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Enrollment
507
High
DISTRICT 793 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012305999
QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
8-21 BAY 25TH ST, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691 · (718) 868-2978 · Queens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of New York public high schools
- C-Test 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.
- ·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
14.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
433 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 | 120 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 133 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 125 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 129 | 25% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
74.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY this school | 507 | 85.4% | 40.7% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE BRONX | 488 | 86.7% | 63.3% |
| FOOD AND FINANCE HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 474 | 84.2% | 56.8% |
| ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL FAR ROCKAWAY | 605 | 86.0% | 32.8% |
| UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE BRONX | 596 | 88.3% | 93.0% |
| UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE BRONX | 416 | 88.5% | 51.0% |
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 QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #926 of 1,135 | #75 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #794 of 1,109 ▲ 185 | #57 of 85 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #511 of 1,135 ▲ 82 | #34 of 89 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #533 of 1,216 | #57 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #948 of 1,058 | #61 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #449 of 1,070 | #59 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #343 of 1,167 | #29 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.3% | #88 of 339 | #14 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
507
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
+109% since 2010-11, when it was 243
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 507 | 35.6 | 14.2:1 | 85% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 35.9 | 14.0:1 | 83% (420) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 34.6 | 14.3:1 | 83% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 80% (382) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 73% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 72% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 243 | 18 | 13.5:1 | 82% (199) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY.
About QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY is a high school in FAR ROCKAWAY, New York, according to federal school records. The school's 507 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in New York average about 668 students each.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 is responsible for 63 schools, QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY included, with 39,209 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY is 60% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 34% Black. That compares with about 28% Hispanic among all Queens County residents. By the diversity index, QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY comes in at 52%.
The school employs the equivalent of 35.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.2:1. Among high schools in New York, the typical ratio is 11.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 85%. On average, public schools in Queens County report 77%.
The allk12 Grade for QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY is C-. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 43.6%. QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY scores 40.7%, 2.9 points below that line.
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.
The nearest public school is FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VI HIGH SCHOOL, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ranks 4th on average proficiency.
QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The number of students climbed from 480 to 507 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 #27
- JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,400 students
- RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,841 students
- MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROESMiddle · 1,610 students
- JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELLMiddle · 1,459 students
- SCHOLARS' ACADEMYHigh · 1,184 students
- CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCHHigh · 1,180 students
Other schools in FAR ROCKAWAY
- CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,218 students
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-FAR ROCKAWAYElementary · 728 students
- ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 605 students
- PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE)Elementary · 600 students
- PS 43Elementary · 574 students
- PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE)Elementary · 542 students
Nearby schools
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VI HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 311
- ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL0.0 mi · 605
- KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY VI0.0 mi · 281
- CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,218
- WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 484
- PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE)0.4 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGYWhat is the total enrollment at QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY?
QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY enrolls approximately 507 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY serve?
QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY is approximately 14.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY?
At QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, the student body is approximately 2% White, 60% Hispanic, 34% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY public or private?
QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27.
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