📍 14-30 Broadway, Long Island City, Queens County, 11106
Long Island City High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Long Island City, Queens County. The school has 1,924 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 148.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 89% of students are proficient in reading. 83% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Long Island City High School enrolls 1,924 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 148.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 10% Black or African American and 8.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,370 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 197 | 10% |
| Asian | 168 | 8.7% |
| White | 136 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,604 of the school's 1,924 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,576 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Long Island City 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 12, state house district 36.
Long Island City 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 1,924 students, Long Island City 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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