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High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology

350 67 Street Brooklyn, NY 11220
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“HSTAT is a public high school located in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn serving over 1,200 students. Our goal is to instill in our students the continuing quest for …” Read More »

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350 67 Street
Brooklyn, NY 11220
Bay Ridge
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City Plans More High-Tech Classes For Select Students
In addition to new high schools focused on science, technology, math and engineering (STEM), the city said it is launching a pilot program to offer more STEM classes to students, and train teachers, in 20 middle and high schools across the city. Read More »
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Test Scores Do Not Lead To Better Teachers
The principal of the High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology in Brooklyn argues that any new teacher evaluation system needs to include training and not merely rely on student scores. Read More »
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Congrats to Bryan Luna, a Brooklyn Community Foundation "Peter Jay Sharp Youth Arts Fellow"!

Congrats to Bryan Luna, a 10th grader at Telecommunications High School, on being named a 2011-12 Peter Jay Sharp Youth Arts Fellow by the Brooklyn Community Foundation. Bryan was nominated by Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music in the specialty of saxophone. Over the next year, he and nine other high school … Read More »

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New to the Neighborhood: Schools Opening This Fall
Nearly one in ten students who applied in the first round of the city's high school admissions process did not receive a match. But there are still options for parents and students, including new public and charter high schools opening this fall. Read More »
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On a College Path, and Traveling Together
With final deadlines for many college applications approaching, many students are scrambling to finalize their packages. Students at the High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology in Brooklyn started this process four years ago, its principal writes. And it all culminated a few weeks ago, in Professional Day. Read More »
The Failed Potential of the Progress Reports
When the city first began issuing progress reports, they had the potential to spur innovation and the sharing of best practices that would improve all schools. Instead, a principal writes, they have sparked competition and confusion. And they are fundamentally flawed. Read More »
  • Performance6 Average
  • Satisfaction 6 Average
  • Diversity 7 Above Average
6/9 Key indicators of this school's performance, including test scores and graduation rates. View All Data »
Performance Statistics
SAT Scores<br> 1345 / 2400
Average
Regents English
88%
Above Average
Regents Mathematics
58%
Average
Regents Science
60%
Average
Regents History
76%
Above Average
Regents Rate
74%
Above Average
10-Credit Rate
90%
Average
Weighted Diploma Rate 228.5 / 350
Above Average
Regents Completion 70.7 / 100
Average
College Enrollment Rate 72.1 / 100
Above Average
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More about High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology

Population 1,276 students
School Type High
Grades 9th-12th
2012 Progress
Report
A
Avg. Attendance Rate 91%
Advanced Placement Courses
  • Biology
  • Calculus AB
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science A
  • English Language and Composition
  • Physics B
  • Spanish Language
  • Statistics
  • United States History
  • World History
Language Classes
  • Italian
  • Spanish
Program Highlights
  • 9th and 10th Grade Institutes (small learning communities)
  • Contemporary World Issues
  • Forensic Science
  • Play Production
  • PSAT/SAT Prep
  • Law
  • Debate
  • Web Design
  • Children's Literature
  • Multicultural Literature
  • Psychology
  • Journalism
  • Anatomy
  • Film History
  • Yearbook
  • Drawing
  • Advanced Drawing
  • Photography
  • Active Physics and Regents Physics for 9th graders
  • College Now
Artistic Extracurriculars
  • Chorus
  • Creative Writing
  • Drama
  • Photography
  • Amnesty International
Clubs
  • Anime
  • Art
  • Chess
  • Gay-Straight Alliance
  • Italian
  • Key
  • Red Cross
Academic Extracurriculars
  • Japanese Language
  • Lincoln-Douglas Debate Society
  • Mock Trial Team
  • Arista National Honor Society
  • Student Government Organization
  • Model United Nations
  • The sTATement (school newspaper)
Cultural & Arts Partners)
  • New York Theatre Workshop
  • Museum of Modern Art
  • Center for Arts Education
  • Theatre Development Fund
Hospital Partnerships
  • Maimonides Medical Center
Higher Education Partnerships
  • Tufts University
  • Polytechnic University
  • University of Wisconsin
  • Fashion Institute of Technology - State University of New York (SUNY)
Non-Profit Opportunities
  • The Ivy Key (tutoring program)
  • American Social History Project
  • Trans-Atlantic Schools Alliance
Other Partnerships
  • The International Center for Leadership in Education
Community Organization Partners
  • AmeriCorps
  • The Art of Living Foundation
  • Posse Foundation
  • University of Wisconsin East Coast Alumni
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