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Queens High School for the Sciences at York College is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 520 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 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 98% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Queens High School for the Sciences at York College enrolls 520 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Asian, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 425 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 6.2% |
| White | 27 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
340 of the school's 520 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 289 qualify for free lunch and 51 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 High School for the Sciences at York College 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-50, state senate district 14, state house district 32.
Queens High School for the Sciences at York College 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 520 students, Queens High School for the Sciences at York College is smaller 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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