MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Set in LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE is a cozy senior high, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24. It teaches 440 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 34% leaner than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 runs 57 schools in total, collectively educating 48,008 students. MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE is one of those campuses.

Demographically, MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE logs that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 10% Asian, 9% White, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 46.0%; this one delivers 92.5%, a residual of +46.5 points.

Around the school, census data for Queens County shows median household earnings sit near $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 61.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE has edged down 13%, going from 507 students in 2018 to 440 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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