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Highland Park Community School
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Brooklyn NY 11208
Our Insights
What’s Special
A principal who was a software engineer
The Downside
Poor attendance
Opened in 2014 in the IS 171 building in Cypress Hills, Highland Park Community School aims to give students a solid background in math, science and engineering through fun projects designed to find solutions to real-world problems.
They may learn to write computer code for video games, or learn why some communities don’t have access to fresh food, or explore the importance of access to clean water, according to the school website.
Principal Jamilah Seifullah was a founding teacher at P-TECH, a Brooklyn high school designed to give students two years of college. A Bronx native, she was a software engineer at Verizon for eight years before becoming a teacher.
The school faces many challenges. Attendance is poor, and some teachers and students complain about order and discipline. Most students arrive with poor academic skills. However, most teachers say the principal is an effective manager and recommend the school to prospective parents, according to school surveys.
Admissions: District 19. (Clara Hemphill, web reports, April 2019)
Read moreSchool Stats
Is this school safe and well-run?
From 2018-19 NYC School Survey
From 2017-18 NY State Report Card
From this school's most recent Quality Review Report
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
How do students perform academically?
From 2018 State ELA+Math Results Summary
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
Who does this school serve?
From 2018-19 Demographic Snapshot
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
From 2018 School Directories
How does this school serve special populations?
From 2018 State ELA+Math Results Summary
Contact & Location
Location
, 
to Crescent St
Contact
Other Details
Zone for the 2019-2020 school year. Call school to confirm.
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