Enrollment
359
High
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29·NCES 360010106220
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY
188-04 91ST AVE, HOLLIS, NY 11423 · (718) 736-7320 · Queens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of New York public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
11.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
287 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 92 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 96 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 84 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
65.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY this school | 359 | 79.9% | 39.7% |
| BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HS-FIN INFO TECH CAMBRIA HEIGHTS | 373 | 84.7% | 66.0% |
| BEDFORD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 338 | 79.0% | 87.2% |
| ACADEMY FOR CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT BROOKLYN | 432 | 78.9% | 33.8% |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES SPRINGFIELD GARDENS | 421 | 76.7% | 37.5% |
| CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 454 | 76.9% | 46.7% |
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 CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #948 of 1,135 | #77 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #951 of 1,109 ▼ 7 | #78 of 85 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #687 of 1,135 ▲ 39 | #54 of 89 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #813 of 1,216 | #79 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #564 of 1,058 | #20 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #422 of 1,070 | #56 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #451 of 1,167 | #54 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #327 of 339 | #38 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
359
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+360% since 2010-11, when it was 78
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 359 | 31.9 | 11.3:1 | 80% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 31.7 | 11.4:1 | 78% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 31.5 | 11.1:1 | 74% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 29 | 12.4:1 | 78% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 74% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 69% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 78 | 7 | 11.1:1 | 79% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY.
About CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY
As a small high school, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY serves students in HOLLIS, New York. It enrolled 359 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in New York average about 668 students each.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY reports to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, which has 46 schools and 21,817 students.
A majority of students at CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY, 64%, are Black. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 3% Native American. Among all residents of Queens County, the Black share is about 17%. By the diversity index, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY comes in at 53%.
Its teaching staff equals 31.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.3:1. Across high schools in New York, the average ratio is about 11.0:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 80%.
allk12 grades CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY a C-. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.7%; the prediction is 45.6%.
Queens County has about 2,323,052 residents, and median household income is about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 392 public schools in Queens County, with a combined enrollment of about 268,205.
Nearest public school: PS 35 NATHANIEL WOODHULL, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 39.7% versus a 47.0% average.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 361 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 359. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.3:1) than in 2020-21 (12.4:1).
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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 #29
- PS 95 EASTWOODElementary · 1,103 students
- JEAN NUZZI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 894 students
- IS 238 SUSAN B ANTHONY ACADEMYMiddle · 820 students
- PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 818 students
- PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEYElementary · 806 students
- PS 131 ABIGAIL ADAMSElementary · 754 students
Other schools in HOLLIS
- IS 238 SUSAN B ANTHONY ACADEMYMiddle · 820 students
- PS 35 NATHANIEL WOODHULLElementary · 626 students
- PS 134 HOLLISElementary · 325 students
Nearby schools
- PS 35 NATHANIEL WOODHULL0.2 mi · 626
- IS 238 SUSAN B ANTHONY ACADEMY0.5 mi · 820
- PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY0.6 mi · 398
- PS 95 EASTWOOD0.6 mi · 1,103
- PS/IS 2680.8 mi · 696
- PS 134 HOLLIS0.9 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY?
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY enrolls approximately 359 students in grades 09-12.
Is CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY have?
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY?
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY reports a student body of 1% White, 21% Hispanic, 64% Black, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY?
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 in Queens County.
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