Enrollment
187
High
DISTRICT 995 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28·NCES 360010006182
QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY
162-02 HILLSIDE AVE, JAMAICA, NY 11432 · (718) 883-1200 · Queens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL187 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
40.6:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
140 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 26% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New York average is about 58 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY
QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY this school | 187 | 74.9% | 50.5% |
| MURRAY HILL ACADEMY NEW YORK | 298 | 79.2% | 61.5% |
| BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX BRONX | 245 | 79.2% | 77.8% |
| HILLSIDE ARTS & LETTERS ACADEMY JAMAICA | 414 | 75.8% | 53.7% |
| NORTH QUEENS COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FLUSHING | 117 | 87.2% | 30.2% |
| NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II JAMAICA | 375 | 82.1% | 41.5% |
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 SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #724 of 1,135 | #53 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #965 of 1,135 ▼ 4 | #81 of 89 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 187 | #1,089 of 1,216 | #89 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #494 of 1,167 | #71 of 92 |
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
187
+21 (+13%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
40.6:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 187 | 4.6 | 40.6:1 | 75% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 162 | 10.5 | 15.5:1 | 79% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 9.9 | 14.6:1 | 83% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 74% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 188 | 12 | 15.7:1 | 89% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 125 | 11 | 11.4:1 | 82% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 10 | 26.7:1 | 79% (212) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY.
About QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY
QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY, a small high school, is located in JAMAICA, New York. The school reports 187 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 72% smaller than the 668 average for high schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 enrolls 36,340 students in 50 schools, including QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY. The largest is Hispanic students, at 47%. Next come 26% Black, 20% Asian, 3% Native American, and 3% White. That compares with about 28% Hispanic among all Queens County residents. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 4.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 40.6 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 75%. That tracks the 77% average for public schools in Queens County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.5% for QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY. The school posts 50.5%, 3.0 points above the prediction.
Federal survey data for Queens County show that the median household income is $86,136, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Queens County is home to 392 public schools and about 268,205 public school students.
The closest other public school is QUEENS SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE (THE), less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY as City: Large.
Federal data show a 13% enrollment rise, from 166 in 2020-21 to 187 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 11.1 in 2020-21 to 40.6 in 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 #28
- FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,394 students
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,298 students
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,146 students
- JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEYMiddle · 1,611 students
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
- QUEENS METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
Other schools in JAMAICA
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,298 students
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,146 students
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
- PS 95 EASTWOODElementary · 1,103 students
- PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 904 students
- GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL IIElementary · 810 students
Nearby schools
- QUEENS SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE (THE)0.1 mi · 590
- MS 3580.1 mi · 345
- NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II0.2 mi · 375
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 2,298
- PS 182 SAMANTHA SMITH0.2 mi · 810
- PS 860.2 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITYWhat is the total enrollment at QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY?
QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY enrolls approximately 187 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY serve?
QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY have?
QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 40.6:1.
What is the student diversity at QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY?
Student demographics at QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY are roughly 3% White, 47% Hispanic, 26% Black, 20% Asian.
Who oversees QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY?
QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 in Queens County.
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