📍 167-01 Gothic Dr, Jamaica, Queens County, 11432
High School for Community Leadership is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 468 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 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 98% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
High School for Community Leadership enrolls 468 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 25% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 163 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 131 | 28% |
| Asian | 115 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.1% |
| White | 22 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
326 of the school's 468 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 316 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
High School for Community Leadership 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 14, state house district 24.
High School for Community Leadership 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 468 students, High School for Community Leadership 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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