MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL

MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL operates as an average-sized secondary school in ELMHURST, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24. Current enrollment sits at 1,001 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 50% larger than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 comprises 57 schools with combined enrollment of 48,008 students; MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 19% Asian, 16% White, 3% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL has 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 80% of students at MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.8%.

Across the wider 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 the poverty rate sits near 10%. MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

The closest other public school is PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE), roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 62.8%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL has ticked down 16%, going from 1,194 students in 2018 to 1,001 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 43% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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