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Enrollment
464
High
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29·NCES 360010106440
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS
207-01 116TH AVE, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY 11411 · (718) 723-7301 · Queens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
381 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 106 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 118 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 121 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 119 | 26% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
58.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New York average is about 58 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2023.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS this school | 464 | 82.1% | 66.5% |
| MATH/SCIENCE RESEARCH/TECH MAGNET CAMBRIA HEIGHTS | 506 | 82.4% | 53.5% |
| ACADEMY FOR CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT BROOKLYN | 432 | 78.9% | 33.8% |
| EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD GARDENS | 480 | 82.7% | 66.8% |
| BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HS-FIN INFO TECH CAMBRIA HEIGHTS | 373 | 84.7% | 66.0% |
| BEDFORD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 338 | 79.0% | 87.2% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #405 of 1,135 | #20 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #816 of 1,135 ▼ 261 | #74 of 89 ▼ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #593 of 1,216 | #65 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #872 of 1,058 | #44 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #548 of 1,070 | #63 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #412 of 1,167 | #43 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #133 of 339 | #16 of 39 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
464
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 464 | 34.6 | 13.4:1 | 82% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 39.9 | 11.9:1 | 76% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 45.1 | 10.2:1 | 80% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 77% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 76% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 73% (204) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS.
About INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS is one of the public schools in CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, New York. It is a low-enrollment high school. The school's enrollment of 464 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 31% lower than the average for high schools in New York, which is about 668.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS is one of 46 schools. The district enrolls 21,817 students.
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS's enrollment is 70% Black. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 7% Asian. County-wide, 17% of Queens County residents are Black. INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.4:1, with 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 82%.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 44.8% for INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 66.5%. The 21.7-point gap ranks in the top 10% of New York schools.
Across Queens County, median household income is about $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Queens County number 392 and enroll about 268,205.
The school nearest to INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS is HEALTH ARTS ROBOTICS AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment at INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS was 471 in 2020-21 and 464 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Queens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,323,052
Census ACS
Median income
$86,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
392
268,205 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
- PS 95 EASTWOODElementary · 1,103 students
- JEAN NUZZI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 894 students
- IS 238 SUSAN B ANTHONY ACADEMYMiddle · 820 students
- PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 818 students
- PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEYElementary · 806 students
- PS 131 ABIGAIL ADAMSElementary · 754 students
Other schools in CAMBRIA HEIGHTS
- HEALTH ARTS ROBOTICS AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 626 students
- PS 176 CAMBRIA HEIGHTSElementary · 561 students
- MATH/SCIENCE RESEARCH/TECH MAGNETHigh · 506 students
- PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIRElementary · 427 students
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HS-FIN INFO TECHHigh · 373 students
Nearby schools
- HEALTH ARTS ROBOTICS AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 626
- MATH/SCIENCE RESEARCH/TECH MAGNET0.0 mi · 506
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HS-FIN INFO TECH0.0 mi · 373
- PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR0.3 mi · 427
- PS 136 ROY WILKINS0.3 mi · 336
- PS 3600.6 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTSHow large is INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS?
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS enrolls approximately 464 students in grades 09-12.
Is INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS an elementary, middle, or high school?
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS.
How diverse is INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS?
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS reports a student body of 1% White, 13% Hispanic, 70% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS?
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.