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Queens High School Of Teaching Liberal Arts And Sciences

Public Grades 9-12

926^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 25% of New York high schools

Summary

Queens High School Of Teaching Liberal Arts And Sciences is a public high school in Bellerose, New York, serving 831 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #26, which is ranked 202 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Queens High School Of Teaching Liberal Arts And Sciences has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, with White and multi-racial students ranking in the bottom 5-20% of schools statewide. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 84.3% to 92.1% in recent years, below the state and district averages, and it has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27-44.3% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Sewanhaka High School and New Hyde Park Memorial High School, which have higher statewide rankings and better academic performance, Queens High School Of Teaching Liberal Arts And Sciences faces significant challenges in terms of student achievement, equity, attendance, and engagement. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to identify and address the root causes of the school's underperformance.

840

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,884

Per pupil spending ?

67%

Free/discounted lunch ?

74-20 Commonwealth Blvd
Bellerose, NY 11426

(718) 736-7100

District: New York City Geographic District #26

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.2%

Hispanic:

23.8%

Asian:

21.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2014 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg69%

New York avg66%

926^th of 1,234

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Bottom 25%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #26

202^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #26 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	25.1	926 of 1234	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	882 of 1242	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	892 of 1228	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	873 of 1190	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	911 of 1207	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	919 of 1210	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.2	823 of 1221	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.5	745 of 1255	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.3	812 of 1255	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.6	831 of 1237	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.4	837 of 1217	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.2	891 of 1198	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.1	899 of 1165	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.3	953 of 1117	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.9	846 of 1086	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	843 of 1027	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.0	801 of 1002	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.5	693 of 986	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.7	690 of 935	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	468 of 713	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	396 of 690	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	426 of 671	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	347 of 593	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	440 of 686	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	453 of 679	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	345 of 413	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	346 of 426	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	360 of 424	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	324 of 386	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	377 of 447	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	352 of 426	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	499 of 669	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	530 of 637	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.6	262 of 583	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	77 of 481	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	31.7	401 of 565	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	342 of 546	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	877 of 1206	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	868 of 1219	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	820 of 1197	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	829 of 1155	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	911 of 1193	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	921 of 1176	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	572 of 885	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	595 of 865	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	485 of 851	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	513 of 760	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	512 of 815	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	500 of 791	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	322 of 607	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	362 of 564	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.5	120 of 531	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	92 of 389	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	32.8	358 of 493	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	344 of 498	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	863 of 1179	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	846 of 1170	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	824 of 1155	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	807 of 1101	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	837 of 1179	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	865 of 1154	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	933 of 1201	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	886 of 1211	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	943 of 1191	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	922 of 1154	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	904 of 1190	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	907 of 1176	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	279 of 328	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	212 of 212	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	161 of 165	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	31 of 47	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	33 of 41	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	29 of 41	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	31 of 46	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	637 of 1149	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	625 of 1144	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	729 of 1130	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	717 of 1038	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	729 of 1132	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	667 of 1095	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	756 of 788	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	708 of 781	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	740 of 776	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	709 of 738	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	703 of 793	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	717 of 765	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)47th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Native American (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography73%-3 vs state

U.S. History and Government73%~ state avg

Common Core English Language Arts59%-16 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences46%-10 vs state

