Enrollment
292
High
DISTRICT 803 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24·NCES 360009806432
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
48-01 90TH ST, ELMHURST, NY 11373 · (718) 595-8600 · Queens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of New York public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
261 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 76 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 71 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 69 | 24% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
73.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +47.0pp since 2023
Math
70.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +27.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 47 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 27 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 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 INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES this school | 292 | 89.4% | 53.0% |
| QUEENS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL FLUSHING | 351 | 95.2% | 55.0% |
| HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS LONG ISLAND CITY | 380 | 87.9% | 45.7% |
| INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE LONG ISLAND CITY | 455 | 93.6% | 52.0% |
| BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 363 | 95.6% | 46.5% |
| MARBLE HILL HIGH SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES BRONX | 393 | 93.1% | 65.7% |
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 INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #685 of 1,135 | #47 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #259 of 1,109 ▲ 457 | #14 of 85 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #525 of 1,135 ▲ 601 | #36 of 89 ▲ 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #931 of 1,216 | #83 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #898 of 1,058 | #51 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #773 of 1,070 | #79 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.4% | #237 of 1,167 | #9 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #679 of 743 | #40 of 48 |
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
292
+39 (+15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 292 | 21.4 | 13.6:1 | 89% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 21 | 11.7:1 | 85% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 20.8 | 12.3:1 | 87% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 87% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 95% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 13 | 17.2:1 | 93% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES.
About INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
Federal records list INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES as a high school in ELMHURST, New York. It enrolled 292 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 56% lower than the average for high schools in New York, which is about 668.
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES is part of a district of 57 schools: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24, with 48,008 students.
About 82% of the student body at INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES is Hispanic. The remaining students are 11% Asian, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Queens County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 13.6:1 comes from the school's 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The lunch program counts 89% of students at INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Queens County is 77%.
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.1% for INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES. The school posts 53.0%, 10.9 points above the prediction.
Among Queens County residents, the median household income is $86,136, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES, Queens County has 391 other public schools.
NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is located less than a tenth of a mile from INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES. The five-mile area around INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 53.0% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has grown by 39 students since 2020-21, to 292.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 2,072
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- CENTRAL QUEENS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II0.3 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCESWhat is the total enrollment at INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES?
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES enrolls approximately 292 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES serve?
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES.
What is the student diversity at INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES?
Student demographics at INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES are roughly 5% White, 82% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES public or private?
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24.
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