How many students attend Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,197 students attended Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School?

Students at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School are 49% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 15% African American, 5% American Indian, 3% White, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

Summary:

Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School is a public high school serving 2,215 students in grades 9-12 in Jamaica, New York, which is part of the New York City Geographic District #28. This school stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in Regents exam subjects like Algebra II, English Language Arts, and U.S. History, where it consistently outperforms the district and state averages.

Despite serving a predominantly low-income student population, with 75-80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 93.0% in recent years, and lower dropout rates than the district and state. The school's African American and Hispanic student subgroups also perform well, outpacing their respective state-level counterparts in several academic measures.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Queens Satellite High School For Opportunity and Young Women's Leadership School-Queens, which generally have lower test scores and graduation rates, Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School stands out as a high-performing institution, providing valuable insights for other schools serving similar demographics.

Detail:

Public 9-12

165-65 84th Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432

(718) 297-6580

District: New York City Geographic District #28

SchoolDigger Rank:
547^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,974

Student/teacher ratio: 16.7

Number of students: 2,197

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

48.6%

Hispanic:

25.4%

African American:

15.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School ranks better than 56% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 14 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #28. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.3. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education 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 Student population at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (48.6%), Hispanic (25.4%), African American (15.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School is 16.7. 12 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #28 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School employs 130.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School is $13,974. 12 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #28 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School 547^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #28:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #28 429^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

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Rank History for all students at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	51.41	571^st	935	38.9%
2006	50.96	588^th	986	40.4%
2007	53.77	563^rd	1002	43.8%
2008	53.90	575^th	1027	44.0%
2009	54.07	568^th	1086	47.7%
2010	50.02	641^st	1117	42.6%
2011	50.40	664^th	1165	43.0%
2012	53.98	637^th	1198	46.8%
2013	66.55	420^th	1217	65.5%
2014	67.27	321^st	1237	74.1%
2015	62.17	411^th	1255	67.3%
2016	64.26	347^th	1255	72.4%
2017	69.34	278^th	1221	77.2%
2018	70.81	306^th	1210	74.7%
2019	68.97	357^th	1207	70.4%
2021	66.75	179^th	519	65.5%
2022	65.59	398^th	1190	66.6%
2023	58.54	538^th	1228	56.2%
2024	58.30	547^th	1242	56.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.10	18^th	157	88.5%
2019	75.81	29^th	165	82.4%
2022	64.86	64^th	212	69.8%
2023	78.75	26^th	272	90.4%
2024	44.83	174^th	306	43.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.33	203^rd	546	62.8%
2019	40.09	327^th	565	42.1%
2022	69.00	78^th	481	83.8%
2023	52.40	222^nd	583	61.9%
2024	46.23	310^th	637	51.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.60	496^th	1095	54.7%
2019	42.31	631^st	1132	44.3%
2022	54.26	382^nd	1038	63.2%
2023	47.27	513^th	1130	54.6%
2024	37.93	671^st	1144	41.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.82	100^th	1154	91.3%
2019	74.87	148^th	1179	87.4%
2022	72.31	153^rd	1101	86.1%
2023	62.89	334^th	1155	71.1%
2024	62.54	341^st	1170	70.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	89.00	18^th	498	96.4%
2019	87.73	22^nd	493	95.5%
2022	89.98	14^th	389	96.4%
2023	81.04	36^th	531	93.2%
2024	78.24	49^th	564	91.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.36	269^th	1176	77.1%
2019	75.36	214^th	1193	82.1%
2022	65.50	388^th	1155	66.4%
2023	62.46	474^th	1197	60.4%
2024	60.56	506^th	1219	58.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.45	314^th	1176	73.3%
2019	64.95	418^th	1190	64.9%
2022	64.63	392^nd	1154	66.0%
2023	56.32	537^th	1191	54.9%
2024	56.92	541^st	1211	55.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.96	154^th	426	63.8%
2019	66.90	161^st	447	64.0%
2022	51.83	212^th	386	45.1%
2023	46.16	253^rd	424	40.3%
2024	48.51	242^nd	426	43.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.74	100^th	679	85.3%
2019	67.01	177^th	686	74.2%
2022	76.01	95^th	593	84.0%
2023	72.16	122^nd	671	81.8%
2024	68.60	162^nd	690	76.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.56	117^th	791	85.2%
2019	70.27	192^nd	815	76.4%
2022	75.48	134^th	760	82.4%
2023	62.52	257^th	851	69.8%
2024	59.13	298^th	865	65.5%

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Rank History for Native American students at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.86	11^th	43	74.4%
2019	71.65	11^th	46	76.1%
2022	72.68	8^th	28	71.4%
2023	46.02	19^th	41	53.7%
2024	63.60	11^th	41	73.2%

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Rank History for White students at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.33	611^th	765	20.1%
2019	49.13	445^th	793	43.9%
2022	49.06	396^th	738	46.3%
2023	45.12	461^st	776	40.6%
2024	36.43	545^th	781	30.2%

