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Townsend Harris High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Flushing, Queens County. The school has 1,322 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #25 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 90.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 100% of students are proficient in reading. 100% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Townsend Harris High School enrolls 1,322 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 41% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 90.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Asian, 16% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 751 | 57% |
| White | 216 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 198 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 77 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 14 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
794 of the school's 1,322 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 675 qualify for free lunch and 119 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Townsend Harris 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-60, state senate district 16, state house district 25.
Townsend Harris High School is one of 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25, based in FLUSHING, New York. The district serves 34,433 students district-wide and employs 2,597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,322 students, Townsend Harris High School is larger than the district average of about 749 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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