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November 21, 2009

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H.S. 498 Humanities & Arts Magnet High School
207- 01 116th Avenue Queens, NY 11411 Phone: (718) 978-2135 Fax: (718) 978-2309 Website Map	Principal: Mercedes Qualls Parent Coordinator: Heather Smith (347) 563-4454
WHAT'S SPECIAL: Internship with Queens Public Television; strong commitment to the arts. DOWNSIDE: No honors program; outdated science labs; school is far from the subway.

Grade levels: 9 to 12
Class size: 34
Enrollment: 505
Ethnicity %:
1 W; 86 B; 9 H; 3 A

4 year graduation rate: 57.7%

District 29
HS Supt: Bonnie Laboy
Admissions:
Neighborhood: Cambria Heights
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Humanities & Arts Magnet High School is one of four small schools created when the former Andrew Jackson High School in Cambria Heights was shut down in the mid 1990's for poor performance. The school draws many students from nearby Caribbean-American communities where French and Haitian Creole are spoken at home.

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Apr 8, 2008	Because of improvements in its test scores, Humanities and the Arts Magnet High School was removed read more
Mar 19, 2007	Because of an increase in violence, the schools in the Cambria Heights Campus Magnet building have been added to the city's list of read more
Dec 22, 2006	"Most of the staff is very, very helpful but it's disheartening to come to the school and see constant fighting in the hallways," writes a parent who saw two major fights on one visit to the... read more

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