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Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

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Young Women's Leadership School-Queens ranks 838 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

838^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 32% of New York high schools

Summary

Young Women's Leadership School-Queens is a public high school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 536 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's academic performance has been mixed compared to the district and state averages. While the school has seen improvements in its statewide ranking over the years, reaching a high of 424 out of 1,190 New York high schools in 2021-2022, its current ranking of 838 out of 1,234 high schools in 2024-2025 is below the district and state averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively well, ranking 90 out of 671 New York high schools in 2022-2023 and earning a 4-star rating, while Asian and English Language Learner students have struggled, ranking in the bottom quartile of New York high schools.

Young Women's Leadership School-Queens faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 71.89% to 75.75% over the past few years. The school's per-student spending has increased significantly over the years, from $11,489 in 2020-2021 to $25,528 in 2023-2024, suggesting that the school is investing more resources in its students. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as High School For Community Leadership and Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School, Young Women's Leadership School-Queens generally performs on par or slightly below the average.

544

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,426

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150-91 87th Rd
Jamaica, NY 11432

(718) 725-0402

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.9%

African American:

26.8%

Hispanic:

21.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 60% meeting standards)

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

!Earth Science scores 55 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg59%

New York avg60%

Middle school

837^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 48 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

838^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	837 of 1500	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	718 of 1504	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	598 of 1500	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.8	184 of 1479	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	93.9	51 of 1242	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	82 of 1439	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	76 of 1438	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	71 of 1455	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	92.8	68 of 1429	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	88.4	109 of 1407	92.3%	★★★★★
2014	74.9	259 of 1401	81.5%	★★★★☆
2013	58.7	515 of 1373	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.3	525 of 1337	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.8	614 of 1295	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.3	501 of 1243	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.3	404 of 1224	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.7	466 of 1185	60.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	293 of 676	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	182 of 705	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	161 of 696	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	55 of 706	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	19 of 653	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	38 of 663	94.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	328 of 406	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	307 of 396	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	258 of 388	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.1	130 of 381	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.5	83 of 369	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	57 of 374	84.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	564 of 646	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	488 of 615	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	910 of 1457	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	802 of 1465	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	686 of 1463	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.6	206 of 1454	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	91.8	45 of 1066	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	83 of 1370	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	89 of 1353	93.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	723 of 965	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	742 of 953	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	624 of 943	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	74.1	155 of 914	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	94 of 826	88.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	487 of 603	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	397 of 594	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	533 of 1283	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	469 of 1296	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	384 of 1288	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	93 of 1306	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	25 of 935	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	45 of 1241	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	36 of 1245	97.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1136 of 1298	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	944 of 1303	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.6	520 of 1307	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	378 of 1170	67.7%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	838 of 1234	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	695 of 1242	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	485 of 1228	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	424 of 1190	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	671 of 1207	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	624 of 1210	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.6	639 of 1221	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.0	721 of 1255	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.8	829 of 1255	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.7	843 of 1237	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.0	766 of 1217	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.5	707 of 1198	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.5	788 of 1165	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.9	767 of 1117	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.5	489 of 1086	55.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	361 of 713	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.4	242 of 690	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.3	90 of 671	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	82 of 593	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	250 of 686	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	201 of 679	70.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	349 of 413	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	304 of 426	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.0	240 of 424	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	221 of 386	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	278 of 447	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.9	194 of 426	54.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	636 of 669	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	504 of 637	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	846 of 1206	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	707 of 1219	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	506 of 1197	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	435 of 1155	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	696 of 1193	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	627 of 1176	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	508 of 885	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	635 of 865	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.0	338 of 851	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	216 of 760	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	300 of 815	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	308 of 791	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	501 of 607	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.4	259 of 564	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	96 of 389	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	29 of 498	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	847 of 1179	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	584 of 1170	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	276 of 1155	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	206 of 1101	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	532 of 1179	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	428 of 1154	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	56.8	124 of 272	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.6	16 of 212	92.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1012 of 1149	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	904 of 1144	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	801 of 1130	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.3	488 of 1038	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	701 of 1132	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	635 of 1095	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	76.2	63 of 793	92.1%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-19 vs school

Homeless (2025)19th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-32 vs school

High school

White (2019)92nd percentile+48 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)54th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)17th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government75%~ state avg

Common Core English Language Arts69%-7 vs state

Global History and Geography68%-8 vs state

Chemistry67%~ state avg

Common Core Algebra II66%-9 vs state

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Earth and Space Sciences45%-11 vs state

Life Science Biology42%-16 vs state

Math41%-11 vs state

Algebra I39%-17 vs state

Geometry18%-42 vs state

Common Core Geometry10%-13 vs state

Earth Science10%-55 vs state

Science6%-38 vs state

Living Environment5%-51 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
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
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
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 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
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
Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	165-65 84th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 297-6580	2,146	139	15.4	77.7%	68 (3.2%)	356 (16.6%)	561 (26.1%)	982 (45.8%)	113 (5.3%)	30 (1.4%)	36 (1.7%)	58.9	525^th of 1234 public high schools	57.5%		58.3	547^th of 1242 public high schools	56.0%	22	71.9	80.0	83.9	12.2	17.1	81.3	27.9	70.1	76.6	45.7	76.0	56.3	74.2								$26,270	$2,323	$23,947

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Young Women's Leadership School-Queens ranks 838^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Young Women's Leadership School-Queens?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Young Women's Leadership School-Queens.

What is the racial makeup of Young Women's Leadership School-Queens?

Students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens are 44% Asian, 27% African American, 22% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Young Women's Leadership School-Queens in?

New York City Geographic District #28

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.