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Academy Of American Studies

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Academy Of American Studies ranks 546 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

546^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 56% of New York high schools

Summary

Academy Of American Studies is a public high school located in Long Island City, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,399 students. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #30, which is ranked 382 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academy Of American Studies consistently outperforms the surrounding district and the overall New York state in most Regents exam subjects, with proficiency rates reaching as high as 88.72% in Regents/Common Core English Language Arts, compared to 62.51% for the district and 75.29% for the state. The school also excels in subjects like Regents/Global History and Geography and Regents/U.S. History and Government. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 81.4% to 92.3%, which is generally higher than the nearby schools. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 26.1% to 41.4%, is higher than the surrounding schools and the state average.

The school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American students, is particularly strong, ranking in the top 147-125 out of 713-671 high schools in New York. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner students and White students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of New York high schools. The school's proximity to several other high-performing schools, such as Baccalaureate School For Global Education and Academy Of Finance And Enterprise, provides an opportunity for collaboration and learning from best practices.

1,206

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,742

Per pupil spending ?

67.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40-11 28th St
Long Island City, NY 11101

(718) 361-8786

District: New York City Geographic District #30

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.2%

Hispanic:

35.1%

Asian:

22.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2014 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New York median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Earth Science scores 53 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg52%

New York avg66%

546^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #30

382^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #30 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	57.8	546 of 1234	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	493 of 1242	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	608 of 1228	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	604 of 1190	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.6	403 of 1207	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	435 of 1210	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.9	512 of 1221	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.2	594 of 1255	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.6	591 of 1255	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.8	700 of 1237	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.6	757 of 1217	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.4	616 of 1198	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	70.4	244 of 1165	79.1%	★★★★☆
2010	60.8	446 of 1117	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.9	397 of 1086	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.9	427 of 1027	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.0	405 of 1002	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.2	386 of 986	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.7	292 of 935	68.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	147 of 713	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	125 of 690	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	103 of 671	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	72 of 593	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	208 of 686	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	422 of 679	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	212 of 413	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	241 of 426	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	284 of 424	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	282 of 386	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.7	226 of 447	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	227 of 426	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	547 of 669	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.8	188 of 637	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	41.2	333 of 583	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	199 of 481	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	182 of 565	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	244 of 546	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	523 of 1206	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	448 of 1219	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	554 of 1197	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	570 of 1155	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	405 of 1193	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	398 of 1176	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	366 of 885	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	300 of 865	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	336 of 851	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	303 of 760	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	191 of 815	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	160 of 791	79.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	196 of 607	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	75 of 564	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	51 of 531	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	21 of 389	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	78.6	50 of 498	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	413 of 1179	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	362 of 1170	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	481 of 1155	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	448 of 1101	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	225 of 1179	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	234 of 1154	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	533 of 1201	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	529 of 1211	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	613 of 1191	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	605 of 1154	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	445 of 1190	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	504 of 1176	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	436 of 1149	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	311 of 1144	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.1	506 of 1130	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	453 of 1038	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	372 of 1132	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	475 of 1095	56.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	439 of 788	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	353 of 781	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	447 of 776	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	465 of 738	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	342 of 793	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	359 of 765	53.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)79th percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2025)68th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)49th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts89%+13 vs state

