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High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety

Public Grades 9-12

949^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 23% of New York high schools

Summary

High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety is a public high school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 541 students. The 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.

The school faces significant challenges in academic performance, with consistently low rankings among New York high schools over the past 10 years. Its proficiency rates on Regents exams are significantly below the district and state averages across various subject areas, including math, science, and English Language Arts. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate is slightly below the district and state averages, and its dropout rate is higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Queens Satellite High School For Opportunity, York Early College Academy, and Queens High School For The Sciences At York College generally outperform High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety on academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics. The school's per-student spending has increased over the years, but its student-teacher ratio remains relatively high, which may indicate a need for additional teaching resources.

535

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,319

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

116-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11434

(718) 977-4800

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.7%

Hispanic:

31.8%

Asian:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2024 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg61%

New York avg66%

949^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th 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	23.1	949 of 1234	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1161 of 1242	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1140 of 1228	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1095 of 1190	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1006 of 1207	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1034 of 1210	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	1008 of 1221	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	1067 of 1255	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	1069 of 1255	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.0	877 of 1237	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.5	882 of 1217	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.4	947 of 1198	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	1070 of 1165	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.5	1066 of 1117	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.8	968 of 1086	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	913 of 1027	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.8	952 of 1002	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.9	879 of 986	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.6	858 of 935	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	448 of 713	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.7	621 of 690	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	570 of 671	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	494 of 593	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	491 of 686	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	547 of 679	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	340 of 413	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	420 of 426	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	416 of 424	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	378 of 386	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	440 of 447	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	410 of 426	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	226 of 669	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.6	500 of 637	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	432 of 583	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	461 of 481	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	414 of 565	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	457 of 546	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	892 of 1206	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1124 of 1219	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1021 of 1197	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1043 of 1155	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1000 of 1193	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1052 of 1176	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	607 of 885	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	720 of 865	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	739 of 851	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	706 of 760	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	624 of 815	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	584 of 791	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	351 of 607	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	493 of 564	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	319 of 498	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	929 of 1179	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1096 of 1170	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1073 of 1155	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1020 of 1101	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	924 of 1179	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	990 of 1154	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	960 of 1201	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1132 of 1211	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1141 of 1191	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1078 of 1154	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	989 of 1190	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1004 of 1176	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	46 of 47	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	763 of 1149	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1044 of 1144	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1022 of 1130	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	932 of 1038	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1001 of 1132	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1014 of 1095	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+43 vs school

Homeless (2025)42nd percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2025)2nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography68%-8 vs state

U.S. History and Government66%-9 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts59%-16 vs state

Life Science Biology42%-16 vs state

Earth Science38%-28 vs state

Living Environment35%-22 vs state

Algebra I29%-27 vs state

Common Core Geometry29%+5 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences26%-30 vs state

Common Core Algebra II19%-56 vs state

Geometry15%-45 vs state

Chemistry0%-65 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student on FaceBook
Saturday, July 25, 2015

Well it seems like a really good school. Based on the ratings it is becoming a better high school each year. Im looking forward to being in this high school. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

I am alumni of this school, I can honestly say I left this school and learned nothing. There were barely any programs set within the school to help students succeed preceding life after high school. Close Quote

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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
High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety	Public	9-12	116-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 977-4800	535	44	12.1	81.1%	7 (1.3%)	255 (47.7%)	170 (31.8%)	70 (13.1%)	17 (3.2%)	9 (1.7%)	7 (1.3%)	23.1	949^th of 1234 public high schools	23.1%		8.8	1161^st of 1242 public high schools	6.5%	212	0.0	18.9	59.3	28.6	37.5	68.1	34.9		66.3	28.7	41.9	14.8	25.8						$30,319	$2,055	$28,264
Eagle Academy For Young Men III	Public	6-12	171-10 Linden Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2600	498	49	10.0	75.1%	3 (0.6%)	407 (81.7%)	49 (9.8%)	8 (1.6%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	17.2	1030^th of 1234 public high schools	16.5%		10.2	1137^th of 1242 public high schools	8.5%	107	30.3	72.2	49.4	11.1		56.7	56.7	10.5	36.5	43.6	18.5			34.2	66.7	34.0	46.7	77.5	$33,939	$2,491	$31,448
United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science IV	Public, Charter	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science IV	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 525-2041	363	38	9.5	74.4%	1 (0.3%)	296 (81.5%)	41 (11.3%)	10 (2.8%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	21.3	973^rd of 1234 public high schools	21.2%		14.2	1064^th of 1242 public high schools	14.3%	91	15.4	30.1	71.3	5.7	27.1	64.9	45.8	14.3	41.0	46.5		19.2							$26,444	$233	$26,212
August Martin High School	Public	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2920	643	54	11.9	79.8%	11 (1.7%)	327 (50.9%)	184 (28.6%)	78 (12.1%)	32 (5.0%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	19.4	995^th of 1234 public high schools	19.4%		26.9	887^th of 1242 public high schools	28.6%	108	14.3	51.0	66.2	3.5		57.9	33.3	6.1	65.8	30.5	31.4	14.4	28.0						$29,785	$1,961	$27,825
Voyages Prep-South Queens	Public	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 276-1946	217	22	9.9	82.9%	7 (3.2%)	102 (47.0%)	65 (30.0%)	30 (13.8%)	8 (3.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27.6	889^th of 1234 public high schools	28.0%		24.8	915^th of 1242 public high schools	26.3%	26			57.5			76.5	39.7		63.2	39.7	14.3								$35,511	$2,253	$33,258
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 Transition Center	Public	9-12	142-10 Linden Blvd	Jamaica	11436	Queens County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 558-2060	461	86	5.3	91.3%	48 (10.4%)	163 (35.4%)	160 (34.7%)	74 (16.1%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.7%)								(n/a)																			$102,317	$1,894	$100,423
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

Frequently Asked Questions about High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety

How many students attend High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety.

Is High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety a good school?

High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety ranks in the bottom 23.1% of New York high schools.

What district is High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety in?

New York City Geographic District #28

What is the racial makeup of High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety?

Students at High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety are 48% African American, 32% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 3% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

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