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About this school
Hillside Arts & Letters Academy is
an urban public school
in Jamaica, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 415 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
Its teachers have had 20 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Mar 19, 2026
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Hillside Arts & Letters Academy
$15,991
raised using DonorsChoose
20
projects
funded
13
teachers
funded
81
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
1
project for
technology
1
project
for
art supplies
Hillside Arts & Letters Academy has received support from
60 individuals from New York and
21 individuals out-of-state.
