Is Young Women's Leadership School-Queens a good school?

Young Women's Leadership School-Queens ranks 695 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Young Women's Leadership School-Queens?

In the 2023-24 school year, 536 students attended Young Women's Leadership School-Queens.

What is the racial makeup of Young Women's Leadership School-Queens?

Students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens are 43% Asian, 30% African American, 20% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Summary:

Young Women's Leadership School-Queens is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New York, with 556 students. While the school has faced some challenges, it also shows relative strengths in supporting certain student demographics.

Over the past decade, Young Women's Leadership School-Queens has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, the school performs well for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top 15% and top 25% of New York high schools respectively in recent years. On the other hand, it struggles with Asian and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom 25-50% of schools. The school's 4-year graduation rate has been on par with or slightly below district and state averages, and its dropout rate is also comparable to the surrounding area. A major concern is the school's very high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly above the district and state averages.

Within a 0.5-mile radius, there are several other high schools that outperform Young Women's Leadership School-Queens, including High School For Community Leadership, Queens High School For The Sciences At York College, and Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School. This proximity to higher-performing schools provides a useful benchmark for improvement. Additionally, the school's funding levels appear to be comparable to or slightly above the New York City Geographic District #28 and state averages, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's mixed academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public 6-12

150-91 87th Rd
Jamaica, NY 11432

(718) 725-0402

District: New York City Geographic District #28

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,901

Student/teacher ratio: 14.1

Number of students: 536

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.5%

African American:

29.7%

Hispanic:

20.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Young Women's Leadership School-Queens ranks better than 52.3% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.7. (See more...)

Compare Details Young Women's Leadership School-Queens ranks worse than 56% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 7^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 45.78. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens 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 Young Women's Leadership School-Queens is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (42.5%), African American (29.7%), Hispanic (20.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens is 14.1, which is the 7^th best among 14 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #28. (See more...)

Compare Young Women's Leadership School-Queens employs 37.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens is $13,901. 13 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #28 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Young Women's Leadership School-Queens:

SchoolDigger ranks Young Women's Leadership School-Queens 718^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Young Women's Leadership School-Queens in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Young Women's Leadership School-Queens 695^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Young Women's Leadership School-Queens 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 Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

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Rank History for all middle school students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2008	67.70	466^th	1185	60.7%
2009	71.29	404^th	1224	67.0%
2010	65.31	501^st	1243	59.7%
2011	57.81	614^th	1295	52.6%
2012	64.27	525^th	1337	60.7%
2013	58.71	515^th	1373	62.5%
2014	74.91	259^th	1401	81.5%
2015	88.41	109^th	1407	92.3%
2016	92.77	68^th	1429	95.2%
2017	93.85	71^st	1455	95.1%
2018	93.27	76^th	1438	94.7%
2019	94.38	82^nd	1439	94.3%
2021	93.88	51^st	1242	95.9%
2022	83.79	184^th	1479	87.6%
2023	56.25	598^th	1500	60.1%
2024	49.70	718^th	1504	52.3%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	30.54	488^th	615	20.7%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.74	378^th	1170	67.7%
2023	49.58	520^th	1307	60.2%
2024	30.74	944^th	1303	27.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	96.65	36^th	1245	97.1%
2019	96.42	45^th	1241	96.4%
2021	96.10	25^th	935	97.3%
2022	88.28	93^rd	1306	92.9%
2023	62.64	384^th	1288	70.2%
2024	57.02	469^th	1296	63.8%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	36.00	397^th	594	33.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.79	89^th	1353	93.4%
2019	91.88	83^rd	1370	93.9%
2021	91.82	45^th	1066	95.8%
2022	80.59	206^th	1454	85.8%
2023	51.64	686^th	1463	53.1%
2024	45.27	802^nd	1465	45.3%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.84	57^th	374	84.8%
2019	76.54	83^rd	369	77.5%
2022	66.07	130^th	381	65.9%
2023	42.38	258^th	388	33.5%
2024	33.05	307^th	396	22.5%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	94.56	38^th	663	94.3%
2019	97.56	19^th	653	97.1%
2022	87.66	55^th	706	92.2%
2023	69.93	161^st	696	76.9%
2024	66.36	182^nd	705	74.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	83.17	94^th	826	88.6%
2022	74.11	155^th	914	83.0%
2023	34.55	624^th	943	33.8%
2024	27.08	742^nd	953	22.1%

