QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES

As a close-knit high school in FLUSHING, New York, QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES instructs 441 students from grades 9 through 12, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25. Enrollment runs roughly 34% smaller than the state mean of about 668.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 comprises 46 schools with combined enrollment of 33,704 students; QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES is among them.

In terms of who attends, QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES records that the largest single group is Asian, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 24% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 26% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES higher than the state norm the norm. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 44.3%; QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES posts 69.7%, +25.4 points above that line.

In the area at large, Queens County reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

VERITAS ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 57.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES's enrollment has climbed 3% since 2018, when it stood at 428 (now 441). Asian enrollment moved from 59% to 70% across the same window.

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