FLUSHING INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

FLUSHING INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL operates as a cozy secondary school in FLUSHING, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25. Current enrollment sits at 390 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 42% leaner than typical.

Across the 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 (33,704 students total), FLUSHING INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, FLUSHING INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment; the rest reads as 30% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting FLUSHING INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Queens County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FLUSHING INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 42.2%; this one delivers 64.3%, a residual of +22.1 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Queens County put median household earnings sit near $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), FLUSHING INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

JHS 189 DANIEL CARTER BEARD is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FLUSHING INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 62.1%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FLUSHING INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL has ticked down 10%, going from 435 students in 2018 to 390 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 46% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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