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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 Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	386	1032	136	365	0	n/a	n/a	1919
1990	382	1037	142	367	0	n/a	n/a	1928
1991	390	1055	174	395	1	n/a	n/a	2015
1992	343	1083	216	407	16	n/a	n/a	2065
1993	381	1164	235	435	1	n/a	n/a	2216
1994	386	1134	245	456	13	n/a	n/a	2234
1995	264	1130	320	499	11	n/a	n/a	2224
1996	264	1130	320	499	11	n/a	n/a	2224
1997	225	1134	360	480	18	n/a	n/a	2217
1998	178	1056	370	416	13	n/a	n/a	2033
1999	151	923	368	394	13	n/a	n/a	1849
2000	170	872	438	401	17	n/a	n/a	1898
2001	198	856	535	445	8	n/a	n/a	2042
2002	237	837	718	521	10	n/a	n/a	2323
2003	237	837	718	521	10	n/a	n/a	2323
2004	214	809	823	502	8	n/a	n/a	2356
2005	200	728	843	491	9	n/a	n/a	2271
2006	179	684	911	540	5	n/a	n/a	2319
2007	157	769	1065	642	10	n/a	n/a	2643
2008	157	783	1095	687	10	n/a	n/a	2732
2009	124	725	1151	675	11	n/a	n/a	2686
2010	108	681	1197	598	15	n/a	n/a	2599
2011	82	584	1149	528	18	0	0	2361
2012	71	535	1138	475	24	7	0	2250
2013	70	504	1134	462	35	7	0	2212
2014	83	470	1087	467	40	0	15	2162
2015	82	433	1028	471	63	0	14	2091
2016	92	449	993	497	76	0	34	2141
2017	102	430	934	485	101	16	13	2081
2018	94	404	991	501	116	15	17	2138
2019	92	388	1038	508	117	23	28	2194
2020	82	387	1058	505	115	24	41	2212
2021	88	357	1163	531	114	29	57	2339
2022	79	341	1112	531	101	30	59	2253
2023	75	332	1040	522	99	36	111	2215
2024	73	332	1067	559	107	36	23	2197

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 Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1919	109.1	17.5	n/a
1990	1928	109.0	17.6	n/a
1991	2015	107.9	18.6	n/a
1992	2065	103.2	20.0	n/a
1993	2216	109.1	20.3	n/a
1994	2234	106.3	21.0	n/a
1995	2224	92.7	24.0	n/a
1996	2224	92.7	24.0	n/a
1997	2217	100.0	22.2	32.9
1998	2033	98.5	20.6	39.8
1999	1849	94.8	19.5	41.3
2000	1898	96.8	19.6	43.7
2001	2042	107.1	19.1	49.9
2002	2323	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	2323	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	2356	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	2271	112.2	20.2	0
2006	2319	114.0	20.3	44.9
2007	2643	127.6	20.7	42.9
2008	2732	131.6	20.8	46.7
2009	2686	126.2	21.3	45.8
2010	2599	118.8	21.8	n/a
2011	2361	119.0	19.8	64
2012	2250	109.3	20.5	70.4
2013	2212	104.2	21.2	8.5
2014	2162	110.0	19.6	76.7
2015	2091	108.0	19.3	78.3
2016	2141	105.0	20.3	76.8
2017	2081	110.3	18.8	80.7
2018	2138	109.8	19.4	80.9
2019	2194	112.4	19.5	75.6
2020	2212	138.1	16.0	73.1
2021	2339	133.7	17.4	80.5
2022	2253	133.0	16.9	75.2
2023	2215	130.8	16.9	75
2024	2197	130.8	16.7	75.4

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 Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1919	109.1	17.5	n/a
1990	1928	109.0	17.6	n/a
1991	2015	107.9	18.6	n/a
1992	2065	103.2	20.0	n/a
1993	2216	109.1	20.3	n/a
1994	2234	106.3	21.0	n/a
1995	2224	92.7	24.0	n/a
1996	2224	92.7	24.0	n/a
1997	2217	100.0	22.2	32.9
1998	2033	98.5	20.6	39.8
1999	1849	94.8	19.5	41.3
2000	1898	96.8	19.6	43.7
2001	2042	107.1	19.1	49.9
2002	2323	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	2323	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	2356	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	2271	112.2	20.2	0
2006	2319	114.0	20.3	44.9
2007	2643	127.6	20.7	42.9
2008	2732	131.6	20.8	46.7
2009	2686	126.2	21.3	45.8
2010	2599	118.8	21.8	n/a
2011	2361	119.0	19.8	64
2012	2250	109.3	20.5	70.4
2013	2212	104.2	21.2	8.5
2014	2162	110.0	19.6	76.7
2015	2091	108.0	19.3	78.3
2016	2141	105.0	20.3	76.8
2017	2081	110.3	18.8	80.7
2018	2138	109.8	19.4	80.9
2019	2194	112.4	19.5	75.6
2020	2212	138.1	16.0	73.1
2021	2339	133.7	17.4	80.5
2022	2253	133.0	16.9	75.2
2023	2215	130.8	16.9	75
2024	2197	130.8	16.7	75.4

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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