About Our School
Mission
Educate, Engage, and Empower each student to succeed in a dynamic world.
Vision
Excellence in Education for Every Student, Every Day, Everywhere.
Antilles High School Purpose Statement
Antilles High School is committed to enriching the lives of all students by facilitating the relevant, holistic and rigorous College and Career Readiness Curriculum that will prepare the students to succeed and to be self-sufficient in a dynamic world.
Background Information
Antilles High School (AHS) is a nonsectarian, co-educational high school (grades 9-12) under the jurisdiction of the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Americas Mid Atlantic district within the Department of Defense Domestic Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS). The school provides a secondary education for the dependent children of US military personnel (active and reserve), active National Guard, and transferable Federal Employees. The school is located in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, which is approximately eight miles south of San Juan. Antilles High School was founded in 1954.
AHS facilities include one large building with 30 classrooms, a gymnasium, a media center, an auditorium, a computer lab, an infirmary, graphical and technical classrooms, art and fine arts classroom, JROTC rooms, Speech and Occupational Therapy rooms, counseling and psychologist rooms and a cafeteria.
The academic school year at Antilles High School is two semesters with each semester divided into two grading quarters. Antilles High School operates on a block schedule. The regular school day includes four 90 minute periods with five minutes passing time. The graduation requirements include 26 Carnegie units of credits. AHS curriculum offers a rich variety of opportunities for all students to pursue their interests and reach their academic and professional goals. Our graduates have been accepted to some of the most prestigious colleges, including Harvard, Yale, MIT and the Unites States Service Academies, as well as many who attend the best local four-year universities. Our alumni are scattered literally around the globe, many holding positions of prominence in all fields and professions.
Accreditation
Antilles High School is accredited by AdvancED.
AHS Memberships
- National Association of Secondary School Principals
- National Honor Society
- National English Honor Society
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Interact - Rotary International
- Caribbean Counselors Association
- College Board
AHS Student Body
The student-body is comprised of students from varying backgrounds, including the following : (1) students with continental U.S. heritage who are monolingual English speakers, (2) students of continental background who speak English as a first language and Spanish as a second language, (3) students of Puerto Rican-Hispanic cultural heritage using Spanish as the first language with English as a second language, and (4) students of Puerto Rican - Hispanic heritage using Spanish as a first language with only a rudimentary command of English.
Antilles High School Academic Goals
- Increase student academic achievement in Literacy.
- Increase student academic achievement in Mathematics.
Math
Goal 1: The percentage of Antilles High School 10th and 11th graders who meet or exceed the Mathematics PSAT benchmark will increase by 3% percent yearly from School Year 2024-2025.
Goal 2: The percentage of 10th and 11th graders who are not yet approaching the Mathematics PSAT benchmark will decrease by 3 percent yearly from School Year 2024-2025.  
Improvement Strategy
- Building Thinking Classrooms: Collaborative problem-solving through randomized groupings. Use of vertical non-permanent surfaces to encourage active participation. Rich thinking tasks that promote mathematical reasoning and conceptual understanding.
- PSAT-Aligned Instructional Practices: Embed PSAT-style questions into daily instruction through entrance tasks, exit tickets, and station activities to build familiarity with test formats and problem styles. Integrate PSAT Practice Interventions during Seminar. Leverage strategic math interventions by providing small-group, skills-based support aligned to PSAT domains.
Literacy
Goal 1: The percentage of Antilles High School 10th and 11th graders who meet the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing PSAT benchmark will increase by 3 percent yearly from School Year 2024-2025.
Goal 2: The percentage of 10th and 11th graders who are not yet approaching the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing PSAT benchmark will decrease by 3% percent yearly from School Year 2024-2025.
Improvement Strategy
WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading) is our school's instructional approach for building college and career-ready literacy skills. Through a school-wide focus, teachers will deconstruct the CCRS Literacy Anchor Standards to create weekly lessons that embed high-impact strategies like DBQ’s, Socratic Seminars, and the Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) framework, among other strategies.
