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Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences

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Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences ranks 666 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 46% of New York high schools

Summary

Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences is a public high school located in Jamaica, New York, serving 521 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 373 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on Regents exams generally below district and state averages, particularly in subjects like Earth Science, Geometry, and Algebra I. However, the school performs relatively well for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top 30-40% of schools in New York for these subgroups. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 85-91% is slightly below the district and state averages, and its dropout rate of 2.3-4.9% is higher than the norm.

Compared to other high schools in the same district, Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences performs similarly to schools like Young Women's Leadership School-Queens and Queens Collegiate - A College Board School, which also rank in the bottom half of New York high schools. However, High School For Community Leadership, located within the same district, stands out with significantly higher academic performance, ranking in the top 20% of New York high schools. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5-40.2%, is a significant concern and likely contributes to its overall academic challenges.

531

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,024

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

167-01 Gothic Dr
Jamaica, NY 11432

(718) 480-2689

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.6%

Hispanic:

23.5%

African American:

22.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2014 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Earth and Space Sciences scores 49 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg61%

New York avg66%

666^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	48.5	666 of 1234	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	724 of 1242	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	696 of 1228	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	717 of 1190	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	693 of 1207	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	688 of 1210	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.9	702 of 1221	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.7	800 of 1255	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.3	758 of 1255	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.9	761 of 1237	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.2	791 of 1217	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	227 of 713	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	249 of 690	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	169 of 671	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	211 of 593	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	225 of 686	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	168 of 679	75.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	272 of 413	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	305 of 426	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	336 of 424	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	307 of 386	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	327 of 447	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	309 of 426	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	85 of 669	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	218 of 637	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	280 of 583	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	63 of 481	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	143 of 565	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	46.8	264 of 546	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	633 of 1206	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	676 of 1219	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	681 of 1197	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	710 of 1155	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	715 of 1193	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	685 of 1176	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	402 of 885	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.2	596 of 865	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	439 of 851	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	356 of 760	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	313 of 815	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	246 of 791	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	175 of 607	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	152 of 564	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	92 of 531	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	136 of 389	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	158 of 493	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	117 of 498	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	518 of 1179	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	593 of 1170	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	595 of 1155	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	655 of 1101	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	596 of 1179	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	606 of 1154	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	673 of 1201	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	742 of 1211	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	679 of 1191	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	711 of 1154	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	649 of 1190	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	668 of 1176	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	55.1	83 of 165	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	86 of 157	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	18 of 47	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.3	4 of 41	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	39.4	27 of 41	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	14 of 46	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	6 of 43	86.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	625 of 1149	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	471 of 1144	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	338 of 1130	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	47.5	472 of 1038	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	447 of 1132	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	514 of 1095	53.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	38.8	546 of 793	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+41 vs school

Homeless (2025)71st percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+22 vs school

Native American (2025)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)50th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)34th percentile-12 vs school

White (2019)31st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts85%+10 vs state

U.S. History and Government83%+8 vs state

Global History and Geography75%~ state avg

Common Core Algebra II68%-7 vs state

Life Science Biology63%+5 vs state

Living Environment56%~ state avg

Chemistry54%-11 vs state

Physics46%-23 vs state

Algebra I45%-11 vs state

Geometry44%-16 vs state

Common Core Geometry40%+16 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences7%-49 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 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
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
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
Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School	Public	6-12	160-20 Goethals Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 969-3155	679	45	15.0	71.1%	14 (2.1%)	128 (18.9%)	99 (14.6%)	374 (55.1%)	42 (6.2%)	12 (1.8%)	10 (1.5%)	62.6	468^th of 1234 public high schools	62.1%		65	437^th of 1242 public high schools	64.8%	31	60.0	82.4	83.3	14.3		92.5	63.6		79.9	60.0	68.0	55.9		90.5	97.8	83.1	90.5	89.0			$26,284	$1,405	$24,879
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences

What is the racial makeup of Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences?

Students at Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences are 43% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 23% African American, 5% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences.

What district is Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences in?

New York City Geographic District #28

Is Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences a good school?

Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences ranks 666^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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