Overview
The High School of American Studies at Lehman College (commonly abbreviated HSAS) is a public high school in the Bronx, New York City, with a published address of 2925 Goulden Avenue, Bronx, NY 10468 [1]. It is identified in its own history as one of New York City’s specialized high schools and, according to the school, is unique among them in placing a special focus on history, particularly American history [3].
HSAS was created in 2002 as a small school designed for about 400 students, alongside Queens High School for the Sciences at York College and the High School for Math, Science, and Engineering at City College [3]. The school states that it has been graduating students since 2006 [3]. It operates in affiliation with Lehman College, part of the City University of New York, a relationship the school describes as offering the intimacy of a small school together with the resources of a large college [1].
Location and School Identity
The school’s published contact information lists a mailing address of 2925 Goulden Avenue, Bronx, NY 10468, a main telephone number of (718) 329-2144, and a fax number of (718) 329-0792 [1][3]. The campus is associated with Lehman College, and through that collaboration students have access to the college’s campus library and athletic facilities [1].
Readers researching New York City schools should note that HSAS is a distinct institution from Lehman College itself and from the city’s other specialized high schools. Its name is sometimes shortened to HSAS or rendered as HSAS-Lehman, the form used in the school’s own website navigation [1][2]. The affiliation with Lehman College is an academic partnership; it does not mean that HSAS students are enrolled as Lehman College undergraduates.
Because HSAS is a specialized high school rather than a zoned neighborhood school, a family’s residential address does not by itself establish eligibility to attend. Admission to New York City’s specialized high schools is administered centrally by the city school system rather than through local attendance boundaries. Families should confirm current rules with New York City Public Schools and with the school itself, as described below.
Grades and Academic Programs
HSAS is a high school. The sources reviewed for this profile describe a three-year United States history sequence and credit-bearing college coursework in the junior and senior years, but they do not state an explicit grade span, so families should confirm the current grade configuration with the school [1][3].
American history at the center of the program
All students at HSAS engage in a three-year chronological study of American history and are required to take the Advanced Placement U.S. History examination in May of the third year [1][3]. The school states that it uses primary source documents, films, biographies, literature, and creative teaching techniques to make history come alive, and that students gain first-hand knowledge of key events in American history through trips to sites and cities of historic importance and through participation in special seminars with guest speakers [1].
Advanced Placement, honors, and elective coursework
Beyond the history requirement, HSAS offers honors-level, Advanced Placement, and elective courses in mathematics, science, constitutional and criminal law, literature, film, foreign languages, history, and the arts [1]. The school’s history page lists Advanced Placement offerings that include Calculus AB, Spanish, Biology, World History, English Literature and Composition, English Language and Composition, and African American Studies [3]. Course offerings can change from year to year, and the school publishes a Course Catalogue and an Academic Policy Guide for current details [1].
College partnership and research
A stated component of the HSAS program is the development of college-level research skills and methodologies. Students pursue individualized research projects supported by both school and college faculty [1]. Through the collaboration with Lehman College, students take credit-bearing college classes and seminars in their junior and senior years and have access to the college’s library and athletic facilities [1].
Enrollment and School Data
The sources reviewed for this profile do not include current enrollment counts, student-teacher ratios, graduation rates, attendance rates, or assessment results, and no New York State or federal school identifier (such as a BEDS code or NCES school ID) appeared in the retrieved material. The only enrollment-related figure in the school’s own published history is a design figure: HSAS was planned as a small school for about 400 students when it was created in 2002 [3]. That number describes the school’s intended size at its founding and should not be read as a current enrollment count.
Readers who need current, comparable figures should consult the New York State Education Department’s school directory and the school’s most recent report card, as well as New York City Public Schools’ own school pages. Any enrollment or performance number should be read together with its reporting year and the population it describes. A single measure, such as a graduation rate or an exam participation figure, does not establish overall school quality, and missing data should not be interpreted as a value of zero.
Admissions and Enrollment
The school pages reviewed for this profile describe academics, activities, and announcements, but they do not set out HSAS’s current application procedure, eligibility rules, or deadlines [1][2][3]. HSAS is identified in the school’s own history as one of New York City’s specialized high schools, which are administered through the city’s public school system rather than by neighborhood attendance boundaries [3]. Families should therefore treat the school’s website and New York City Public Schools’ admissions information as the authoritative sources for the current process, including any testing requirement, application deadlines, and eligibility rules, which can change between admissions cycles.
The school does publish information-session announcements. Its website listed an in-person information event for Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:30 PM at the Lehman College Performing Arts Center, noting that no RSVP was necessary and that parking was not available [2]. That listing is a dated example of how the school communicates with prospective families rather than a standing schedule; readers should check the school’s announcements page for current dates. The same site also noted a school-year start at 8 AM on Thursday, September 10 [2].
Student Services and Family Information
The school’s website provides forms and policies for families. For attendance, families are asked to notify the school of a student’s absence by emailing the parent coordinator, Ms. Trebo Fiore, at atrebofiore@schools.nyc.gov, or by calling the main office at (718) 329-2144 [2]. The site also lists a form for reporting a positive COVID-19 test among its important forms and policies, and links to a Cell Phone Policy Guide [1][2]. Staff assignments, forms, and health-reporting procedures can change, so the school’s website is the appropriate place to confirm what is currently in effect.
HSAS offers athletics and clubs. The school states that it competes in many Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) sports and its site reports results for its cross-country, bowling, and girls tennis teams, among others [2][3]. It also describes student activities such as a student government trivia night and a Poetry Cafe presented jointly by the Poetry Club and the Jazz Band [2].
The sources reviewed do not describe language-support services, accessibility accommodations, transportation eligibility, or meal programs for HSAS. Families who need those details should contact the school directly or consult New York City Public Schools’ published information rather than assuming a service is available because it is common at other schools.
History and Community Context
HSAS was created in 2002 as part of an expansion of New York City’s specialized high schools. According to the school’s history page, it was established together with Queens High School for the Sciences at York College and the High School for Math, Science, and Engineering at City College, at a time when the city had three original specialized high schools, Brooklyn Technical High School, Bronx High School of Science, and Stuyvesant High School, in addition to LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts [3]. The school states that the three new schools were created to provide more opportunities for students beyond the original specialized high schools, and that HSAS has been graduating students since 2006 [3].
The school was designed as a small school for about 400 students and emphasizes history within a college-affiliated setting [3]. The retrieved sources do not include information about HSAS’s admissions selectivity, rankings, or comparative outcomes, and this profile makes no such claims.
How to Verify Current Information
Because admissions rules, course offerings, staffing, and health and attendance procedures can change, readers should confirm details with official sources:
- The school’s official website, hsas-lehman.org, for announcements, the Course Catalogue, the Academic Policy Guide, and the Cell Phone Policy Guide [1][2].
- The school’s main office at (718) 329-2144 for attendance, records, and general questions [1][2].
- New York City Public Schools for specialized high school admissions requirements and deadlines, which the sources reviewed here do not specify [3].
- The New York State Education Department’s school directory and the school’s most recent report card for state-reported enrollment and performance data; no such figures were available in the sources used for this profile.