Is Long Island City High School a good school?

Long Island City High School ranks in the bottom 17.2% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Long Island City High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,924 students attended Long Island City High School.

What is the racial makeup of Long Island City High School?

Students at Long Island City High School are 71% Hispanic, 10% African American, 9% Asian, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Long Island City High School?

Long Island City High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Ps 111 Jacob Blackwell Elementary : Ps 112 Dutch Kills Elementary : Ps 122 Mamie Fay Elementary : Ps 166 Henry Gradstein Elementary : Ps 234 Elementary : Ps 76 William Hallet Elementary : Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone Elementary : Ps/Is 78 Middle : Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

Long Island City High School

Summary:

Long Island City High School is a public high school serving 1,924 students in grades 9-12 in the New York City Geographic District #30. Despite its large student population, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges in supporting its large, high-need student population. Its 4-year graduation rate of 84-85% is slightly below the New York City District #30 average of 86-87%, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 3.5% to 10%, higher than the district average of 5-6%. Additionally, Long Island City High School has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34% to 46% in recent years, significantly above the district average of 25-30%. The school's proficiency rates on Regents exams are generally well below the district and state averages across all subject areas.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Young Women's Leadership School - Astoria, Energy Technical High School, and Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School, generally outperform Long Island City High School on key metrics like graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism. This suggests that broader systemic issues within the district may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

Detail:

Public 9-12

14-30 Broadway
Long Island City, NY 11106

(718) 545-7095

District: New York City Geographic District #30

SchoolDigger Rank:
1028^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,111

Feeder schools for Long Island City High School:

Elementary:	Ps 111 Jacob Blackwell
	Ps 112 Dutch Kills
	Ps 122 Mamie Fay
	Ps 166 Henry Gradstein
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	Ps 234
	Ps 76 William Hallet
	Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone
	Ps/Is 78
Middle:	Is 204 Oliver W Holmes

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 1,924

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.2%

African American:

10.2%

Asian:

8.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Long Island City High School ranks worse than 82.8% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 9^th among 10 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #30. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.71. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Long Island City 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 (71.2%), African American (10.2%), Asian (8.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Long Island City High School is 13. 5 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #30 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Long Island City High School employs 147.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Long Island City High School is $17,111, which is the 4^th highest among 10 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #30.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Long Island City High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Long Island City High School 1028^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Long Island City High School in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #30:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #30 415^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Long Island City High School

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Rank History for all students at Long Island City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	23.89	770^th	935	17.6%
2006	22.36	797^th	986	19.2%
2007	26.12	795^th	1002	20.7%
2008	26.39	807^th	1027	21.4%
2009	26.83	830^th	1086	23.6%
2010	19.06	948^th	1117	15.1%
2011	25.77	890^th	1165	23.6%
2012	18.35	970^th	1198	19.0%
2013	11.99	1037^th	1217	14.8%
2014	11.43	1098^th	1237	11.2%
2015	13.75	1113^th	1255	11.3%
2016	21.16	1038^th	1255	17.3%
2017	12.78	1040^th	1221	14.8%
2018	18.50	963^rd	1210	20.4%
2019	25.98	890^th	1207	26.3%
2021	29.78	421^st	519	18.9%
2022	17.59	947^th	1190	20.4%
2023	17.86	972^nd	1228	20.8%
2024	16.71	1028^th	1242	17.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Long Island City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	11.12	258^th	272	5.1%
2024	21.53	264^th	306	13.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Long Island City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.52	300^th	546	45.1%
2019	42.76	304^th	565	46.2%
2021	46.54	13^th	23	43.5%
2022	38.50	295^th	481	38.7%
2023	39.03	360^th	583	38.3%
2024	44.69	320^th	637	49.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Long Island City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.25	843^rd	1095	23.0%
2019	33.31	759^th	1132	33.0%
2021	40.95	85^th	137	38.0%
2022	23.68	845^th	1038	18.6%
2023	25.93	882^nd	1130	21.9%
2024	26.43	894^th	1144	21.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Long Island City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.45	930^th	1154	19.4%
2019	30.61	854^th	1179	27.6%
2021	46.43	172^nd	289	40.5%
2022	19.99	891^st	1101	19.1%
2023	19.23	931^st	1155	19.4%
2024	17.33	983^rd	1170	16.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Long Island City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.16	259^th	498	48.0%
2019	53.97	188^th	493	61.9%
2022	47.74	170^th	389	56.3%
2023	37.92	339^th	531	36.2%
2024	33.57	389^th	564	31.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Long Island City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.46	975^th	1176	17.1%
2019	26.41	884^th	1193	25.9%
2021	29.58	236^th	290	18.6%
2022	17.40	944^th	1155	18.3%
2023	18.50	963^rd	1197	19.5%
2024	16.80	1029^th	1219	15.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Long Island City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.38	962^nd	1176	18.2%
2019	25.04	905^th	1190	23.9%
2021	30.63	293^rd	354	17.2%
2022	17.67	934^th	1154	19.1%
2023	17.96	952^nd	1191	20.1%
2024	17.92	996^th	1211	17.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Long Island City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.42	373^rd	426	12.4%
2019	27.93	361^st	447	19.2%
2021	21.69	8^th	9	11.1%
2022	15.34	337^th	386	12.7%
2023	13.03	383^rd	424	9.7%
2024	25.27	348^th	426	18.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Long Island City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.26	460^th	679	32.3%
2019	30.14	497^th	686	27.6%
2022	26.06	470^th	593	20.7%
2023	28.46	487^th	671	27.4%
2024	24.86	540^th	690	21.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Long Island City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.00	596^th	791	24.7%
2019	34.72	529^th	815	35.1%
2021	50.82	33^rd	64	48.4%
2022	24.50	572^nd	760	24.7%
2023	25.81	626^th	851	26.4%
2024	21.52	711^th	865	17.8%

