Best High Schools in Jamaica, NY

Summary:

The city of Jamaica, New York is home to 18 high schools serving grades 9-12, with a mix of public and public charter institutions. These schools are part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 429 out of 865 districts in the state and has an overall 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the data set, including Queens High School For The Sciences At York College, which is the top-performing school, ranking 10th out of 1,242 high schools statewide and earning a perfect 5-star rating. High School For Community Leadership and Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School also perform very well, ranking 243rd and 437th statewide respectively. However, there is a stark contrast in performance, with some schools like High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety struggling with single-digit proficiency rates on Regents exams.

Across the district, the 4-year graduation rate is 84.3%, and the dropout rate is 4.9%. Chronic absenteeism is a significant issue, ranging from 34.1% to 34.1% for all schools. Per-student spending varies greatly, from $12,450 at Queens High School For The Sciences to $25,774 at Queens Satellite High School For Opportunity, indicating potential inequities in resource allocation that may contribute to the performance gaps between schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Regents Common Core Algebra I (2024)	Regents Chemistry (2024)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2024)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2024)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2024)	Regents Earth Science (2024)	Regents Global History and Geography (2024)	Regents Living Environment (2024)	Regents Physics (2024)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2024)	Regents Algebra I (2024)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)			NY State Assessments Math (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core Algebra I End of Course	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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	671	48	13.9	63.0%	26 (3.9%)	155 (23.1%)	89 (13.3%)	322 (48.0%)	41 (6.1%)	15 (2.2%)	23 (3.4%)	65	437^th of 1242 public high schools	64.8%		72.2	287^th of 1228 public high schools	76.6%	150		49.0	82.2	90.6	71.1		91.7	76.6		85.3	65.4	88.2	79.8	79.8	91.2	64.6		$14,417	$580	$13,837
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	2,381	154	15.4	81.9%	68 (2.9%)	600 (25.2%)	839 (35.2%)	641 (26.9%)	108 (4.5%)	37 (1.6%)	87 (3.7%)	20.8	967^th of 1242 public high schools	22.1%		20.9	935^th of 1228 public high schools	23.9%	32	18.6	51.0	40.1	69.4	15.8	40.5	67.0	33.0	37.8	61.4	30.4							$15,008	$1,029	$13,979
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	2,215	131	16.9	75.0%	75 (3.4%)	332 (15.0%)	522 (23.6%)	1,040 (47.0%)	99 (4.5%)	36 (1.6%)	111 (5.0%)	58.3	547^th of 1242 public high schools	56.0%		58.5	538^th of 1228 public high schools	56.2%	9	40.1	71.3	84.5	82.5	55.9	70.8	82.2	60.2	65.8	88.1	38.9							$13,974	$1,019	$12,955
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	520	30	17.4	65.4%	27 (5.2%)	16 (3.1%)	32 (6.2%)	425 (81.7%)	6 (1.2%)	9 (1.7%)	5 (1.0%)	88.6	10^th of 1242 public high schools	99.2%		89.4	10^th of 1228 public high schools	99.2%		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.1		100.0	100.0	95.7	100.0	92.9							$12,450	$376	$12,074
High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety	Public	9-12	116-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 977-4800	451	36	12.4	78.9%	8 (1.8%)	200 (44.3%)	108 (23.9%)	68 (15.1%)	26 (5.8%)	4 (0.9%)	37 (8.2%)	8.8	1161^st of 1242 public high schools	6.5%		8.2	1140^th of 1228 public high schools	7.2%	21	18.2	0.0	25.0	51.4	15.5	61.1	48.3	21.8		47.8	8.2							$17,938	$1,165	$16,773
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	556	38	14.8	73.9%	14 (2.5%)	174 (31.3%)	99 (17.8%)	220 (39.6%)	14 (2.5%)	7 (1.3%)	28 (5.0%)	45.8	695^th of 1242 public high schools	44.0%		61.2	485^th of 1228 public high schools	60.5%	210	25.0	42.3	71.4	79.5	40.0	83.3	82.4	56.7		73.0	56.6	37.4	54.6	67.7	50.6	34.6		$13,901	$958	$12,943
York Early College Academy	Public	6-12	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 262-8547	598	31	19.3	72.1%	6 (1.0%)	291 (48.7%)	56 (9.4%)	145 (24.2%)	61 (10.2%)	27 (4.5%)	12 (2.0%)	46.1	689^th of 1242 public high schools	44.5%		50.9	635^th of 1228 public high schools	48.3%	54	35.3	51.4	52.1	97.7	44.6	58.8	82.7	61.6		71.1	54.9	51.8	64.4	55.0	35.8	56.0		$14,296	$1,206	$13,091
