QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY

QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY is a senior high of tiny scale in JAMAICA, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, caters to 187 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY sits 72% below that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 runs 50 schools in total, collectively educating 36,340 students. QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 26% Black, 20% Asian, 3% Native American, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY lists 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 40.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.5%, the actual is 50.5%, a residual of +3.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Queens County indicate median household earnings sit near $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MS 358, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.2%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 188 (now 187). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 56% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 40.6:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.