YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY

Located at 108-35 167TH ST, in JAMAICA, New York, YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY is a mid-sized high school that instructs 596 students (grades 6 through 12), operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 comprises 50 schools with combined enrollment of 36,340 students; YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY is among them.

On demographics, YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY reports that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 25% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 11% Native American, 4% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 17% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Queens County) reports that median household earnings sit near $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

The closest other public school is EMERSON SCHOOL (THE), roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 52.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 641 students in 2018 compared to 596 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

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