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Queens High School For Information Research And Technology

Public Grades 9-12

963^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 22% of New York high schools

Summary

Queens High School For Information Research And Technology is a public high school in Far Rockaway, New York, serving 503 students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past decade, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and underperforming for many student subgroups.

The school's proficiency rates on Regents exams are significantly below state and district averages across most subject areas, with only 12% proficiency in Chemistry, 39% in Algebra II, and 6% in Geometry. This is in stark contrast to nearby high-performing schools like George W Hewlett High School and Scholars' Academy, which rank in the top 15% and 25% of New York high schools respectively. Queens High School For Information Research And Technology also struggles with high poverty and chronic absenteeism, which likely contribute to its poor academic outcomes.

Despite these challenges, the school's four-year graduation rates have fluctuated between 80.5% and 84.3% in recent years, while its dropout rates have ranged from 4.5% to 6.8%. Addressing the root causes of the school's consistently low performance, such as high poverty and absenteeism, will be crucial for improving outcomes and providing students with the education they deserve.

507

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,905

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8-21 Bay 25th St
Far Rockaway, NY 11691

(718) 868-2978

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.2%

African American:

34.3%

Asian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓87% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (9% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg51%

New York avg66%

963^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 15High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #27

571^st of 874New York City Geographic District #27 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	21.9	963 of 1234	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	930 of 1242	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1028 of 1228	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	952 of 1190	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	989 of 1207	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	998 of 1210	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	1011 of 1221	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.3	805 of 1255	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	6.9	1212 of 1255	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	1014 of 1237	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.0	1036 of 1217	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	940 of 1198	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.8	823 of 1165	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	4.2	1091 of 1117	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	484 of 713	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	459 of 690	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	473 of 671	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	382 of 593	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	413 of 686	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	430 of 679	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	25.6	367 of 447	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	372 of 426	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	586 of 669	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	380 of 637	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	468 of 583	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	298 of 481	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	344 of 565	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	247 of 546	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	964 of 1206	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	935 of 1219	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1035 of 1197	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	936 of 1155	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1018 of 1193	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	996 of 1176	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	579 of 885	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	591 of 865	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	689 of 851	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	570 of 760	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	687 of 815	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	669 of 791	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	117 of 607	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	42.5	305 of 564	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	354 of 531	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	244 of 389	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	351 of 493	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	296 of 498	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	882 of 1179	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	892 of 1170	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	935 of 1155	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	872 of 1101	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	957 of 1179	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	984 of 1154	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	925 of 1201	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	893 of 1211	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1001 of 1191	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	948 of 1154	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	952 of 1190	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	982 of 1176	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	684 of 1149	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	706 of 1144	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	901 of 1130	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	873 of 1038	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	722 of 1132	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	869 of 1095	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	16.8	720 of 793	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)81st percentile+59 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)18th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

White (2019)9th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts74%~ state avg

U.S. History and Government70%-5 vs state

Global History and Geography69%-7 vs state

Common Core Algebra II39%-35 vs state

Algebra I36%-21 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences23%-33 vs state

