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Queens High School For The Sciences At York College

Public Grades 9-12

7^th

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of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 99% of New York high schools

Summary

Queens High School For The Sciences At York College is a high-performing public high school serving grades 9-12 in Jamaica, New York, with a student population of 498. This school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 373 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Queens High School For The Sciences At York College is a standout institution, consistently ranking among the top 10-12 high schools in New York for the past several years, with a peak ranking of 1st in the state in 2017-2018. The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with 100% proficiency rates in many Regents exams, including Common Core Algebra II, Common Core English Language Arts, Common Core Geometry, Global History and Geography, Living Environment, and U.S. History and Government. The school also has consistently low dropout rates, ranging from 0.7% to 4.9% in recent years, and high four-year graduation rates, reaching as high as 99.3%. While the school's spending per student is significantly higher than the district and state averages, ranging from $10,748 to $21,910 per student in recent years, this investment appears to contribute to the school's strong academic performance and resources available to students.

In comparison to nearby schools, such as Young Women's Leadership School-Queens, Hillcrest High School, and York Early College Academy, Queens High School For The Sciences At York College stands out with significantly higher proficiency rates on Regents exams and higher statewide rankings. However, the school does have relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.8% to 34.3% in recent years, which is an area the school may want to address to further improve student outcomes.

495

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,906

Per pupil spending ?

66.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

94-50 159th St
Jamaica, NY 11433

(718) 657-3181

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

77.6%

Hispanic:

8.7%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2014 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (98% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New York high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school98%

District avg62%

New York avg66%

7^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 14High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #28

373^rd of 874New York City Geographic District #28 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	90.6	7 of 1234	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	10 of 1242	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	10 of 1228	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	11 of 1190	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	3 of 1207	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	1 of 1210	99.9%	★★★★★
2017	91.8	5 of 1221	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	91.5	7 of 1255	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	88.1	12 of 1255	99.0%	★★★★★
2014	87.4	9 of 1237	99.3%	★★★★★
2013	86.9	6 of 1217	99.5%	★★★★★
2012	86.0	4 of 1198	99.7%	★★★★★
2011	83.8	5 of 1165	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	84.6	1 of 1117	99.9%	★★★★★
2009	81.6	7 of 1086	99.4%	★★★★★
2008	78.1	33 of 1027	96.8%	★★★★★
2007	79.1	21 of 1002	97.9%	★★★★★
2006	79.0	19 of 986	98.1%	★★★★★
2005	71.8	134 of 935	85.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	94.9	5 of 690	99.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	7 of 413	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	2 of 426	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	12 of 424	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	24 of 386	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	78.9	19 of 447	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	12 of 426	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	6 of 1206	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	12 of 1219	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	6 of 1197	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	10 of 1155	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	5 of 1193	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	1 of 1176	99.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	3 of 885	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	10 of 865	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	4 of 851	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	1 of 760	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	9 of 791	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	3 of 1179	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	7 of 1170	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	5 of 1155	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	6 of 1101	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	4 of 1179	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	1 of 1154	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	10 of 1201	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	10 of 1211	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	16 of 1191	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	10 of 1154	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	4 of 1190	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	1 of 1176	99.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	78.6	16 of 165	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	11 of 157	93.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	13 of 788	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	10 of 781	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	1 of 776	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	1 of 738	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	1 of 793	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	3 of 765	99.6%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

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Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

African American (2024)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)90th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II100%+25 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts100%+25 vs state