Chemistry38%-27 vs state

Life Science Biology37%-21 vs state

Living Environment32%-25 vs state

Common Core Algebra II26%-49 vs state

Algebra I24%-32 vs state

Geometry18%-41 vs state

Common Core Geometry17%-7 vs state

Earth Science15%-50 vs state

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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	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Queens High School Of Teaching Liberal Arts And Sciences	Public	9-12	74-20 Commonwealth Blvd	Bellerose	11426	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 736-7100	840	73	11.5	67.0%	39 (4.6%)	363 (43.2%)	200 (23.8%)	179 (21.3%)	33 (3.9%)	8 (1.0%)	18 (2.1%)	25.1	926^th of 1234 public high schools	25.0%		27.4	882^nd of 1242 public high schools	29.0%	44	37.7	25.8	58.9	16.7	15.0	73.0	31.5		72.6	23.7	36.9	18.4	45.6																$32,884	$1,361	$31,523
Martin Van Buren High School	Public	9-12	230-17 Hillside Ave	Queens Village	11427	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 776-4728	1,131	85	13.2	76.1%	31 (2.7%)	398 (35.2%)	260 (23.0%)	359 (31.7%)	53 (4.7%)	10 (0.9%)	20 (1.8%)	31	847^th of 1234 public high schools	31.4%		31	846^th of 1242 public high schools	31.9%	1	35.1	34.3	69.8			79.6	34.3	11.1	73.1	42.7	41.6	18.3	26.1																$28,400	$2,052	$26,348
Business Technology Early College High School	Public	9-12	230-17 Hillside Ave	Queens Village	11427	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 217-3613	601	43	14.1	73.2%	19 (3.2%)	284 (47.3%)	147 (24.5%)	120 (20.0%)	18 (3.0%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.3%)	30.3	860^th of 1234 public high schools	30.3%		38.4	770^th of 1242 public high schools	38.0%	90	23.3	37.0	62.5	0.0	16.7	81.1	29.6		80.6	50.8	37.2	27.1	44.3																$25,235	$1,898	$23,337
Benjamin N Cardozo High School	Public	9-12	57-00 223rd St	Bayside	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 279-6500	2,866	193	14.8	72.1%	208 (7.3%)	565 (19.7%)	703 (24.5%)	1,248 (43.5%)	41 (1.4%)	10 (0.3%)	91 (3.2%)	42.3	730^th of 1234 public high schools	40.8%		46.4	686^th of 1242 public high schools	44.8%	44	6.4	67.9	74.4	11.9		81.6	28.5	39.2	84.8	44.3	50.5	29.6																	$24,940	$2,044	$22,896
Great Neck South High School	Public	9-12	341 Lakeville Rd	Great Neck	11020	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4800	1,362	126	10.8	26.7%	172 (12.6%)	15 (1.1%)	107 (7.9%)	1,018 (74.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.5%)	89.2	17^th of 1234 public high schools	98.6%		88.4	13^th of 1242 public high schools	99.0%	4	94.6	99.4	94.2	77.1	93.8	98.7	95.7	93.6	98.8	93.7		94.7									91.8	91.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$36,370	$723	$35,647
Floral Park Memorial High School	Public	7-12	210 Locust St	Floral Park	11001	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 488-9300	1,308	101	12.9	23.1%	549 (42.0%)	131 (10.0%)	314 (24.0%)	277 (21.2%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	25 (1.9%)	78.2	174^th of 1234 public high schools	85.9%		74.5	252^nd of 1242 public high schools	79.7%	78	66.7	94.9	97.1	42.9	25.0	94.8	64.2	66.7	88.6	84.6	86.1	76.3	73.1		72.0	71.3		61.4	29.0	47.4	99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	$29,558	$741	$28,817
Sewanhaka High School	Public	7-12	500 Tulip Ave	Floral Park	11001	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 488-9600	1,572	137	11.4	47.2%	105 (6.7%)	425 (27.0%)	572 (36.4%)	424 (27.0%)	13 (0.8%)	10 (0.6%)	23 (1.5%)	52.5	610^th of 1234 public high schools	50.6%		51.4	628^th of 1242 public high schools	49.4%	18	48.0	69.6	83.8	16.1	20.3	81.4	34.6	46.9	85.4	61.2	63.2	43.0	62.3		48.6	42.4		54.3	0.0		99.1	99.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.9	99.8	99.5	$30,648	$781	$29,867
New Hyde Park Memorial High School	Public	7-12	500 Leonard Blvd	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 488-9500	1,711	119	14.3	22.5%	364 (21.3%)	47 (2.7%)	272 (15.9%)	1,003 (58.6%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.1%)	81.6	120^th of 1234 public high schools	90.3%		80.9	109^th of 1242 public high schools	91.2%	11	92.0	93.3	97.2	42.9	40.0	92.8	52.5	71.1	91.3	87.5	84.8	83.6	83.1		81.8	75.5		80.0	18.5	20.0	99.7	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.9	$28,329	$745	$27,585
Pathways College Preparatory School: A College Board School	Public	6-12	109-89 204th St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 454-4957	818	77	10.5	72.4%	4 (0.5%)	578 (70.7%)	120 (14.7%)	55 (6.7%)	46 (5.6%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.0%)	50.1	641^st of 1234 public high schools	48.1%		41.1	745^th of 1242 public high schools	40.0%	104	75.0	66.7	81.8		26.7	78.6	30.6		60.8	65.8	55.7	53.9	53.7	70.7	79.6	58.7	76.3	76.0	31.3										$27,923	$2,124	$25,799
Cambria Heights Academy	Public	9-12	188-04 91st Ave	Hollis	11423	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 736-7320	359	32	11.2	79.9%	3 (0.8%)	231 (64.3%)	75 (20.9%)	35 (9.7%)	11 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	15.5	1049^th of 1234 public high schools	15.0%		13.8	1074^th of 1242 public high schools	13.5%	25	16.5	27.3	65.1	8.7	25.0	56.6	17.7		56.3	24.7	36.6	12.4	39.2																$29,162	$2,555	$26,607

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What is the racial makeup of Queens High School Of Teaching Liberal Arts And Sciences?

Students at Queens High School Of Teaching Liberal Arts And Sciences are 43% African American, 24% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 5% White, 4% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

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New York City Geographic District #26

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Queens High School Of Teaching Liberal Arts And Sciences ranks in the bottom 25.0% of New York high schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 840 students attended Queens High School Of Teaching Liberal Arts And Sciences.

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