HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS

HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS is a secondary school of low-enrollment scale in LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24, hosting 380 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 43% smaller than the state mean of about 668.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 runs 57 schools in total, collectively educating 48,008 students. HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS is one of those campuses.

On demographics, HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school records 11% Asian, 8% White, 5% Black. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS logs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Queens County's rate of about 77%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.7%, the actual is 45.7%, a residual of +3.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Queens County shows 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. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 66.3%.

HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS has edged down 9%, going from 417 students in 2018 to 380 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 60% to 73% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, 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.