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Queens High School For Language Studies

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Queens High School For Language Studies ranks 556 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 55% of New York high schools

Summary

Queens High School For Language Studies is a public high school in Flushing, New York, serving around 450 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #25, which is ranked 327 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One of the school's key strengths is its exceptional support for English Language Learner (ELL) and homeless students. Queens High School For Language Studies consistently ranks among the top 5% of New York high schools for ELL student performance, with a 5-star rating in this category. The school also ranks in the top 10% for its support and performance of homeless students, with a 5-star rating in this area for the past two school years. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 79.4% to 84.4% in recent years, and its dropout rates are lower than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as John Bowne High School, Townsend Harris High School, and Flushing High School, Queens High School For Language Studies generally performs better in terms of Regents exam proficiency, graduation rates, and overall school rankings. However, the school faces challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates and lower proficiency in some subject areas, which may require targeted interventions and support to address.

441

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,420

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35-01 Union St
Flushing, NY 11354

(718) 888-7530

District: New York City Geographic District #25

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

69.6%

Hispanic:

24.5%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 45th percentile in 2022 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 55th (2025) from a 45th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #25

Worth a look

!Earth Science scores 50 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg62%

New York avg66%

556^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 12High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #25

327^th of 874New York City Geographic District #25 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	57.2	556 of 1234	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	554 of 1242	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	627 of 1228	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	657 of 1190	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	643 of 1207	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	664 of 1210	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.0	577 of 1221	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.3	590 of 1255	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.0	249 of 1255	80.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	43.2	378 of 686	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	454 of 679	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	244 of 413	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	250 of 426	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	271 of 424	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	279 of 386	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	306 of 447	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	279 of 426	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	25 of 669	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	19 of 637	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	35 of 583	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	13 of 481	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	19 of 565	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	26 of 546	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	556 of 1206	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	552 of 1219	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	610 of 1197	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	692 of 1155	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	634 of 1193	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	668 of 1176	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	472 of 885	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	380 of 865	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	415 of 851	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	438 of 760	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	299 of 815	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	258 of 791	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	55 of 607	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	16 of 564	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	71.5	61 of 531	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	112 of 389	71.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	418 of 1179	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	364 of 1170	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	485 of 1155	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	526 of 1101	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	435 of 1179	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	437 of 1154	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	501 of 1201	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	504 of 1211	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	624 of 1191	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	618 of 1154	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	638 of 1190	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	638 of 1176	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	368 of 1149	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	391 of 1144	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	685 of 1130	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	461 of 1038	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.8	874 of 1132	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	830 of 1095	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)96th percentile+41 vs school

Homeless (2025)91st percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2019)45th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)41st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography92%+16 vs state

U.S. History and Government88%+13 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences84%+28 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts80%+5 vs state

