📍 35-01 Union St, Flushing, Queens County, 11354
Veritas Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Flushing, Queens County. The school has 630 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 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Veritas Academy enrolls 630 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Asian and 6.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 417 | 66% |
| Asian | 113 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 5.2% |
| White | 21 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
526 of the school's 630 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 488 qualify for free lunch and 38 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Veritas Academy 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 40.
Veritas Academy 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 630 students, Veritas Academy is smaller 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