📍 121-10 Rockaway Blvd, South Ozone Park, Queens County, 11420
Epic High School-south is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in South Ozone Park, Queens County. The school has 400 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #27 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Epic High School-south enrolls 400 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 30% Asian, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 24% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 120 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 24% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 25 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5.3% |
| White | 14 | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
381 of the school's 400 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 374 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Epic High School-south 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 10, state house district 31.
Epic High School-south is one of 63 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, based in OZONE PARK, New York. The district serves 41,868 students district-wide and employs 2,975 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 400 students, Epic High School-south is smaller than the district average of about 665 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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