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International High School For Health Sciences

Public Grades 9-12

Summary

International High School For Health Sciences is a public high school located in Elmhurst, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 257 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #24, which is ranked 528 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's proximity to several other high schools in the area, such as Civic Leadership Academy, Voyages Preparatory, and Pan American International High School, International High School For Health Sciences faces significant challenges. The school has had lower-than-average graduation rates, higher dropout and chronic absenteeism rates, and underperformance on academic assessments compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as Asian, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, are relatively low compared to other high schools in the state.

Despite the school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 87% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school ranks relatively high (98 out of 564 high schools) for its support and outcomes for homeless students, with a 4-star rating in this category. However, when compared to other high schools in the surrounding area, such as Maspeth High School, High School For Arts And Business, and Newtown High School, International High School For Health Sciences generally performs at a lower level across various metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, with no clear trend of consistent improvement, remaining in the bottom quarter of high schools in New York.

292

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,578

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

48-01 90th St
Elmhurst, NY 11373

(718) 595-8600

District: New York City Geographic District #24

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.5%

Asian:

10.6%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (71% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg63%

New York avg65%

Not ranked this year

International High School For Health Sciences did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	24.2	920 of 1242	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	1158 of 1210	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	988 of 1221	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	1026 of 1255	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	986 of 1255	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	8.3	403 of 426	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	38.7	334 of 546	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	26.4	904 of 1219	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	35.0	548 of 865	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	66.0	98 of 564	82.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	28.0	855 of 1170	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	24.4	901 of 1211	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)83rd percentile+57 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)39th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2024)37th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)27th percentile~ school

Female (2024)26th percentile~ school

Male (2024)26th percentile~ school

Asian (2018)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts73%-3 vs state

Algebra I70%+14 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 International High School For Health Sciences

What is the racial makeup of International High School For Health Sciences?

Students at International High School For Health Sciences are 82% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is International High School For Health Sciences in?

New York City Geographic District #24

How many students attend International High School For Health Sciences?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended International High School For Health Sciences.

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