VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS

VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS, a tiny high school in JAMAICA, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, instructs 217 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 68% leaner than the state mean of about 668.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 comprises 63 schools with combined enrollment of 39,209 students; VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS is among them.

On the student-mix side, VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS records that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 30% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 4% Native American, 3% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

In terms of school funding signals, VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 83% of students are eligible 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), VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Queens County indicate median household income runs about $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS is one.

UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE IV is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 42.9%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS's enrollment has fell 25% since 2018, when it stood at 291 (now 217). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 67% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.