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Bard High School Early College Queens

Q: Is Bard High School Early College Queens a good school?

Bard High School Early College Queens ranks 182 nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 85% of New York high schools

Summary

Bard High School Early College Queens is a public high school in Long Island City, New York, serving 670 students in grades 9-12 and part of the New York City Geographic District #24. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, with a 4-star or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating excellent academic performance.

Bard High School Early College Queens significantly outperforms the district and state averages in Regents/Common Core exams across various subjects, including an 88.59% proficiency rate in English Language Arts compared to 72.02% for the district and 75.29% for the state. The school also maintains consistently high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 80.9% to 92.8% over the past 3 years, which are higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's performance across diverse student subgroups, including underrepresented and disadvantaged groups, is a testament to its commitment to equity and inclusion.

While Bard High School Early College Queens outperforms the district and state, nearby schools such as Aviation Career and Technical Education High School also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting that the Long Island City area may have a concentration of high-performing public schools. As an "early college" high school, Bard High School Early College Queens provides students with the opportunity to earn up to 60 college credits while in high school, likely contributing to the school's high graduation and college readiness rates.

643

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,529

Per pupil spending ?

64.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30-20 Thomson Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101

(718) 361-3133

District: New York City Geographic District #24

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.9%

Asian:

29.2%

White:

20.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 100th percentile in 2014 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (86% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New York high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg64%

New York avg67%

182^nd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	78.0	182 of 1234	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	239 of 1242	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	145 of 1228	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	131 of 1190	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	132 of 1207	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	23 of 1210	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	86.4	33 of 1221	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	86.0	25 of 1255	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	85.0	23 of 1255	98.2%	★★★★★
2014	88.5	4 of 1237	99.7%	★★★★★
2013	85.8	11 of 1217	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	85.2	6 of 1198	99.5%	★★★★★
2011	82.6	12 of 1165	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	67.7	284 of 1117	74.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	27 of 713	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	78.0	95 of 690	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	28 of 671	95.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	199 of 413	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	182 of 426	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	189 of 424	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	145 of 386	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	73 of 447	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	34 of 426	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	245 of 1206	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	197 of 1219	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	79 of 1197	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	100 of 1155	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	60 of 1193	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	34 of 1176	97.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	81 of 885	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.9	119 of 865	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	88 of 851	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	132 of 815	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	48 of 791	93.9%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	23 of 607	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.6	41 of 564	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	18 of 531	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	97 of 1179	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.8	93 of 1170	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	24 of 1155	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	56 of 1101	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	75.3	140 of 1179	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	90.3	4 of 1154	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	134 of 1201	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	312 of 1211	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	323 of 1191	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	191 of 1154	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	277 of 1190	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	16 of 1176	98.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	70.3	65 of 272	76.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	116 of 1149	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	230 of 1144	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	169 of 1130	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	198 of 1038	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	249 of 1132	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	90.2	43 of 1095	96.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	119 of 788	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	125 of 781	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	135 of 776	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	42 of 738	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	72.3	117 of 793	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	69 of 765	91.0%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)96th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2025)96th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)76th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government90%+15 vs state

Global History and Geography90%+14 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts89%+13 vs state

