📍 142-10 Linden Blvd, Jamaica, Queens County, 11436
Queens Transition Center is a Special Education serving high age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nyc Special Schools - District 75 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 72.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Queens Transition Center enrolls 372 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 70% male and 30% female. A teaching staff of 72.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 37% Black or African American and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 144 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 138 | 37% |
| Asian | 42 | 11% |
| White | 35 | 9.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
323 of the school's 372 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Queens Transition Center 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 32.
Queens Transition Center is one of 59 schools in NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75, based in NEW YORK, New York.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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