QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES is one of the reasonably sized 9-12 campuss in BELLEROSE, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26, with 840 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES sits 26% larger than that benchmark.

QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES is one of 34 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26, a district that enrolls 29,203 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES records that the largest single group is Black at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 24% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 5% White, 4% Native American. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

On the resource side, On paper, QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Queens County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Queens County put median household income runs about $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES is one.

The closest other public school is PS/IS 208, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 66.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 21%: 1,067 students in 2018 compared to 840 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 55% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.