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Rank History for White students at Long Island City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	8.38	738^th	765	3.5%
2019	7.66	755^th	793	4.8%
2022	12.13	687^th	738	6.9%
2023	6.80	735^th	776	5.3%
2024	9.40	736^th	781	5.8%

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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 Long Island City High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	808	260	263	701	4	n/a	n/a	2036
1990	742	268	252	678	2	n/a	n/a	1942
1991	668	271	301	701	3	n/a	n/a	1944
1992	543	254	347	735	10	n/a	n/a	1889
1993	470	259	379	766	10	n/a	n/a	1884
1994	410	273	404	794	9	n/a	n/a	1890
1995	557	493	570	1105	9	n/a	n/a	2734
1996	557	493	570	1105	9	n/a	n/a	2734
1997	583	521	626	1254	6	n/a	n/a	2990
1998	615	512	623	1398	7	n/a	n/a	3155
1999	625	508	632	1471	6	n/a	n/a	3242
2000	621	505	652	1507	5	n/a	n/a	3290
2001	611	465	654	1591	4	n/a	n/a	3325
2002	617	567	699	1982	3	n/a	n/a	3868
2003	617	567	699	1982	3	n/a	n/a	3868
2004	620	588	689	2029	2	n/a	n/a	3928
2005	605	605	672	2144	3	n/a	n/a	4029
2006	526	569	626	2100	3	n/a	n/a	3824
2007	466	495	563	1908	0	n/a	n/a	3432
2008	432	462	540	1915	3	n/a	n/a	3352
2009	375	447	504	1878	3	n/a	n/a	3207
2010	390	421	520	1969	7	n/a	n/a	3307
2011	425	420	518	2149	7	0	0	3519
2012	419	384	439	2105	5	7	0	3359
2013	336	347	431	1861	7	7	14	3003
2014	252	294	389	1575	7	0	16	2533
2015	190	284	330	1294	11	0	21	2130
2016	140	268	338	1269	17	0	24	2056
2017	131	256	322	1325	14	5	25	2078
2018	143	232	339	1493	15	4	31	2257
2019	132	229	324	1532	12	4	30	2263
2020	143	203	312	1522	10	4	35	2229
2021	132	192	267	1507	7	7	33	2145
2022	127	203	219	1421	6	4	33	2013
2023	136	197	168	1370	5	4	44	1924

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 Long Island City High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2036	103.6	19.6	n/a
1990	1942	94.2	20.6	n/a
1991	1944	99.7	19.4	n/a
1992	1889	93.3	20.2	n/a
1993	1884	94.7	19.9	n/a
1994	1890	95.0	19.9	n/a
1995	2734	106.2	25.7	n/a
1996	2734	106.2	25.7	n/a
1997	2990	137.8	21.7	70.9
1998	3155	155.1	20.3	69.7
1999	3242	165.0	19.6	64.9
2000	3290	159.8	20.6	66.7
2001	3325	163.8	20.3	77.9
2002	3868	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	3868	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	3928	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	4029	n/a	n/a	0
2006	3824	208.0	18.4	72
2007	3432	186.0	18.5	71
2008	3352	176.9	18.9	71.7
2009	3207	165.1	19.4	74.9
2010	3307	150.5	21.9	n/a
2011	3519	170.2	20.6	68.5
2012	3359	166.8	20.1	67
2013	3003	149.3	20.1	9.8
2014	2533	134.1	18.8	75.9
2015	2130	123.0	17.3	83
2016	2056	121.0	16.9	77.6
2017	2078	127.8	16.2	74.2
2018	2257	137.0	16.4	79.9
2019	2263	152.0	14.8	82.5
2020	2229	150.2	14.8	83.1
2021	2145	151.3	14.1	87.6
2022	2013	152.8	13.1	85.5
2023	1924	147.9	13.0	83.4

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 Long Island City High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2036	103.6	19.6	n/a
1990	1942	94.2	20.6	n/a
1991	1944	99.7	19.4	n/a
1992	1889	93.3	20.2	n/a
1993	1884	94.7	19.9	n/a
1994	1890	95.0	19.9	n/a
1995	2734	106.2	25.7	n/a
1996	2734	106.2	25.7	n/a
1997	2990	137.8	21.7	70.9
1998	3155	155.1	20.3	69.7
1999	3242	165.0	19.6	64.9
2000	3290	159.8	20.6	66.7
2001	3325	163.8	20.3	77.9
2002	3868	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	3868	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	3928	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	4029	n/a	n/a	0
2006	3824	208.0	18.4	72
2007	3432	186.0	18.5	71
2008	3352	176.9	18.9	71.7
2009	3207	165.1	19.4	74.9
2010	3307	150.5	21.9	n/a
2011	3519	170.2	20.6	68.5
2012	3359	166.8	20.1	67
2013	3003	149.3	20.1	9.8
2014	2533	134.1	18.8	75.9
2015	2130	123.0	17.3	83
2016	2056	121.0	16.9	77.6
2017	2078	127.8	16.2	74.2
2018	2257	137.0	16.4	79.9
2019	2263	152.0	14.8	82.5
2020	2229	150.2	14.8	83.1
2021	2145	151.3	14.1	87.6
2022	2013	152.8	13.1	85.5
2023	1924	147.9	13.0	83.4

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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