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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY this year?
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Enrollment
596
High
DISTRICT 995 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28·NCES 360010005935
YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY
108-35 167TH ST, JAMAICA, NY 11433 · (718) 262-8547 · Queens County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
451 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
67.2%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
596
-45 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 20.7:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
11%
was 8%
% Black
47%
was 50%
% Asian
25%
was 26%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)0.0 mi · 284
- JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY0.0 mi · 354
- JAMAICA CHILDREN'S SCHOOL0.3 mi · 257
- PS 40 SAMUEL HUNTINGTON0.3 mi · 399
- PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEY0.4 mi · 806
- DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL0.6 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY?
YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 596 students in grades 06-12.
Is YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY have?
YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY?
At YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 1% White, 11% Hispanic, 47% Black, 25% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY?
YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.