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

Rank History for Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

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Rank History for all high school students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2009	58.51	489^th	1086	55.0%
2010	36.85	767^th	1117	31.3%
2011	35.46	788^th	1165	32.4%
2012	47.49	707^th	1198	41.0%
2013	40.96	766^th	1217	37.1%
2014	31.71	843^rd	1237	31.9%
2015	35.80	829^th	1255	33.9%
2016	44.00	721^st	1255	42.5%
2017	48.57	639^th	1221	47.7%
2018	53.40	624^th	1210	48.4%
2019	50.01	671^st	1207	44.4%
2022	64.30	424^th	1190	64.4%
2023	61.17	485^th	1228	60.5%
2024	45.78	695^th	1242	44.0%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	81.56	16^th	212	92.5%
2023	56.77	124^th	272	54.4%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	29.12	504^th	637	20.9%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.40	635^th	1095	42.0%
2019	36.52	701^st	1132	38.1%
2022	46.31	488^th	1038	53.0%
2023	30.36	801^st	1130	29.1%
2024	25.93	904^th	1144	21.0%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.20	428^th	1154	62.9%
2019	54.47	532^nd	1179	54.9%
2022	69.68	206^th	1101	81.3%
2023	66.07	276^th	1155	76.1%
2024	47.57	584^th	1170	50.1%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.24	29^th	498	94.2%
2022	60.16	96^th	389	75.3%
2024	47.37	259^th	564	54.1%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.49	627^th	1176	46.7%
2019	48.04	696^th	1193	41.7%
2022	62.86	435^th	1155	62.3%
2023	60.40	506^th	1197	57.7%
2024	44.87	707^th	1219	42.0%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.91	194^th	426	54.5%
2019	47.53	278^th	447	37.8%
2022	50.05	221^st	386	42.7%
2023	49.03	240^th	424	43.4%
2024	35.10	304^th	426	28.6%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.81	201^st	679	70.4%
2019	57.48	250^th	686	63.6%
2022	77.76	82^nd	593	86.2%
2023	77.27	90^th	671	86.6%
2024	57.40	242^nd	690	64.9%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.06	308^th	791	61.1%
2019	59.11	300^th	815	63.2%
2022	65.24	216^th	760	71.6%
2023	53.04	338^th	851	60.3%
2024	26.83	635^th	865	26.6%

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Rank History for high school White students at Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	76.24	63^rd	793	92.1%

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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 Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2006	0	51	12	15	1	n/a	n/a	79
2007	0	105	28	26	1	n/a	n/a	160
2008	1	158	37	37	0	n/a	n/a	233
2009	2	208	42	48	1	n/a	n/a	301
2010	4	261	47	57	1	n/a	n/a	370
2011	11	300	80	88	3	0	0	482
2012	12	290	107	94	4	0	0	507
2013	13	287	125	91	3	0	2	521
2014	13	291	149	91	6	0	12	562
2015	9	272	161	92	11	0	15	560
2016	16	258	179	78	13	0	14	558
2017	13	269	178	65	13	6	19	563
2018	13	248	200	65	15	8	17	566
2019	14	224	202	65	15	10	19	549
2020	16	215	213	69	16	10	28	567
2021	20	194	229	77	19	13	30	582
2022	12	188	225	76	17	9	28	555
2023	14	174	220	99	14	7	28	556
2024	9	159	228	108	15	10	7	536

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 Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	79	4.0	19.8	75.9
2007	160	11.0	14.5	78.1
2008	233	31.3	7.4	0
2009	301	20.0	15.1	75.1
2010	370	20.7	17.8	n/a
2011	482	27.2	17.6	75.1
2012	507	29.0	17.4	73
2013	521	26.6	19.5	61.2
2014	562	30.2	18.6	99.5
2015	560	34.0	16.4	75.9
2016	558	32.0	17.4	75.1
2017	563	31.6	17.7	79.9
2018	566	34.0	16.6	79
2019	549	37.0	14.8	70.7
2020	567	37.4	15.1	72.5
2021	582	36.2	16.0	71.6
2022	555	38.8	14.2	71.9
2023	556	37.5	14.8	73.9
2024	536	37.9	14.1	75.7

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 Young Women's Leadership School-Queens

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	79	4.0	19.8	75.9
2007	160	11.0	14.5	78.1
2008	233	31.3	7.4	0
2009	301	20.0	15.1	75.1
2010	370	20.7	17.8	n/a
2011	482	27.2	17.6	75.1
2012	507	29.0	17.4	73
2013	521	26.6	19.5	61.2
2014	562	30.2	18.6	99.5
2015	560	34.0	16.4	75.9
2016	558	32.0	17.4	75.1
2017	563	31.6	17.7	79.9
2018	566	34.0	16.6	79
2019	549	37.0	14.8	70.7
2020	567	37.4	15.1	72.5
2021	582	36.2	16.0	71.6
2022	555	38.8	14.2	71.9
2023	556	37.5	14.8	73.9
2024	536	37.9	14.1	75.7

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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