ENERGY TECH HIGH SCHOOL

As a modestly sized four-year high school in LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, ENERGY TECH HIGH SCHOOL hosts 487 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30. That puts it 27% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 35,337 students. ENERGY TECH HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, ENERGY TECH HIGH SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Asian, 12% White, 7% Black. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, ENERGY TECH HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.5%; this one delivers 48.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Queens County indicate median household income runs about $86,136, 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 ENERGY TECH HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: IS 204 OLIVER W HOLMES, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ENERGY TECH HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.5%.

ENERGY TECH HIGH SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 512 students in 2018 compared to 487 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 54% to 63%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.