PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL is a secondary school of compact scale in ELMHURST, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24, teacheing 482 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 28% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Across the 57 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 (48,008 students total), PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Queens County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Queens County put median household earnings sit near $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

Nearest neighbor: CIVIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 43.4%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL has edged up 10%, going from 437 students in 2018 to 482 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.