Is Queens Technical High School a good school?

Queens Technical High School ranks 759 th of 1228 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Queens Technical High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,347 students attended Queens Technical High School.

What is the racial makeup of Queens Technical High School?

Students at Queens Technical High School are 82% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Queens Technical High School

Summary:

Queens Technical High School is a public high school serving 1,347 students in grades 9-12 in Long Island City, New York, which is part of New York City Geographic District #24. The school faces significant challenges compared to nearby high-performing schools in the same district.

Queens Technical High School has a much higher Hispanic student population (82.48%) than surrounding schools, which range from 28.46% to 86.56% Hispanic. The school also has lower percentages of White (4.01%) and Asian (9.06%) students. Academically, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 40-60% of New York high schools, with lower graduation rates (77.0% to 83.1%) and higher dropout rates (0.8% to 3.9%) compared to nearby schools like Bard High School Early College Queens and Aviation Career And Technical Education High School, which have graduation rates ranging from 82.9% to 96.6%.

Queens Technical High School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism (27.7% to 32.3%) and lower proficiency on Regents exams compared to district and state averages. These disparities may be linked to the school's high percentage of students (over 80%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantage. However, the school appears to be serving its homeless student population relatively well, with top 25% rankings in New York for graduation rates and absenteeism in this subgroup.

Detail:

Public 9-12

37-02 47th Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101

(718) 937-3010

District: New York City Geographic District #24

SchoolDigger Rank:
759^th of 1,228 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,836

Student/teacher ratio: 12.7

Number of students: 1,347

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.5%

Asian:

9.1%

White:

4.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Queens Technical High School ranks worse than 61.8% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 7^th among 12 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #24. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.63. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Queens Technical High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (82.5%), Asian (9.1%), White (4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Queens Technical High School is 12.7, which is the 8^th best among 12 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #24. (See more...)

Compare Queens Technical High School employs 105.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Queens Technical High School is $17,836, which is the 7^th highest among 12 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #24.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Queens Technical High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Queens Technical High School 759^th of 1228 New York public high schools. (See Queens Technical High School in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #24:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #24 480^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Queens Technical High School

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Rank History for all students at Queens Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	2.86	908^th	935	2.9%
2006	4.16	951^st	986	3.5%
2007	10.57	933^rd	1002	6.9%
2008	12.39	932^nd	1027	9.3%
2009	10.05	1025^th	1086	5.6%
2010	16.36	967^th	1117	13.4%
2011	20.34	957^th	1165	17.9%
2012	20.27	949^th	1198	20.8%
2013	25.37	884^th	1217	27.4%
2014	26.83	888^th	1237	28.2%
2015	27.76	915^th	1255	27.1%
2016	22.67	1008^th	1255	19.7%
2017	28.64	843^rd	1221	31.0%
2018	29.56	851^st	1210	29.7%
2019	40.73	772^nd	1207	36.0%
2022	38.60	729^th	1190	38.7%
2023	37.63	759^th	1228	38.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Queens Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.89	369^th	546	32.4%
2019	31.90	399^th	565	29.4%
2022	37.36	304^th	481	36.8%
2023	46.93	279^th	583	52.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Queens Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.54	455^th	1095	58.4%
2019	51.77	482^nd	1132	57.4%
2022	44.34	516^th	1038	50.3%
2023	43.86	565^th	1130	50.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Queens Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.51	795^th	1154	31.1%
2019	45.48	671^st	1179	43.1%
2022	41.77	656^th	1101	40.4%
2023	41.27	681^st	1155	41.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Queens Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.04	107^th	498	78.5%
2019	57.07	171^st	493	65.3%
2022	60.50	93^rd	389	76.1%
2023	60.25	123^rd	531	76.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Queens Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.07	869^th	1176	26.1%
2019	40.65	766^th	1193	35.8%
2022	34.21	769^th	1155	33.4%
2023	29.30	838^th	1197	30.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Queens Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.77	823^rd	1176	30.0%
2019	40.71	758^th	1190	36.3%
2022	40.83	677^th	1154	41.3%
2023	39.78	715^th	1191	40.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Queens Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.11	325^th	426	23.7%
2019	33.70	339^th	447	24.2%
2022	28.55	304^th	386	21.2%
2023	41.07	276^th	424	34.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Queens Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.14	507^th	679	25.3%
2019	66.14	185^th	686	73.0%
2022	39.66	336^th	593	43.3%
2023	39.90	370^th	671	44.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Queens Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.90	467^th	791	41.0%
2019	51.12	370^th	815	54.6%
2022	48.46	360^th	760	52.6%
2023	45.98	410^th	851	51.8%

