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Newtown High School

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Newtown High School ranks 902 nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

902^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 27% of New York high schools

Summary

Newtown High School is a public high school located in Elmhurst, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,892 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #24, which is ranked 544 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Newtown High School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Newtown High School faces several challenges, including a 4-year graduation rate ranging from 70.5% to 84.3%, which is lower than the state average of around 80%. The school's dropout rate has ranged from 3.0% to 7.7%, higher than the state average, and it has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 44.2%, significantly above the state average. Newtown High School's test scores are consistently lower than the state and district averages across various Regents exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 3.17% in Regents/Earth Science to 76.7% in Regents/U.S. History and Government, compared to the state averages of 65.07% and 75.03%, respectively.

Newtown High School's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools in the same district, such as Maspeth High School and Civic Leadership Academy, as well as schools in other nearby districts like Forest Hills High School and William Cullen Bryant High School. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of around $26,743, which is significantly higher than the state average, this does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes for the school. Addressing the underlying factors and implementing targeted interventions may be crucial for Newtown High School to improve its overall performance and outcomes.

2,072

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,228

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

48-01 90th St
Elmhurst, NY 11373

(718) 595-8400

District: New York City Geographic District #24

Feeder schools for Newtown High School:

Elementary:	Pioneer Academy
	Ps 102 Bayview
	Ps 13 Clement C Moore
	Ps 19 Marino Jeantet
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	Ps 7 Louis F Simeone
	Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)
Middle:	Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School (The)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.1%

Asian:

20.7%

White:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2014 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 66% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (75% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (9% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg59%

New York avg66%

902^nd of 1,234

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Bottom 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 12High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #24

544^th of 874New York City Geographic District #24 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	902 of 1234	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	929 of 1242	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	872 of 1228	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	874 of 1190	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	947 of 1207	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	872 of 1210	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.1	908 of 1221	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.6	928 of 1255	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.3	933 of 1255	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.4	941 of 1237	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	979 of 1217	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	884 of 1198	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	906 of 1165	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.6	854 of 1117	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.8	902 of 1086	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.9	828 of 1027	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.6	792 of 1002	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.0	856 of 986	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.4	750 of 935	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	340 of 713	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	288 of 690	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	391 of 671	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	208 of 593	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.5	458 of 686	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	400 of 679	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	309 of 413	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	350 of 426	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	338 of 424	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	323 of 386	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	388 of 447	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	342 of 426	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	240 of 669	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	291 of 637	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	213 of 583	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	169 of 481	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	233 of 565	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	141 of 546	74.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	848 of 1206	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	905 of 1219	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	849 of 1197	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	861 of 1155	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	963 of 1193	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	902 of 1176	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	661 of 885	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	662 of 865	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	572 of 851	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	558 of 760	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	620 of 815	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	530 of 791	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	277 of 607	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	276 of 564	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	256 of 531	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	181 of 389	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	237 of 493	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	167 of 498	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	849 of 1179	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	894 of 1170	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	804 of 1155	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	809 of 1101	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	921 of 1179	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	831 of 1154	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	919 of 1201	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	920 of 1211	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	851 of 1191	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	853 of 1154	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	925 of 1190	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	837 of 1176	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	36.5	130 of 165	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.0	74 of 157	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	39.1	34 of 46	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	27 of 43	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	706 of 1149	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	682 of 1144	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	638 of 1130	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	689 of 1038	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	920 of 1132	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	648 of 1095	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	625 of 788	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	738 of 781	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	700 of 776	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	686 of 738	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	769 of 793	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	719 of 765	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+37 vs school

Homeless (2025)54th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Native American (2019)26th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government77%~ state avg

Global History and Geography71%-5 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts56%-19 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences49%-7 vs state

