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Enrollment
3,004
High
DISTRICT 2,169 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26·NCES 360009901917
BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
32-24 CORP KENNEDY ST, BAYSIDE, NY 11361 · (718) 229-7600 · Queens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,004 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of New York public high schools
- BTest 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
15.9:1
189 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
2,314 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 1,105 | 37% |
| Grade 10 | 728 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 691 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 480 | 16% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
80.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Schools most like BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 3,004 | 77.0% | 62.8% |
| THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL JAMAICA | 2,146 | 77.7% | 56.7% |
| BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL BAYSIDE | 2,866 | 72.1% | 54.8% |
| NEW UTRECHT HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 3,236 | 82.5% | 54.0% |
| MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 3,657 | 76.9% | 64.8% |
| FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 3,403 | 85.0% | 48.0% |
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 BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #491 of 1,135 | #27 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #430 of 1,109 ▲ 122 | #26 of 85 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #417 of 1,135 ▲ 49 | #22 of 89 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,004 | #17 of 1,216 | #3 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,020 of 1,058 | #82 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #133 of 1,070 | #30 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.0% | #473 of 1,167 | #61 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #719 of 743 | #46 of 48 |
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
3,004
+49 (+2%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 3,628
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 3,004 | 188.6 | 15.9:1 | 77% (2,314) |
| 2023-24 | 3,010 | 179.7 | 16.8:1 | 74% (2,240) |
| 2022-23 | 3,011 | 177.6 | 16.9:1 | 74% (2,241) |
| 2020-21 | 2,955 | 162 | 18.2:1 | 76% (2,238) |
| 2017-18 | 3,038 | 161.1 | 18.9:1 | 74% (2,248) |
| 2015-16 | 3,312 | 161 | 20.6:1 | 74% (2,441) |
| 2010-11 | 3,628 | 141 | 25.7:1 | 66% (2,410) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL.
About BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
This page covers BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, a large high school in BAYSIDE, New York. The school had 3,004 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in New York is about 668, so this school runs 350% bigger than that.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 runs BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL along with 33 other schools, enrolling 29,203 students in total.
The most common group at BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is Asian students, at 45%. Other groups make up 32% Hispanic, 10% White, and 9% Black. Queens County as a whole is about 26% Asian, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 188.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Eligible students account for 77% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 77% average for public schools in Queens County.
allk12 grades BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 62.8% actual against 46.7% predicted.
Census estimates describe Queens County this way: the median household income is $86,136, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, Queens County has 391 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, PS 159 is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 9th on average proficiency.
BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 2,955 in 2020-21, 3,004 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.9:1.
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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 #26
- FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,573 students
- BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,866 students
- JHS 216 GEORGE J RYANMiddle · 1,516 students
- MARTIN VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,131 students
- JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEMiddle · 1,104 students
- JHS 67 LOUIS PASTEURMiddle · 999 students
Other schools in BAYSIDE
- BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,866 students
- JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEMiddle · 1,104 students
- MS 158 MARIE CURIEMiddle · 838 students
- PS 203 OAKLAND GARDENSElementary · 818 students
- PS 46 ALLEY PONDElementary · 520 students
- PS 159Elementary · 504 students
Other Bayside High schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bayside High. BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 4.
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 2,122 students
- Bayside HighVirginia Beach, VA · 1,984 students
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLCLEARWATER, FL · 139 students
Nearby schools
- PS 1590.2 mi · 504
- PS 41 CROCHERON0.5 mi · 445
- WORLD JOURNALISM PREPARATORY: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL0.6 mi · 613
- IS 25 ADRIEN BLOCK0.6 mi · 1,023
- PS 169 BAY TERRACE0.8 mi · 406
- BELL ACADEMY0.8 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 3,004 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 15.9:1 (189 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
At BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 10% White, 32% Hispanic, 9% Black, 45% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.