BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL

Set in BAYSIDE, New York, BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment 9-12 campus, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26. It instructs 3,004 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 350% larger than the state mean of about 668.

BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 34 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26, a district that caters to 29,203 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Asian (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% Black. The wider county runs roughly 26% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL reports 189 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Queens County) records that median household earnings sit near $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

The closest other public school is PS 159, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 75.7%.

BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 3,038 (now 3,004). The White share of enrollment edged down from 18% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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