Fort Hamilton High School

Fort Hamilton High School
Address
8301 Shore Rd Brooklyn , New York 11209 United States
Coordinates	40°37′38″N 74°02′22″W / 40.62722°N 74.03944°W / 40.62722; -74.03944
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Excellence in Education
Established	1941
School district	New York City Department of Education
NCES School ID	360015101952[1]
Principal	Kaye Houlihan
Teaching staff	250.32 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	4,232 (2021-2022)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.91[1]
Campus	City: Large
Color(s)	Navy Blue and White
Mascot	Tigers
Newspaper	The Pilot
Yearbook	Tower
Website	www.fthhs.org

Fort Hamilton High School (HS 490) is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, United States, under the jurisdiction of the New York City Department of Education. Students in Bay Ridge, Sunset Park and Dyker Heights are zoned to Fort Hamilton HS.^{[citation needed]} It is named for the Army garrison at Fort Hamilton.^[2]

Ground was broken by then mayor Fiorello LaGuardia on September 23, 1940 and the school opened at 8301 Shore Road on September 8, 1941 at the location of the former Crescent Athletic Country Club.^[3][2]