Life Science Biology78%+19 vs state

Algebra I74%+18 vs state

Living Environment74%+17 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)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Academy Of Finance And Enterprise	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 389-3623	874	59	14.7	87.4%	93 (10.6%)	44 (5.0%)	422 (48.3%)	164 (18.8%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	141 (16.1%)	66.9	382^nd of 1234 public high schools	69.0%		67.2	401^st of 1242 public high schools	67.7%	19	73.6	76.4	87.9	33.3	29.3	95.5	73.3	79.7	87.1	66.0	67.9	57.8	67.6						$24,296	$2,040	$22,256
High School Of Applied Communications	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 389-3163	380	31	12.1	87.9%	30 (7.9%)	20 (5.3%)	276 (72.6%)	43 (11.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	27.2	893^rd of 1234 public high schools	27.6%		20.5	976^th of 1242 public high schools	21.4%	83	24.2	36.5	67.5	7.7		69.6	20.6		60.0	44.1	46.1	24.0	53.2						$28,224	$2,367	$25,856
Bard High School Early College Queens	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 361-3133	643	59	10.9	64.7%	133 (20.7%)	97 (15.1%)	199 (30.9%)	188 (29.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (2.8%)	78	182^nd of 1234 public high schools	85.3%		75	239^th of 1242 public high schools	80.8%	57			88.6			89.7	73.7		90.4	74.0	77.6								$26,529	$1,315	$25,214
Robert F Wagner Junior Secondary School For Arts And Technology	Public	6-12	47-07 30th Pl	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 472-5671	626	45	13.9	81.6%	77 (12.3%)	18 (2.9%)	412 (65.8%)	95 (15.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.7%)	36.1	795^th of 1234 public high schools	35.6%		36.1	789^th of 1242 public high schools	36.5%	6	13.0	35.4	84.1	0.0		80.3	37.3		73.8	34.3	38.8	38.4	40.0	69.2	92.7	67.5	73.6	94.6	$27,753	$2,260	$25,493
Middle College High School At Laguardia Community College	Public	9-12	45-35 Van Dam St	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 392-3330	440	36	12.1	78.9%	40 (9.1%)	20 (4.5%)	328 (74.5%)	43 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)			92.3																$30,002	$2,025	$27,977
International High School At Laguardia Community College	Public	9-12	45-35 Van Dam St	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 392-3433	455	30	15.1	93.6%	21 (4.6%)	5 (1.1%)	381 (83.7%)	42 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)								(n/a)			51.3																$31,248	$2,520	$28,728
Aviation Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	45-30 36th St	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 361-2032	1,924	145	13.2	75.1%	229 (11.9%)	81 (4.2%)	994 (51.7%)	539 (28.0%)	13 (0.7%)	13 (0.7%)	54 (2.8%)	69.7	341^st of 1234 public high schools	72.4%		74.6	251^st of 1242 public high schools	79.8%	90	57.0	88.5	88.2	26.5	39.2	92.9	43.4	62.9	92.5	70.4	62.3	79.3	67.9						$27,413	$2,225	$25,189
Atlas	Public	9-12	28-01 41st Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-6005	1,162	123	9.4	87.2%	52 (4.5%)	17 (1.5%)	1,028 (88.5%)	55 (4.7%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	12.5	1099^th of 1234 public high schools	10.9%		9.5	1145^th of 1242 public high schools	7.8%	46	10.3	27.6	40.0		0.0	52.6	32.1	0.0	55.6	34.9	52.0	17.9	20.9						$31,741	$2,518	$29,224
Academy Of American Studies	Public	9-12	40-11 28th St	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 361-8786	1,206	77	15.6	67.8%	437 (36.2%)	41 (3.4%)	423 (35.1%)	265 (22.0%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	31 (2.6%)	57.8	546^th of 1234 public high schools	55.8%		62	493^rd of 1242 public high schools	60.3%	53	65.3	67.6	88.7	12.2	12.2	85.5	48.3	62.0	85.3	50.0	60.2	46.6	64.1						$24,742	$2,019	$22,723
Queens Technical High School	Public	9-12	37-02 47th Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-3010	1,294	102	12.6	86.9%	47 (3.6%)	35 (2.7%)	1,085 (83.8%)	93 (7.2%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (1.9%)	32.9	825^th of 1234 public high schools	33.1%		37.3	778^th of 1242 public high schools	37.4%	47	30.4	58.9	84.5	13.6	16.0	74.9	33.5	71.4	63.0	37.4	33.2	33.0	43.2						$29,847	$2,335	$27,512

Frequently Asked Questions about Bard High School Early College Queens

What is the racial makeup of Bard High School Early College Queens?

Students at Bard High School Early College Queens are 31% Hispanic, 29% Asian, 21% White, 15% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Bard High School Early College Queens in?

New York City Geographic District #24

Is Bard High School Early College Queens a good school?

Bard High School Early College Queens ranks 182^nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bard High School Early College Queens?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Bard High School Early College Queens.

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