 
78%
How many English language learners graduate in 4 years?
 
70%
Average daily attendance
 
72%
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
 
73%
From the 2021-22 School Quality Guide and 2020-21 NYC School Survey

Students

283
Number of students
Citywide Average is 599

Race/Ethnicity


School
Citywide
Low-income students
 
87%
Students with disabilities
 
31%
Multilingual learners
 
12%
From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot

Safety & Vibe

School
Citywide
How many students were suspended?
 
1%
How many students say they feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms?
 
76%
How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
 
60%
How many students say that some are bullied at their school because of their gender or sexual orientation?
 
42%
From the 2020-21 NYC School Survey and 2019-20 NY State Report Card

Faculty & Staff

School
Citywide
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?
 
75%
1.1
Years of principal experience at this school
Citywide Average is 7
91
Number of students for each guidance counselor or social worker
Citywide Average is 157

Teachers’ Race/Ethnicity


How many teachers have 3 or more years of experience teaching?
 
97%
Are teachers effective?
From the 2020-21 NYC School Survey, 2021-22 School Quality Guide, 2019-20 Report on School-Based Staff Demographics, 2021 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 2019-20

Computer Science

Not offered in 2019-20

Physics

Not offered in 2019-20

Advanced Foreign Language

 
11%

AP/IB Arts, English, History or Social Science

 
35%

AP/IB Math or Science

Not offered in 2019-20

Music

Not offered in 2019-20
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?
 
33%
How many students take a college-level course or earn a professional certificate?
 
60%
How many students who have graduated from this high school stay in college for at least 3 semesters?
 
48%
From the 2020-21 and 2021-22 School Quality Guide
How many students filled out a FAFSA form by the end of their senior year?
 
63%
From the 2022-23 FAFSA data released by Federal Student Aid, brought you by
For more information about our data sources, see About Our Data · More DOE statistics for this school

Programs & Admissions

From the 2024 High School Directory

Arts Lab Studio Creative Writing & Performing Arts (X48A)

Admissions Method: Ed. Opt.

Program Description:

An intensive, collaborative, and interactive program emphasizing creative writing, dance, acting (stage and film), and music (vocal and keyboard).

Arts Lab-Studio II Visual, Audio & Media Arts (X48B)

Admissions Method: Ed. Opt.

Program Description:

An intensive, collaborative, and interactive program with an emphasis on fine arts, multi-media, and computer graphic/animation design.

Offerings

From the 2024 High School Directory

Language Courses

Spanish

Advanced Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP English Language and Composition, AP Studio Art - 2D, AP Studio Art - Drawing, Chemistry (Advanced Science), Comp Sci/Math Tech (College Course [Credited]), Math (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)

Boys PSAL teams

Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Swimming

Girls PSAL teams

Basketball, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Softball, Swimming, Volleyball

Read about admissions, academics, and more at this school on NYCDOE’s MySchools

NYC Department of Education: MySchools

Contact & Location

Location

800 East Gun Hill Road
Bronx NY 10467

Trains: 2 Line, 5 Line to Gun Hill Rd

Buses: Bx28, Bx30, Bx38, Bx39, Bx41, Bx41-SBS, Bx8, BxM11


Contact

Principal: Melissa Peters

Parent Coordinator: Chelsea Acevedo

Website

Other Details

Shared campus? Yes

This school shares the Evander Childs Educational Campus with five other schools

Uniforms required? No
Metal detectors? Yes

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