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Enrollment
2,072
High
DISTRICT 803 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24·NCES 360009802038
NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
48-01 90TH ST, ELMHURST, NY 11373 · (718) 595-8400 · Queens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,072 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of New York public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
14.2:1
146 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
1,592 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 471 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 581 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 424 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 595 | 29% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
49%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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
56.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -12.0pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,072 | 76.8% | 44.7% |
| FLUSHING HIGH SCHOOL FLUSHING | 1,650 | 83.7% | 48.3% |
| WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY | 1,996 | 87.2% | 43.7% |
| AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY | 1,924 | 75.1% | 73.5% |
| JOHN BOWNE HIGH SCHOOL FLUSHING | 2,778 | 78.8% | 51.7% |
| HIGH SCHOOL OF TELECOMMUNICATION ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY BROOKLYN | 1,222 | 81.0% | 51.2% |
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 NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #838 of 1,135 | #69 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #805 of 1,109 ▼ 65 | #58 of 85 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #853 of 1,135 ▼ 174 | #76 of 89 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,072 | #45 of 1,216 | #9 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #947 of 1,058 | #60 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #507 of 1,070 | #61 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #477 of 1,167 | #62 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #170 of 339 | #20 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
2,072
+440 (+27%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 2,879
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 2,072 | 145.7 | 14.2:1 | 77% (1,592) |
| 2023-24 | 1,892 | 122.8 | 15.4:1 | 78% (1,468) |
| 2022-23 | 1,731 | 113.8 | 15.2:1 | 77% (1,333) |
| 2020-21 | 1,632 | 110 | 14.8:1 | 78% (1,273) |
| 2017-18 | 1,913 | 111 | 17.2:1 | 80% (1,532) |
| 2015-16 | 1,941 | 104 | 18.7:1 | 70% (1,367) |
| 2010-11 | 2,879 | 130 | 22.1:1 | 59% (1,700) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.
About NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is classified as a high school. It is located in ELMHURST, New York. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 2,072 students. For comparison, high schools in New York average about 668 students.
NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is a school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24. The district has 57 schools and 48,008 students.
Hispanic students account for 68% of enrollment at NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL. Other groups make up 21% Asian, 4% White, and 3% Black. Queens County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL counts 145.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.2 students for each one. The 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York is lower than this school's figure. About 77% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 77% average for public schools in Queens County.
allk12 grades NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (44.7%) and its predicted rate (46.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
Across Queens County, median household income is about $86,136, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Queens County number 392 and enroll about 268,205.
Of nearby public schools, INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 27% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 #24
- IS 61 LEONARDO DA VINCIMiddle · 2,131 students
- AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,924 students
- GROVER CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,581 students
- PS 19 MARINO JEANTETElementary · 1,506 students
- PS 143 LOUIS ARMSTRONGElementary · 1,344 students
Other schools in ELMHURST
- IS 5 WALTER CROWLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,203 students
- PS 7 LOUIS F SIMEONEElementary · 1,187 students
- PS 102 BAYVIEWElementary · 1,107 students
- PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE)Elementary · 1,047 students
- MASPETH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,001 students
- CENTRAL QUEENS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 935 students
Other Newtown High schools
One other US public school is named Newtown High. NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Newtown High SchoolSandy Hook, CT · 1,254 students
Nearby schools
- INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES0.0 mi · 292
- VOYAGES PREPARATORY0.2 mi · 155
- PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 482
- CIVIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY0.2 mi · 580
- CENTRAL QUEENS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 935
- CENTRAL QUEENS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II0.3 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL?
NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,072 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL serve?
NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 14.2:1 (146 FTE teachers).
How diverse is NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL?
NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 4% White, 68% Hispanic, 3% Black, 21% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.