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Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 671 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School enrolls 671 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Asian, 23% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 322 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 155 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 89 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 41 | 6.1% |
| White | 26 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 15 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
423 of the school's 671 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 402 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary 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 11, state house district 24.
Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School is one of 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, based in JAMAICA, New York. The district serves 38,133 students district-wide and employs 2,618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 671 students, Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School is close to the district average of about 763 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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