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Enrollment
818
High
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29·NCES 360010105834
PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
109-89 204TH ST, SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412 · (718) 454-4957 · Queens County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL818 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of New York public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
10.6:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
592 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 6 | 138 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 141 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 88 | 11% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
75.6%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
70.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.6% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 74.0% |
% 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
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PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL this school | 818 | 72.4% | 62.1% |
| BROOKLYN COLLEGE ACADEMY BROOKLYN | 634 | 75.9% | 80.5% |
| PREPARATORY ACADEMY FOR WRITERS: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD GARDENS | 521 | 69.5% | 61.0% |
| BENJAMIN BANNEKER ACADEMY BROOKLYN | 854 | 79.4% | 74.3% |
| SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH EARLY COLLEGE BROOKLYN | 586 | 79.9% | 72.7% |
| BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 628 | 79.1% | 27.2% |
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 PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #502 of 1,135 | #28 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #270 of 1,109 ▲ 35 | #16 of 85 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #489 of 1,135 ▲ 126 | #28 of 89 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 818 | #313 of 1,216 | #30 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #426 of 1,058 | #10 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #558 of 1,070 | #64 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #509 of 1,167 | #76 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.5% | #31 of 339 | #4 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
818
+197 (+32%) vs 2020
+51% since 2010-11, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 818 | 77.4 | 10.6:1 | 72% (592) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 55.9 | 12.8:1 | 78% (557) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 52.8 | 12.2:1 | 77% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 49 | 12.7:1 | 79% (490) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 75% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 30 | 19.2:1 | 74% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 61% (328) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL.
About PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
SAINT ALBANS, New York, is home to PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL, a mid-sized high school. Students in grades 6 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 818 students. By comparison, high schools in New York enroll about 668 students on average.
PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, where 46 schools serve 21,817 students.
The student body at PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL is 71% Black. It is also 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 6% Native American. Queens County's residents are about 17% Black, 53 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 77.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 72%.
On the allk12 Grade, PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL lands at B, ahead of 63% of New York public high schools.
Test results at PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL are 13.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (62.1% actual, 48.4% predicted).
The school's county is Queens County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $86,136 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL shares Queens County with 391 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL is closest to IS 192 LINDEN (THE), less than a tenth of a mile away. PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 62.1% against a local average of 53.5%.
PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 818, up from 621 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 12.7:1 to 10.6:1 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 #29
- PS 95 EASTWOODElementary · 1,103 students
- JEAN NUZZI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 894 students
- IS 238 SUSAN B ANTHONY ACADEMYMiddle · 820 students
- PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEYElementary · 806 students
- PS 131 ABIGAIL ADAMSElementary · 754 students
- PS 33 EDWARD M FUNKElementary · 735 students
Other schools in SAINT ALBANS
- RIVERTON STREET CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,003 students
- PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRYElementary · 398 students
- IS 192 LINDEN (THE)Middle · 355 students
- PS 136 ROY WILKINSElementary · 336 students
- PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOLElementary · 277 students
- PS 360Elementary · 261 students
Nearby schools
- IS 192 LINDEN (THE)0.0 mi · 355
- PS 134 HOLLIS0.2 mi · 325
- PS 3600.3 mi · 261
- PS 136 ROY WILKINS0.5 mi · 336
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HS-FIN INFO TECH0.6 mi · 373
- INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS0.6 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHow many students attend PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL?
PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL enrolls approximately 818 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL serve?
PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL are roughly 0% White, 15% Hispanic, 71% Black, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL in?
PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.