Global History and Geography85%+9 vs state

U.S. History and Government85%+10 vs state

Common Core Algebra II68%-7 vs state

Chemistry65%~ state avg

Earth and Space Sciences64%+8 vs state

Physics62%-7 vs state

Life Science Biology60%~ state avg

Algebra I50%-6 vs state

Living Environment48%-8 vs state

Geometry47%-13 vs state

Earth Science12%-53 vs state

Common Core Geometry12%-11 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)	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 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Academy Of American Studies	Public	9-12	40-11 28th St	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 361-8786	1,206	77	15.6	67.8%	437 (36.2%)	41 (3.4%)	423 (35.1%)	265 (22.0%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	31 (2.6%)	57.8	546^th of 1234 public high schools	55.8%		62	493^rd of 1242 public high schools	60.3%	53	65.3	67.6	88.7	12.2	12.2	85.5	48.3	62.0	85.3	50.0	60.2	46.6	64.1				$24,742	$2,019	$22,723
Atlas	Public	9-12	28-01 41st Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-6005	1,162	123	9.4	87.2%	52 (4.5%)	17 (1.5%)	1,028 (88.5%)	55 (4.7%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	12.5	1099^th of 1234 public high schools	10.9%		9.5	1145^th of 1242 public high schools	7.8%	46	10.3	27.6	40.0		0.0	52.6	32.1	0.0	55.6	34.9	52.0	17.9	20.9				$31,741	$2,518	$29,224
Energy Technical High School	Public	9-12	36-41 28th St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 472-0536	487	45	10.7	80.1%	56 (11.5%)	33 (6.8%)	306 (62.8%)	77 (15.8%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	27.2	894^th of 1234 public high schools	27.6%		32.9	824^th of 1242 public high schools	33.7%	70	32.0	33.1	60.4	9.4	7.4	75.6	26.8	60.0	72.0	36.1	42.6	27.8	59.3				$29,611	$2,014	$27,597
Academy Of Finance And Enterprise	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 389-3623	874	59	14.7	87.4%	93 (10.6%)	44 (5.0%)	422 (48.3%)	164 (18.8%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	141 (16.1%)	66.9	382^nd of 1234 public high schools	69.0%		67.2	401^st of 1242 public high schools	67.7%	19	73.6	76.4	87.9	33.3	29.3	95.5	73.3	79.7	87.1	66.0	67.9	57.8	67.6				$24,296	$2,040	$22,256
High School Of Applied Communications	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 389-3163	380	31	12.1	87.9%	30 (7.9%)	20 (5.3%)	276 (72.6%)	43 (11.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	27.2	893^rd of 1234 public high schools	27.6%		20.5	976^th of 1242 public high schools	21.4%	83	24.2	36.5	67.5	7.7		69.6	20.6		60.0	44.1	46.1	24.0	53.2				$28,224	$2,367	$25,856
Bard High School Early College Queens	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 361-3133	643	59	10.9	64.7%	133 (20.7%)	97 (15.1%)	199 (30.9%)	188 (29.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (2.8%)	78	182^nd of 1234 public high schools	85.3%		75	239^th of 1242 public high schools	80.8%	57			88.6			89.7	73.7		90.4	74.0	77.6						$26,529	$1,315	$25,214
Information Technology High School	Public	9-12	21-16 44th Rd	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-4270	779	63	12.3	86.9%	58 (7.4%)	51 (6.5%)	496 (63.7%)	152 (19.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	35	804^th of 1234 public high schools	34.8%		37.8	774^th of 1242 public high schools	37.7%	30	21.7	46.6	69.0	12.7	40.0	80.7	37.0	56.8	71.8	33.2	58.7	33.3					$30,167	$2,357	$27,810
Baccalaureate School For Global Education	Public	7-12	34-12 36th Ave	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 361-5275	523	37	14.2	55.1%	164 (31.4%)	14 (2.7%)	103 (19.7%)	195 (37.3%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.3%)	76.3	213^th of 1234 public high schools	82.7%		75.5	224^th of 1242 public high schools	82.0%	11	64.1	90.6	91.7	57.9		89.4	60.0	81.5	90.7	83.7	98.4	75.0		96.8	94.9	98.4	$24,489	$1,285	$23,204
Middle College High School At Laguardia Community College	Public	9-12	45-35 Van Dam St	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 392-3330	440	36	12.1	78.9%	40 (9.1%)	20 (4.5%)	328 (74.5%)	43 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)			92.3														$30,002	$2,025	$27,977
International High School At Laguardia Community College	Public	9-12	45-35 Van Dam St	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 392-3433	455	30	15.1	93.6%	21 (4.6%)	5 (1.1%)	381 (83.7%)	42 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)								(n/a)			51.3														$31,248	$2,520	$28,728

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy Of American Studies

What is the racial makeup of Academy Of American Studies?

Students at Academy Of American Studies are 36% White, 35% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Academy Of American Studies?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,206 students attended Academy Of American Studies.

What district is Academy Of American Studies in?

New York City Geographic District #30

Is Academy Of American Studies a good school?

Academy Of American Studies ranks 546^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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