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	643	48	13.3	88.2%	14 (2.2%)	229 (35.6%)	160 (24.9%)	145 (22.6%)	43 (6.7%)	17 (2.6%)	35 (5.4%)	32.6	825^th of 1242 public high schools	33.6%		22.5	919^th of 1228 public high schools	25.2%	94	52.2	57.4	51.3	69.2	29.5		62.5	47.6	26.9	49.2	51.4	50.8	63.3	52.4	48.1	44.4	53.3	$16,042	$1,084	$14,958
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	406	28	14.4	67.5%	7 (1.7%)	132 (32.5%)	152 (37.4%)	78 (19.2%)	16 (3.9%)	8 (2.0%)	13 (3.2%)	23.7	931^st of 1242 public high schools	25.0%		30	842^nd of 1228 public high schools	31.4%	89	15.8	18.8	33.3	59.1	11.2	35.4	75.0	68.3		58.3	50.0							$16,720	$972	$15,748
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	145	10	14.6	82.8%	3 (2.1%)	43 (29.7%)	73 (50.3%)	17 (11.7%)	7 (4.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)				51.9														$25,774	$3,338	$22,435
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	468	31	14.9	69.7%	22 (4.7%)	131 (28.0%)	163 (34.8%)	115 (24.6%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	24 (5.1%)	74.9	243^rd of 1242 public high schools	80.4%		74.2	249^th of 1228 public high schools	79.7%	6	92.8	74.5	89.9	94.1	78.9		90.3	77.5	51.8	89.2	80.7							$14,686	$835	$13,851
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	491	36	13.7	74.7%	9 (1.8%)	134 (27.3%)	104 (21.2%)	183 (37.3%)	31 (6.3%)	9 (1.8%)	21 (4.3%)	43.1	724^th of 1242 public high schools	41.7%		43.8	696^th of 1228 public high schools	43.3%	28	44.3	43.9	82.7	82.7	43.5		78.0	44.1	25.5	78.4	40.8							$14,764	$579	$14,185
Eagle Academy For Young Men III	Public	6-12	171-10 Linden Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2600	463	35	13.2	71.7%	5 (1.1%)	386 (83.4%)	26 (5.6%)	9 (1.9%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (5.6%)	10.2	1137^th of 1242 public high schools	8.5%		8.4	1138^th of 1228 public high schools	7.3%	1	19.4	2.9	27.3	53.7	4.4		60.0	20.2		50.9	11.4	24.5	34.6	35.7	30.6	57.1		$19,037	$2,010	$17,027
August Martin High School	Public	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2920	504	42	12.1	76.6%	6 (1.2%)	282 (56.0%)	115 (22.8%)	54 (10.7%)	21 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	22 (4.4%)	26.9	887^th of 1242 public high schools	28.6%		18.7	964^th of 1228 public high schools	21.5%	77	28.1	10.2	43.4	87.1	11.3	26.0	71.7	40.5	0.0	75.4	25.6							$21,125	$787	$20,339
Voyages Prep-South Queens	Public	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 276-1946	223	22	10.2	76.2%	7 (3.1%)	107 (48.0%)	73 (32.7%)	23 (10.3%)	7 (3.1%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	24.8	915^th of 1242 public high schools	26.3%		15.7	1006^th of 1228 public high schools	18.1%	91	38.9			58.6			72.6	33.3		61.0	54.8							$25,552	$2,115	$23,437
Queens Transition Center	Public	9-12	142-10 Linden Blvd	Jamaica	11436	Queens County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 558-2060	372	73	5.1	86.8%	35 (9.4%)	138 (37.1%)	144 (38.7%)	42 (11.3%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)																		$66,134	$1,848	$64,287
New Visions Charter High School-Adv Ma/Sci IV	Public, Charter	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New Visions Charter High School-Adv Ma/Sci IV	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 525-2041	425	42	10.0	78.4%	1 (0.2%)	327 (76.9%)	59 (13.9%)	17 (4.0%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	14.2	1064^th of 1242 public high schools	14.3%		14.2	1029^th of 1228 public high schools	16.2%	35	6.7	8.9	34.8	66.0	19.3	31.6	46.8	33.3	11.8	57.1	63.2							$22,390	$1,844	$20,546
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	228	11	20.7	81.1%	0 (0.0%)	97 (42.5%)	75 (32.9%)	42 (18.4%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	18.2	1003^rd of 1242 public high schools	19.2%		13.7	1036^th of 1228 public high schools	15.6%	33	6.3			50.8			61.2	40.0		67.6	12.8							$16,472	$1,163	$15,309

Cities Near Jamaica

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hollis	1.04 mi	4	662^nd
Saint Albans	1.23 mi	8	484^th
South Ozone Park	1.48 mi	11	394^th
Richmond Hill	1.51 mi	10	411^th
Springfield Gardens	1.9 mi	15	439^th

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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.

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