📍 165-65 84th Ave, Jamaica, Queens County, 11432
Thomas a Edison Career and Technical Education High School is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 2,215 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 130.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 95% of students are proficient in reading. 94% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas a Edison Career and Technical Education High School enrolls 2,215 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 61% male and 39% female. A teaching staff of 130.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Asian, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 1,040 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 522 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 332 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 111 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 99 | 4.5% |
| White | 75 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 36 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,662 of the school's 2,215 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,521 qualify for free lunch and 141 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thomas a Edison Career and Technical Education 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 11, state house district 24.
Thomas a Edison Career and Technical Education High 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 2,215 students, Thomas a Edison Career and Technical Education High School is larger than 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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