Common Core Algebra II46%-29 vs state

Chemistry42%-23 vs state

Physics39%-29 vs state

Life Science Biology39%-19 vs state

Algebra I35%-21 vs state

Living Environment34%-23 vs state

Geometry30%-30 vs state

Common Core Geometry11%-13 vs state

Earth Science3%-62 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newtown High School	Public	9-12	48-01 90th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 595-8400	2,072	146	14.2	76.8%	88 (4.2%)	71 (3.4%)	1,410 (68.1%)	429 (20.7%)	13 (0.6%)	30 (1.4%)	31 (1.5%)	26.6	902^nd of 1234 public high schools	26.9%		23.8	929^th of 1242 public high schools	25.2%	27	41.7	45.8	56.4	10.6	3.2	71.1	33.8	39.3	76.7	35.3	38.8	29.8	49.4	$27,228	$2,121	$25,107
International High School For Health Sciences	Public	9-12	48-01 90th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 595-8600	292	21	13.6	89.4%	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	238 (81.5%)	31 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)								(n/a)			72.6							70.0				$32,578	$4,959	$27,619
Civic Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	45-10 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-1487	580	46	12.5	86.6%	13 (2.2%)	10 (1.7%)	500 (86.2%)	48 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	31.3	844^th of 1234 public high schools	31.6%		30.4	850^th of 1242 public high schools	31.6%	6	22.2	46.6	74.9	0.0	0.0	68.2	35.9		58.3	56.1	45.2	31.4	26.1	$27,950	$2,197	$25,753
Voyages Preparatory	Public	9-12	45-10 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-7851	155	16	9.6	87.7%	3 (1.9%)	15 (9.7%)	124 (80.0%)	11 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	11.1	1124^th of 1234 public high schools	8.9%		20.6	974^th of 1242 public high schools	21.6%	150			45.2			61.2	19.4		42.6	23.4	54.6	0.0		$42,194	$2,310	$39,884
Pan American International High School	Public	9-12	45-10 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-3602	482	47	10.2	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	477 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)								(n/a)			62.6							58.1				$32,607	$3,616	$28,991
John F Kennedy Junior School	Public	10-12	57-12 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 760-1083	514	92	5.6	93.2%	77 (15.0%)	74 (14.4%)	251 (48.8%)	94 (18.3%)	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)														$107,254	$1,392	$105,862
Maspeth High School	Public	9-12	54-40 74th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 803-7100	1,001	74	13.5	80.2%	164 (16.4%)	26 (2.6%)	610 (60.9%)	186 (18.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.0%)	40.9	742^nd of 1234 public high schools	39.9%		45.6	697^th of 1242 public high schools	43.9%	45	36.5	55.6	79.8	7.4	42.9	84.2	29.0	24.5	76.1	48.3	55.2	44.6	25.8	$26,038	$2,068	$23,971
High School For Arts And Business	Public	9-12	105-25 Horace Harding Expw	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-8383	721	52	13.9	87.4%	37 (5.1%)	36 (5.0%)	568 (78.8%)	68 (9.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	54.5	590^th of 1234 public high schools	52.2%		45.1	706^th of 1242 public high schools	43.2%	116	22.4	93.9	75.2	50.8	15.4	97.7	51.4	3.6	98.7	81.6	43.7	58.9	50.3	$28,504	$2,290	$26,215
Forest Hills High School	Public	9-12	67-01 110th St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 268-3137	3,394	221	15.3	72.6%	802 (23.6%)	242 (7.1%)	1,387 (40.9%)	847 (25.0%)	25 (0.7%)	13 (0.4%)	76 (2.2%)	46.1	697^th of 1234 public high schools	43.5%		44.5	711^th of 1242 public high schools	42.8%	14	64.4	74.0	77.6	23.5	16.7	76.7	39.9	53.2	70.1	44.6	64.5	50.9	41.1	$24,795	$1,985	$22,810
William Cullen Bryant High School	Public	9-12	48-10 31st Ave	Long Island City	11103	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 721-5404	1,996	160	12.5	87.2%	185 (9.3%)	111 (5.6%)	1,295 (64.9%)	353 (17.7%)	10 (0.5%)	17 (0.9%)	24 (1.2%)	19.3	996^th of 1234 public high schools	19.3%		16.8	1024^th of 1242 public high schools	17.6%	28	15.9	29.1	66.0	4.9	9.5	64.7	31.9	27.3	55.5	34.2	43.7	18.0	28.0	$28,716	$2,482	$26,235

Frequently Asked Questions about Newtown High School

What schools feed into Newtown High School?

Newtown High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pioneer Academy
Elementary : Ps 102 Bayview
Elementary : Ps 13 Clement C Moore
Elementary : Ps 19 Marino Jeantet
Elementary : Ps 7 Louis F Simeone
Elementary : Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)
Middle : Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School (The)

What district is Newtown High School in?

New York City Geographic District #24

How many students attend Newtown High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,072 students attended Newtown High School.

Is Newtown High School a good school?

Newtown High School ranks 902^nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Newtown High School?

Students at Newtown High School are 68% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 4% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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