YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-QUEENS

YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-QUEENS is one of the tight-knit senior highs in JAMAICA, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, with 544 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12.

Across the 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 (36,340 students total), YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-QUEENS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-QUEENS reports that 44% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 27% Black, 22% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Native American. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-QUEENS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.0%; this one delivers 46.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Queens County put median household income runs about $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-QUEENS is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

The closest other public school is PS 86, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-QUEENS comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 566 students in 2018 compared to 544 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 44% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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