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Rank History for White students at Queens Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.84	680^th	765	11.1%
2019	23.05	685^th	793	13.6%
2022	38.76	506^th	738	31.4%
2023	28.03	613^th	776	21.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Queens Technical High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	261	348	38	465	1	n/a	n/a	0	1113
1990	246	279	48	511	4	n/a	n/a	0	1088
1991	193	268	47	531	0	n/a	n/a	0	1039
1992	228	253	58	548	8	n/a	n/a	0	1095
1993	232	253	61	578	2	n/a	n/a	0	1126
1994	210	269	60	589	4	n/a	n/a	0	1132
1995	174	257	44	599	3	n/a	n/a	0	1077
1996	174	257	44	599	3	n/a	n/a	0	1077
1997	175	235	48	637	6	n/a	n/a	0	1101
1998	163	231	60	677	9	n/a	n/a	0	1140
1999	168	221	61	696	6	n/a	n/a	0	1152
2000	146	209	72	610	2	n/a	n/a	0	1039
2001	150	200	81	646	3	n/a	n/a	0	1080
2002	175	175	100	754	0	n/a	n/a	0	1204
2003	175	175	100	754	0	n/a	n/a	0	1204
2004	176	159	98	779	2	n/a	n/a	0	1214
2005	173	164	90	791	1	n/a	n/a	0	1219
2006	166	173	95	775	1	n/a	n/a	0	1210
2007	138	170	100	752	1	n/a	n/a	0	1161
2008	126	157	105	794	0	n/a	n/a	0	1182
2009	130	124	111	852	1	n/a	n/a	0	1218
2010	126	109	140	906	1	n/a	n/a	0	1282
2011	125	92	134	965	0	0	0	0	1316
2012	119	94	140	1016	0	1	0	0	1370
2013	131	89	163	1079	1	2	0	0	1465
2014	115	91	159	1164	3	0	0	0	1532
2015	116	93	186	1164	3	0	0	0	1562
2016	114	89	177	1196	3	0	2	0	1581
2017	99	72	158	1201	2	2	2	0	1536
2018	89	75	172	1205	1	1	1	0	1544
2019	81	76	144	1211	3	1	1	0	1517
2020	80	59	150	1166	5	3	1	0	1464
2021	77	56	168	1167	6	3	5	0	1482
2022	81	44	143	1158	9	4	10	0	1449
2023	54	31	122	1111	8	3	17	1	1347

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Queens Technical High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1113	60.7	18.3	n/a
1990	1088	63.8	17.0	n/a
1991	1039	61.6	16.8	n/a
1992	1095	55.4	19.7	n/a
1993	1126	56.9	19.8	n/a
1994	1132	55.0	20.6	n/a
1995	1077	47.6	22.6	n/a
1996	1077	47.6	22.6	n/a
1997	1101	52.3	21.1	55
1998	1140	56.3	20.2	48.6
1999	1152	63.8	18.1	37.8
2000	1039	61.4	16.9	39.1
2001	1080	58.6	18.4	44.7
2002	1204	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1204	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1214	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1219	n/a	n/a	0
2006	1210	76.0	15.9	24.7
2007	1161	70.3	16.5	25.8
2008	1182	72.9	16.2	75.2
2009	1218	69.1	17.6	73.2
2010	1282	73.1	17.5	n/a
2011	1316	68.8	19.1	81.6
2012	1370	75.8	18.0	82.8
2013	1465	83.1	17.6	21.5
2014	1532	87.0	17.6	84.3
2015	1562	88.0	17.7	83.4
2016	1581	84.0	18.8	81.7
2017	1536	88.2	17.4	81.8
2018	1544	99.3	15.5	85.6
2019	1517	102.0	14.8	85.7
2020	1464	107.9	13.5	85.6
2021	1482	103.5	14.3	81.6
2022	1449	114.8	12.6	83.2
2023	1347	105.7	12.7	85.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Queens Technical High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1113	60.7	18.3	n/a
1990	1088	63.8	17.0	n/a
1991	1039	61.6	16.8	n/a
1992	1095	55.4	19.7	n/a
1993	1126	56.9	19.8	n/a
1994	1132	55.0	20.6	n/a
1995	1077	47.6	22.6	n/a
1996	1077	47.6	22.6	n/a
1997	1101	52.3	21.1	55
1998	1140	56.3	20.2	48.6
1999	1152	63.8	18.1	37.8
2000	1039	61.4	16.9	39.1
2001	1080	58.6	18.4	44.7
2002	1204	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1204	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1214	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1219	n/a	n/a	0
2006	1210	76.0	15.9	24.7
2007	1161	70.3	16.5	25.8
2008	1182	72.9	16.2	75.2
2009	1218	69.1	17.6	73.2
2010	1282	73.1	17.5	n/a
2011	1316	68.8	19.1	81.6
2012	1370	75.8	18.0	82.8
2013	1465	83.1	17.6	21.5
2014	1532	87.0	17.6	84.3
2015	1562	88.0	17.7	83.4
2016	1581	84.0	18.8	81.7
2017	1536	88.2	17.4	81.8
2018	1544	99.3	15.5	85.6
2019	1517	102.0	14.8	85.7
2020	1464	107.9	13.5	85.6
2021	1482	103.5	14.3	81.6
2022	1449	114.8	12.6	83.2
2023	1347	105.7	12.7	85.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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