📍 143-10 Springfield Blvd, Springfield Gardens, Queens County, 11413
Excelsior Preparatory High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Springfield Gardens, Queens County. The school has 446 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #29 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Excelsior Preparatory High School enrolls 446 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 9.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 326 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 9.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.8% |
| White | 5 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 446 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 310 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Excelsior Preparatory 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-50, state senate district 14, state house district 29.
Excelsior Preparatory High School is one of 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, based in QUEENS VILLAGE, New York. The district serves 23,632 students district-wide and employs 1,651 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 446 students, Excelsior Preparatory High School is close to the district average of about 514 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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