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Enrollment
874
High
DISTRICT 803 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24·NCES 360009805828
ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE
30-20 THOMSON AVE, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101 · (718) 389-3623 · Queens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL874 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of New York public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
764 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 316 | 36% |
| Grade 10 | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 226 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 204 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
88.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 71.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 32 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE
ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE this school | 874 | 87.4% | 75.0% |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY | 779 | 86.9% | 51.8% |
| ROBERT H GODDARD HS-COMM/TECH OZONE PARK | 613 | 82.1% | 60.7% |
| HIGH SCHOOL OF TELECOMMUNICATION ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY BROOKLYN | 1,222 | 81.0% | 51.2% |
| MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL ELMHURST | 1,001 | 80.2% | 58.8% |
| BROOKLYN STUDIO SECONDARY SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 892 | 84.0% | 48.9% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #253 of 1,135 | #11 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #328 of 1,109 ▲ 18 | #19 of 85 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #237 of 1,135 ▲ 134 | #12 of 89 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 874 | #287 of 1,216 | #26 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #972 of 1,058 | #66 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #104 of 1,070 | #21 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #291 of 1,167 | #14 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +45.4% | #27 of 339 | #2 of 39 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
874
+133 (+18%) vs 2020
+106% since 2010-11, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 18.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 874 | 59.4 | 14.7:1 | 87% (764) |
| 2023-24 | 827 | 56.3 | 14.7:1 | 83% (689) |
| 2022-23 | 905 | 56.7 | 16.0:1 | 81% (732) |
| 2020-21 | 741 | 40 | 18.5:1 | 83% (616) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 31 | 19.4:1 | 82% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 25 | 20.5:1 | 81% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 22 | 19.3:1 | 76% (322) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE.
About ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE
ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE is a mid-sized high school for students in LONG ISLAND CITY, New York. It enrolls 874 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 31% larger than the 668-student average for high schools in New York.
A total of 57 schools make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24, with 48,008 students enrolled.
About 48% of students at ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE are Hispanic, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 19% Asian, 16% multiracial, 11% White, and 5% Black. Queens County's residents are about 28% Hispanic, 20 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE are from different groups.
There are about 14.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE, which has 59.4. High schools in New York have an average ratio of 11.0:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 87%. That rate is above the 77% average among public schools in Queens County.
ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of New York public high schools.
BeatsExpectations places ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE in the top 10% of New York schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 32.1 points above it (75.0% actual, 42.9% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Queens County show that median household income comes to about $86,136, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 392, with about 268,205 students.
BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE QUEENS, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count increased 18% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 18.5 to 14.7 over 4 years.
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Queens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,323,052
Census ACS
Median income
$86,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
392
268,205 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
- IS 61 LEONARDO DA VINCIMiddle · 2,131 students
- NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,072 students
- AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,924 students
- GROVER CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,581 students
- PS 19 MARINO JEANTETElementary · 1,506 students
Other schools in LONG ISLAND CITY
- WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,996 students
- AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,924 students
- LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,639 students
- QUEENS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,294 students
- ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIESHigh · 1,206 students
- ATLASHigh · 1,162 students
Nearby schools
- BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE QUEENS0.0 mi · 643
- HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS0.0 mi · 380
- ROBERT F WAGNER JR SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY0.2 mi · 626
- MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE0.2 mi · 440
- INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE0.2 mi · 455
- AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,924
Frequently asked questions
About ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISEWhat is the total enrollment at ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE?
ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE enrolls approximately 874 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE serve?
ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE is approximately 14.7:1 (59 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE?
ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE reports a student body of 11% White, 48% Hispanic, 5% Black, 19% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE?
ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.