EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL

EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is one of the close-knit high schools in SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, with 480 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 28% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 comprises 46 schools with combined enrollment of 21,817 students; EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Black, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 17% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 17% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 83% of students at EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 44.6%; EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL posts 66.8%, +22.3 points above that line.

Around the school, census data for Queens County shows the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

Nearest neighbor: PREPARATORY ACADEMY FOR WRITERS: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 48.3%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 477 (now 480). Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 17% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

On this page, members of the EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.