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Enrollment
531
High
DISTRICT 995 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28·NCES 360010006283
JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES
167-01 GOTHIC DR, JAMAICA, NY 11432 · (718) 480-2689 · Queens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of New York public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
16.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
444 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 137 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 130 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 135 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 129 | 24% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
85.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES
JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES this school | 531 | 83.6% | 59.0% |
| YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-QUEENS JAMAICA | 544 | 81.4% | 46.1% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT BROOKLYN | 487 | 86.9% | 55.7% |
| EPIC HIGH SCHOOL-SOUTH SOUTH OZONE PARK | 435 | 92.6% | 45.5% |
| UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 474 | 75.9% | 64.2% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP JAMAICA | 497 | 76.3% | 87.3% |
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 JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #566 of 1,135 | #33 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #668 of 1,109 ▲ 72 | #43 of 85 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #315 of 1,135 ▲ 109 | #15 of 89 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #504 of 1,216 | #53 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,033 of 1,058 | #83 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #75 of 1,070 | #13 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.6% | #376 of 1,167 | #34 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #234 of 339 | #29 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
531
+39 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 531 | 32.2 | 16.5:1 | 84% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 35.7 | 14.6:1 | 82% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 35.8 | 13.7:1 | 75% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 76% (372) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 28.1 | 18.2:1 | 75% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 73% (371) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES.
About JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES
JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES is a small high school in New York, with an address in JAMAICA. Enrolled students number 531 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 21% lower than the average for high schools in New York, which is about 668.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 has 36,340 students spread across 50 schools.
JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES has no majority group; Asian students are the largest, at 43%. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% Native American, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Queens County, the Asian share is about 26%. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Eligible students account for 84% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES is +14.8 points: 59.0% actual, 44.2% predicted.
Census estimates describe Queens County this way: the median household income is $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES, Queens County has 391 other public schools.
The shortest distance from JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to HIGH SCHOOL FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 39 students since 2020-21, to 531. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.5:1 to 16.5:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE 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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
- FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,394 students
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,298 students
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,146 students
- JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEYMiddle · 1,611 students
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
- QUEENS METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
Other schools in JAMAICA
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,298 students
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,146 students
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
- PS 95 EASTWOODElementary · 1,103 students
- PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 904 students
- GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL IIElementary · 810 students
Nearby schools
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP0.0 mi · 497
- QUEENS COLLEGIATE - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL0.0 mi · 711
- HILLSIDE ARTS & LETTERS ACADEMY0.0 mi · 414
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 2,146
- PS 131 ABIGAIL ADAMS0.3 mi · 754
- MS 3580.4 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCESHow many students attend JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES?
JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES enrolls approximately 531 students in grades 09-12.
Is JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES an elementary, middle, or high school?
JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES?
At JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES, the student body is approximately 2% White, 24% Hispanic, 23% Black, 43% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES in?
JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.