Life Science Biology68%+10 vs state

Common Core Algebra II61%-14 vs state

Living Environment57%~ state avg

Algebra I56%~ state avg

Chemistry44%-21 vs state

Common Core Geometry25%~ state avg

Earth Science15%-50 vs state

Geometry11%-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 Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Queens High School For Language Studies	Public	9-12	35-01 Union St	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 888-7530	441	29	15.2	83.4%	5 (1.1%)	11 (2.5%)	108 (24.5%)	307 (69.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	57.2	556^th of 1234 public high schools	54.9%		57.9	554^th of 1242 public high schools	55.4%	2	43.5	60.9	80.0	25.0	15.4	92.2	57.1		88.1	55.8	68.0	11.1	84.1							$24,420	$2,097	$22,323
Veritas Academy	Public	9-12	35-01 Union St	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 888-7530	653	43	15.1	83.3%	28 (4.3%)	41 (6.3%)	458 (70.1%)	90 (13.8%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.4%)	26.1	911^th of 1234 public high schools	26.2%		37.2	779^th of 1242 public high schools	37.3%	132	44.3	31.9	72.5	0.0	7.4	64.8	32.0		72.5	26.5	44.0	32.1	41.3							$26,995	$2,080	$24,915
Flushing High School	Public	9-12	35-01 Union St	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 888-7500	1,650	116	14.2	83.7%	34 (2.1%)	101 (6.1%)	1,176 (71.3%)	249 (15.1%)	14 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	72 (4.4%)	28.4	879^th of 1234 public high schools	28.8%		20.6	975^th of 1242 public high schools	21.5%	96	18.3	27.8	67.5	8.0	8.9	72.8	45.2		62.1	38.1	30.8	40.0	61.2							$27,528	$2,140	$25,389
Queens Academy High School	Public	9-12	138-11 35th Ave	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 463-3111	351	30	11.8	95.2%	9 (2.6%)	3 (0.9%)	301 (85.8%)	36 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36.8	785^th of 1234 public high schools	36.4%		32.4	829^th of 1242 public high schools	33.3%	44			56.0			77.3	48.0		60.0	63.4	39.0									$34,560	$2,353	$32,207
Flushing International High School	Public	9-12	144-80 Barclay Ave	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 463-2348	390	30	12.8	89.2%	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	261 (66.9%)	118 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	40.2	746^th of 1234 public high schools	39.5%		35.8	794^th of 1242 public high schools	36.1%	48		75.0	60.9							68.7										$32,504	$2,894	$29,610
East-West School Of International Studies	Public	6-12	46-21 Colden St	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 353-0009	700	66	10.6	85.4%	18 (2.6%)	25 (3.6%)	113 (16.1%)	539 (77.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	63.3	449^th of 1234 public high schools	63.6%		60.8	510^th of 1242 public high schools	58.9%	61	81.7	63.5	68.8	22.7		81.4	41.2	56.8	94.9	77.0	90.4	52.1	75.5	65.8	81.8	76.4	80.2	87.6	40.0	$32,846	$1,949	$30,897
John Bowne High School	Public	9-12	63-25 Main St	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 263-1919	2,778	206	13.5	78.8%	117 (4.2%)	369 (13.3%)	1,432 (51.5%)	681 (24.5%)	35 (1.3%)	11 (0.4%)	133 (4.8%)	30.8	850^th of 1234 public high schools	31.1%		31.8	837^th of 1242 public high schools	32.6%	13	54.8	39.6	62.3	26.5	15.7	66.7	47.6	85.2	71.1	34.7	63.2	36.0	43.4							$27,815	$2,158	$25,657
World Journalism Preparatory: A College Board School	Public	6-12	34-65 192nd St	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 461-2219	613	45	13.6	59.4%	231 (37.7%)	26 (4.2%)	242 (39.5%)	93 (15.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	41.5	738^th of 1234 public high schools	40.2%		46.2	687^th of 1242 public high schools	44.7%	51	23.1	20.2	73.5	23.5	0.0	93.1	27.8	28.1	87.2	63.0	73.3	18.5	45.2	66.7	71.1	83.6	66.7	66.3		$28,957	$1,616	$27,341
Townsend Harris High School	Public	9-12	149-11 Melbourne Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 575-5580	1,342	90	14.8	59.8%	208 (15.5%)	74 (5.5%)	215 (16.0%)	761 (56.7%)	16 (1.2%)	11 (0.8%)	55 (4.1%)	81.6	121^st of 1234 public high schools	90.2%		79.1	145^th of 1242 public high schools	88.3%	24	77.5	93.0	98.0	53.5	0.0	98.0	72.7	75.5	90.1	70.2	87.0	86.2	65.0							$26,442	$1,424	$25,018
High School For Arts And Business	Public	9-12	105-25 Horace Harding Expw	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-8383	721	52	13.9	87.4%	37 (5.1%)	36 (5.0%)	568 (78.8%)	68 (9.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	54.5	590^th of 1234 public high schools	52.2%		45.1	706^th of 1242 public high schools	43.2%	116	22.4	93.9	75.2	50.8	15.4	97.7	51.4	3.6	98.7	81.6	43.7	58.9	50.3							$28,504	$2,290	$26,215

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