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Newcomers High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Long Island City, Queens County. The school has 975 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #30 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 91.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 68%. 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.
Newcomers High School enrolls 975 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 91.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% Asian and 4.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 844 | 87% |
| Asian | 58 | 5.9% |
| White | 41 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
636 of the school's 975 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 626 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.
Newcomers 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-70, state senate district 12, state house district 37.
Newcomers High School is one of 51 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, based in LONG ISLAND CITY, New York. The district serves 36,624 students district-wide and employs 2,577 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 975 students, Newcomers High School is larger than the district average of about 718 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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