Living Environment22%-35 vs state

Earth Science21%-44 vs state

Life Science Biology15%-43 vs state

Chemistry12%-53 vs state

Geometry9%-51 vs state

Common Core Geometry6%-18 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)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School	Public	9-12	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-2154	311	28	10.9	86.8%	9 (2.9%)	145 (46.6%)	139 (44.7%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	14.3	1080^th of 1234 public high schools	12.5%		11.6	1115^th of 1242 public high schools	10.2%	35		50.0	63.6	0.0	0.0	56.0	13.9		53.3	31.1	22.8	8.7	17.8																$37,512	$3,117	$34,396
Queens High School For Information Research And Technology	Public	9-12	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 868-2978	507	36	14.2	85.4%	9 (1.8%)	174 (34.3%)	305 (60.2%)	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	21.9	963^rd of 1234 public high schools	22.0%		23.8	930^th of 1242 public high schools	25.1%	33	12.0	39.4	74.3	6.0	21.2	68.9	21.7		70.2	35.6	15.1	9.3	22.6																$29,905	$2,115	$27,790
Academy Of Medical Technology - A College Board School	Public	6-12	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-3571	605	45	13.4	86.0%	21 (3.5%)	213 (35.2%)	330 (54.5%)	15 (2.5%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	16.8	1036^th of 1234 public high schools	16.0%		23.7	933^rd of 1242 public high schools	24.9%	103		22.8	52.8	0.0	13.9	47.5	40.6		58.8	41.5	28.0	5.0	45.3	27.1	13.0	25.4	26.2	20.8	6.5	8.9									$30,906	$2,647	$28,259
Lawrence Senior High School	Public	9-12	2 Reilly Rd	Cedarhurst	11516	Nassau County	Lawrence Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 295-8005	764	60	12.7	73.0%	62 (8.1%)	121 (15.8%)	537 (70.3%)	26 (3.4%)	13 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	29.7	866^th of 1234 public high schools	29.8%		27.9	874^th of 1242 public high schools	29.6%	8	51.8	69.0	70.5	6.1	38.7	73.3	23.8	52.2	60.0	27.9		24.6									94.0	97.4	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.6	96.9	98.8	$50,099	$3,620	$46,479
Channel View School For Research	Public	6-12	100-00 Beach Channel Dr	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-1970	1,180	101	11.6	81.1%	78 (6.6%)	489 (41.4%)	509 (43.1%)	60 (5.1%)	20 (1.7%)	7 (0.6%)	17 (1.4%)	14.7	1070^th of 1234 public high schools	13.3%		22.5	946^th of 1242 public high schools	23.8%	124	40.0	25.6	72.6	40.0	15.8	63.2	21.8		31.9	25.9	24.8	5.6	23.7	45.2	52.7	54.3	38.3	49.5											$31,671	$2,064	$29,607
Rockaway Park High School For Environmental Sustainability	Public	9-12	100-00 Beach Channel Dr	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 734-3280	232	26	8.8	90.5%	10 (4.3%)	108 (46.6%)	105 (45.3%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4	1222^nd of 1234 public high schools	1.0%		3.2	1233^rd of 1242 public high schools	0.7%	11		10.0	31.3	0.0	3.5	27.9	1.9		44.1	13.5	14.3	0.0	15.6																$41,148	$2,639	$38,509
Rockaway Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	100-00 Beach Channel Dr	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 734-3290	287	24	11.9	85.7%	9 (3.1%)	149 (51.9%)	111 (38.7%)	9 (3.1%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7.2	1177^th of 1234 public high schools	4.6%		8.6	1163^rd of 1242 public high schools	6.4%	14	20.0	12.0	59.2		6.1	39.0	10.0		22.5	22.2	26.6	0.0	18.9																$33,610	$3,347	$30,263
United Charter High School For The Humanities IV	Public, Charter	9-12	100-00 Beach Channel Dr	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	United Charter High School For The Humanities IV	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 734-3350	189	20	9.4	91.5%	3 (1.6%)	119 (63.0%)	54 (28.6%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	12.3	1104^th of 1234 public high schools	10.5%		19.2	991^st of 1242 public high schools	20.2%	113		27.3	64.1	0.0	0.0	49.3	29.0		23.9	29.3		20.8	37.5																$30,497	$381	$30,116
Scholars' Academy	Public	6-12	320 Beach 104th St	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 474-6918	1,184	77	15.4	52.4%	343 (29.0%)	221 (18.7%)	329 (27.8%)	218 (18.4%)	32 (2.7%)	5 (0.4%)	36 (3.0%)	70	330^th of 1234 public high schools	73.3%		78.8	151^st of 1242 public high schools	87.8%	179	80.2	85.7	98.6	21.4		95.0	32.0	46.4	86.0	81.3	75.0	49.6	55.3	94.6	90.2	79.8	88.2	95.3											$26,321	$1,473	$24,848
George W Hewlett High School	Public	9-12	60 Everit Ave	Hewlett	11557	Nassau County	Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 792-4100	1,051	100	10.5	23.8%	633 (60.2%)	100 (9.5%)	189 (18.0%)	103 (9.8%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.3%)	72.3	284^th of 1234 public high schools	77.0%		74	260^th of 1242 public high schools	79.1%	24	76.1	91.4	89.4	27.9	72.9	90.9	77.9	70.0	88.1	54.3		67.8									96.3	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.5	99.5	$46,904	$642	$46,262

Frequently Asked Questions about Queens High School For Information Research And Technology

How many students attend Queens High School For Information Research And Technology?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Queens High School For Information Research And Technology.

What district is Queens High School For Information Research And Technology in?

New York City Geographic District #27

What is the racial makeup of Queens High School For Information Research And Technology?

Students at Queens High School For Information Research And Technology are 60% Hispanic, 34% African American, 2% Asian, 2% White.

Is Queens High School For Information Research And Technology a good school?

Queens High School For Information Research And Technology ranks in the bottom 22.0% of New York high schools.

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