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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012306079

ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL

8-21 BAY 25TH ST, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691 · (718) 471-3571 · Queens County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
Enrollment
605
High
DISTRICT 793 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
520 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
Grade 6
63
Grade 7
48
Grade 8
67
Grade 9
117
Grade 10
97
Grade 11
95
Grade 12
117
Ungraded
1
Student demographics
White
213%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
33055%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 31%
Black
21335%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 16%
Asian
152%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 10%
Two+
112%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4%
Native American
132%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
30651%
Female
29949%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
35.6%
NY avg 58.3% . -9.4pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
NY avg 57.4% . -9.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
605
-40 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.4:1
% White
3%
was 4%
% Hispanic
55%
was 44%
% Black
35%
was 43%
% Asian
2%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL

Located at 8-21 BAY 25TH ST, in FAR ROCKAWAY, New York, ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school that instructs 605 students (grades 6 through 12), operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 runs 63 schools in total, collectively educating 39,209 students. ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 55%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 35% Black, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% Native American. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Queens County's rate of about 77%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Queens County put the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.3%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL has fell 6%, going from 645 students in 2018 to 605 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 44% to 55% across the same window.

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Queens County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Address
8-21 BAY 25TH ST, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691
Phone
(718) 471-3571
County
Queens County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
605
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
520 (86%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360012306079
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
How large is ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL?
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL enrolls approximately 605 students in grades 06-12.
Is ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL have?
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL?
At ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 55% Hispanic, 35% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL public or private?
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27.
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