Enrollment
217
High
DISTRICT 793 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012306437
VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS
156-10 BAISLEY BLVD, JAMAICA, NY 11434 · (718) 276-1946 · Queens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of New York public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
180 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 190 | 88% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 12% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
57.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS
VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS this school | 217 | 82.9% | 47.3% |
| JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 205 | 87.3% | 42.3% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS BROOKLYN | 249 | 86.3% | 32.7% |
| BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX BRONX | 245 | 79.2% | 77.8% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY INSTITUTE OF MATH AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG WOMEN BROOKLYN | 352 | 83.0% | 40.6% |
| 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 VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #781 of 1,135 | #63 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #738 of 1,109 ▼ 168 | #52 of 85 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #835 of 1,135 ▲ 9 | #75 of 89 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #1,053 of 1,216 | #87 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #299 of 1,058 | #6 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #140 of 1,070 | #31 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.9% | #389 of 1,167 | #39 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #118 of 743 | #5 of 48 |
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
217
+20 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 217 | 21.8 | 9.9:1 | 83% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 21.1 | 10.3:1 | 83% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 21.7 | 10.3:1 | 76% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 20 | 9.8:1 | 80% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 75% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 13 | 17.2:1 | 70% (156) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS.
About VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS
VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS is a small high school in JAMAICA, New York, under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 217 students. Against the 668-student average for high schools in New York, enrollment here is 68% lower.
VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS is a school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27. The district has 63 schools and 39,209 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS, at 47%. Enrollment also includes 30% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 4% Native American, and 3% White. Among people living in Queens County, the Black share is about 17%. 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.
VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS operates with 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 9.9:1. On average, high schools in New York have 11.0:1, compared with 9.9:1 here. VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS reports 83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS would be expected to post about 44.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.3%.
In Queens County (population about 2,323,052), the median household income is $86,136, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS is one of 392 public schools in the county.
AUGUST MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL is the public school closest to VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment has grown by 20 students since 2020-21, to 217.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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- UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE IV0.0 mi · 363
- PS 45 CLARENCE WITHERSPOON0.4 mi · 464
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- CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 720.4 mi · 329
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Frequently asked questions
About VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENSHow many students attend VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS?
VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS enrolls approximately 217 students in grades 09-12.
Is VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS an elementary, middle, or high school?
VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS is approximately 9.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS?
At VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS, the student body is approximately 3% White, 30% Hispanic, 47% Black, 14% Asian.
What district is VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS in?
VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27.
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