📍 48-01 90th St, Elmhurst, Queens County, 11373
International High School for Health Sciences is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elmhurst, Queens County. The school has 257 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 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 67%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
International High School for Health Sciences enrolls 257 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Asian and 3.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 200 | 78% |
| Asian | 34 | 13% |
| White | 10 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
224 of the school's 257 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
International High School for Health Sciences 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.
International High School for Health Sciences 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 257 students, International High School for Health Sciences is smaller 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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