Common Core Geometry100%+76 vs state

Global History and Geography100%+24 vs state

Living Environment100%+43 vs state

U.S. History and Government100%+25 vs state

Geometry98%+39 vs state

Chemistry97%+33 vs state

Life Science Biology97%+38 vs state

Algebra I96%+40 vs state

Physics96%+27 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)			NY State Assessments Science (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	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Queens High School For The Sciences At York College	Public	9-12	94-50 159th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 657-3181	495	28	18.0	66.7%	22 (4.4%)	23 (4.6%)	43 (8.7%)	384 (77.6%)	7 (1.4%)	6 (1.2%)	10 (2.0%)	90.6	7^th of 1234 public high schools	99.4%		88.6	10^th of 1242 public high schools	99.2%	3	97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	95.6	100.0	96.4	96.7	98.5									$22,906	$1,225	$21,681
New Dawn Charter High School II	Public, Charter	9-12	89-25 161st St	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New Dawn Charter High School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 947-2580	375	14	26.7	82.1%	7 (1.9%)	134 (35.7%)	160 (42.7%)	55 (14.7%)	13 (3.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	37.4	780^th of 1234 public high schools	36.8%		18.2	1003^rd of 1242 public high schools	19.2%	223			45.8			78.0	67.2		70.2	31.6	79.0										$12,827	$1,054	$11,773
Queens Satellite High School For Opportunity	Public	9-12	162-02 Hillside Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 883-1200	187	5	40.6	74.9%	5 (2.7%)	49 (26.2%)	87 (46.5%)	38 (20.3%)	6 (3.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			49.4																		$32,097	$1,861	$30,236
Young Women's Leadership School-Queens	Public	6-12	150-91 87th Rd	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 725-0402	544	37	14.7	81.4%	14 (2.6%)	146 (26.8%)	117 (21.5%)	239 (43.9%)	12 (2.2%)	9 (1.7%)	7 (1.3%)	31.7	838^th of 1234 public high schools	32.1%		45.8	695^th of 1242 public high schools	44.0%	143	66.7	66.1	68.6	10.3	10.0	67.6	5.3		74.7	39.3	42.4	18.2	45.2	50.6	43.8	60.8	46.8	44.4	0.0	5.9	$26,426	$2,024	$24,402
Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	160-05 Highland Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 658-5407	2,298	163	14.0	85.9%	67 (2.9%)	563 (24.5%)	892 (38.8%)	593 (25.8%)	134 (5.8%)	32 (1.4%)	15 (0.7%)	31.7	837^th of 1234 public high schools	32.2%		20.8	967^th of 1242 public high schools	22.1%	130	47.3	52.8	71.1	14.8	5.7	73.3	29.8	15.0	67.9	36.9	39.4	29.9	50.6								$27,780	$2,469	$25,311
York Early College Academy	Public	6-12	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 262-8547	596	31	19.2	75.7%	6 (1.0%)	280 (47.0%)	67 (11.2%)	150 (25.2%)	65 (10.9%)	22 (3.7%)	6 (1.0%)	44.6	708^th of 1234 public high schools	42.6%		46.1	689^th of 1242 public high schools	44.5%	19	40.7	75.8	94.2			85.6	31.4		61.5	45.3	61.4	34.2	54.4	61.6	53.0	58.5	52.9	39.5			$25,392	$1,984	$23,408
Queens Collegiate - A College Board School	Public	6-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 658-4016	711	49	14.5	83.3%	18 (2.5%)	200 (28.1%)	246 (34.6%)	162 (22.8%)	43 (6.0%)	14 (2.0%)	28 (3.9%)	31.8	836^th of 1234 public high schools	32.3%		32.6	825^th of 1242 public high schools	33.6%	11	71.2	69.7	66.5	12.0		74.4	46.5	39.3	57.6	42.5	37.7	25.0		48.0	63.6	66.7	49.4	49.3	64.5		$27,644	$2,191	$25,452
Hillside Arts & Letters Academy	Public	9-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 658-1249	414	31	13.4	75.8%	7 (1.7%)	125 (30.2%)	161 (38.9%)	96 (23.2%)	16 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	24.1	933^rd of 1234 public high schools	24.4%		23.7	931^st of 1242 public high schools	25.0%	2	15.6	41.7	67.4	0.0		70.6	36.8		46.3	41.5	37.3	38.8	33.3								$28,470	$2,124	$26,345
High School For Community Leadership	Public	9-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-9801	497	46	10.8	76.3%	14 (2.8%)	130 (26.2%)	180 (36.2%)	140 (28.2%)	21 (4.2%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	82.2	105^th of 1234 public high schools	91.5%		74.9	243^rd of 1242 public high schools	80.4%	138	90.2	100.0	95.9	55.6		95.7	85.2	82.0	84.4	78.8	100.0	98.0									$24,939	$1,966	$22,974
Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences	Public	9-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2689	531	32	16.4	83.6%	8 (1.5%)	121 (22.8%)	125 (23.5%)	226 (42.6%)	29 (5.5%)	7 (1.3%)	15 (2.8%)	48.5	666^th of 1234 public high schools	46.0%		43.1	724^th of 1242 public high schools	41.7%	58	53.7	67.6	84.9	40.0		75.2	56.3	45.7	82.7	45.1	62.9	44.2	7.3								$25,024	$1,937	$23,088

Frequently Asked Questions about Queens High School For The Sciences At York College

Is Queens High School For The Sciences At York College a good school?

Yes! Queens High School For The Sciences At York College is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 1234 New York high schools.

What district is Queens High School For The Sciences At York College in?

New York City Geographic District #28

How many students attend Queens High School For The Sciences At York College?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Queens High School For The Sciences At York College.

What is the racial makeup of Queens High School For The Sciences At York College?

Students at Queens High School For The Sciences At York College are 78% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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