📍 48-01 90th St, Elmhurst, Queens County, 11373
Newtown High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elmhurst, Queens County. The school has 1,731 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #24 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 113.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 73% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newtown High School enrolls 1,731 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 113.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Asian and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,121 | 65% |
| Asian | 333 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 106 | 6.1% |
| White | 82 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 70 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,333 of the school's 1,731 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,304 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Newtown High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-60, state senate district 16, state house district 35.
Newtown High School is one of 57 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24, based in CORONA, New York. The district serves 50,026 students district-wide and employs 4,124 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,731 students, Newtown High School is larger than the district average of about 878 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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