📍 162-02 Hillside Ave, Jamaica, Queens County, 11432
Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 145 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 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 17%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity enrolls 145 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 30% |
| Asian | 17 | 12% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 4.8% |
| White | 3 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
120 of the school's 145 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 117 qualify for free lunch and 3 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 Satellite High School for Opportunity 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 Satellite High School for Opportunity 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 145 students, Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity 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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