High School for Environmental Studies

The High School for Environmental Studies (HSES) is located the Hell's Kitchen (or Clinton) neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.^[1] The school was once a Fox Film movie studio.^[2]

High School for Environmental Studies
444 West 56th Street in 2024
Location
444 West 56th Street New York City
Coordinates	40.76789°N 73.98837°W / 40.76789; -73.98837
Information
Type	Public school
Established	1992
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1185[1]
Color	Green
Mascot	Eagles
Nickname	HSES
Website	www.envirostudies.org

In 1992, the High School for Environmental Studies opened its doors in the building that formerly housed Stuyvesant High School in the East Village on East 15th Street and First Avenue in Manhattan.^[2] 150 freshmen students attended the school in its first year.^{[citation needed]} HSES was established in response to a growing consciousness of environmental issues and in anticipation of a rapidly expanding field of environmental professions.^[3]