FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL

FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL, a medium-sized four-year high school in LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, caters to 854 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 28% above typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 35,337 students. FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL records that 34% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 28% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 10% Asian, 9% Black. The wider county runs roughly 26% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL logs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Queens County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.3%; this one delivers 82.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Queens County indicate the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.1%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 834 students in 2018 to 854 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 35% to 28%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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