High School for Arts and Business

High School for Arts and Business is a public high school in New York City, in Corona in the borough of Queens. It has an enrollment of 779.

High School for Arts and Business
Location
105-25 Horace Harding Expressway
Corona, Queens, New York 11368

United States
Coordinates40°44′14″N 73°51′12″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1997
School districtNew York City Department of Education District 24
School numberQ550
PrincipalAna Zambrano-Burakov
Faculty48.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment767[2] (2007-08)
Student to teacher ratio16.6[1]
Athletics conferencePublic School Athletic League[3]
MascotBulls[3]
WebsiteHSAB website
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As of May 2008, HSAB is one of the top-ranked high schools in New York City, and #219 on the list of the US's top high schools. Serving grades 9–12, is a part of the New York City Department of Education, and has an overall 90% graduation rate, with most students continuing to college. It was #223 on Newsweek magazine's 2006 list of the country's best public high schools. It was the highest-ranked of New York City's schools, of which nine made the 1,139-school list. It is #21 in all of NYC. The rankings evaluated schools by the ratio of advanced placement exams taken by graduating students.

Facilities

HSAB's building was previously a bowling alley. It was first used as a school on February 1, 1973 when it became the Newtown High School Annex. Once known as "the windowless building", it now has windows on its first and second floors. Its common areas are decorated with student work. There are no outdoor fields or gym, but physical education classes are held in a dance/aerobics room and well-equipped weight room.

Extracurricular activities

The schools sports are baseball for boys, track for both boys and girls, soccer for boys and girls, and handball for boys and girls.

The school is also the site for the YABC in Queens, a program to help students 17 years and older achieve diplomas from their base high schools.

References
  1. "High School For Arts And Business". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2008-05-27. Students: 796 (2005-2006)
  2. High School for Arts and Business website. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  3. School Profile - HS for Arts & Business. Public School Athletic League. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
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