Is Information Technology High School a good school?

Information Technology High School ranks 774 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Information Technology High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 823 students attended Information Technology High School.

What is the racial makeup of Information Technology High School?

Students at Information Technology High School are 62% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 9% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

Information Technology High School

Summary:

Information Technology High School is a public high school located in Long Island City, New York, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 823 students. The school faces significant challenges, with a below-average statewide ranking, mixed academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a socioeconomically disadvantaged student population.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, ranging from 774th to 856th place out of over 1,200 schools in recent years, and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other New York high schools. The school's performance is particularly weak for female, Asian, African American, and white student groups, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of New York high schools for these subgroups. However, the school performs relatively better for English Language Learner and Homeless student groups, ranking in the top half of New York high schools. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 84.3% to 87.2% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 0.9% and 10.0%, with the higher end being significantly above the state average.

Interestingly, Newcomers High School, located just 0.55 miles away, has a similar performance profile to Information Technology High School, while Academy of American Studies, located 0.56 miles away, consistently outperforms Information Technology High School and the surrounding New York City Geographic District #30. Additionally, Information Technology High School has a very high percentage of students (over 80%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population, and the school's spending per student has increased over the years, reaching $17,183 in the most recent year, which is higher than the state average.

Detail:

Public 9-12

21-16 44th Rd
Long Island City, NY 11101

(718) 937-4270

District: New York City Geographic District #30

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,183

Student/teacher ratio: 12.9

Number of students: 823

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.3%

Asian:

17.6%

African American:

8.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Information Technology High School ranks worse than 62.3% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 5^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 37.78. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Information Technology 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 (62.3%), Asian (17.6%), African American (8.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Information Technology High School is 12.9, which is the 5^th best among 10 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #30. (See more...)

Compare Information Technology High School employs 63.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Information Technology High School is $17,183, which is the 3^rd highest among 10 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #30.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Information Technology High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Information Technology High School 774^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Information Technology 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 Information Technology High School

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Rank History for all students at Information Technology High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	26.29	753^rd	935	19.5%
2006	41.86	673^rd	986	31.7%
2007	33.29	753^rd	1002	24.9%
2008	33.91	762^nd	1027	25.8%
2009	25.14	844^th	1086	22.3%
2010	20.52	931^st	1117	16.7%
2011	36.88	776^th	1165	33.4%
2012	27.79	856^th	1198	28.5%
2013	28.16	856^th	1217	29.7%
2014	37.17	796^th	1237	35.7%
2015	48.19	693^rd	1255	44.8%
2016	47.57	677^th	1255	46.1%
2017	40.92	738^th	1221	39.6%
2018	27.73	864^th	1210	28.6%
2019	33.98	825^th	1207	31.6%
2022	21.04	907^th	1190	23.8%
2023	29.96	843^rd	1228	31.4%
2024	37.78	774^th	1242	37.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Information Technology High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.04	330^th	546	39.6%
2019	58.47	183^rd	565	67.6%
2022	37.86	299^th	481	37.8%
2023	51.76	231^st	583	60.4%
2024	63.38	151^st	637	76.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Information Technology High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.29	626^th	1095	42.8%
2019	53.18	465^th	1132	58.9%
2022	32.90	686^th	1038	33.9%
2023	41.80	599^th	1130	47.0%
2024	38.41	660^th	1144	42.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Information Technology High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.96	829^th	1154	28.2%
2019	38.67	764^th	1179	35.2%
2022	22.24	865^th	1101	21.4%
2023	31.03	802^nd	1155	30.6%
2024	40.71	692^nd	1170	40.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Information Technology High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.08	223^rd	498	55.2%
2019	54.12	186^th	493	62.3%
2022	44.14	194^th	389	50.1%
2023	48.89	226^th	531	57.4%
2024	52.14	215^th	564	61.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Information Technology High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.43	926^th	1176	21.3%
2019	27.35	874^th	1193	26.7%
2022	15.49	967^th	1155	16.3%
2023	24.21	898^th	1197	25.0%
2024	33.69	817^th	1219	33.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Information Technology High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.95	834^th	1176	29.1%
2019	37.73	777^th	1190	34.7%
2022	23.51	854^th	1154	26.0%
2023	33.37	789^th	1191	33.8%
2024	40.69	729^th	1211	39.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Information Technology High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.54	307^th	426	27.9%
2019	30.78	354^th	447	20.8%
2022	19.10	328^th	386	15.0%
2023	27.34	332^nd	424	21.7%
2024	43.52	263^rd	426	38.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Information Technology High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.35	421^st	679	38.0%
2019	36.83	428^th	686	37.6%
2022	19.51	520^th	593	12.3%
2023	22.26	553^rd	671	17.6%
2024	33.81	454^th	690	34.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Information Technology High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.03	553^rd	791	30.1%
2019	42.68	456^th	815	44.0%
2022	26.96	547^th	760	28.0%
2023	36.65	504^th	851	40.8%
2024	41.61	466^th	865	46.1%

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Rank History for White students at Information Technology High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.68	702^nd	765	8.2%
2022	4.96	712^th	738	3.5%
2023	11.85	716^th	776	7.7%
2024	27.49	624^th	781	20.1%

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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 Information Technology High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2004	33	65	44	138	3	n/a	n/a	283
2005	56	96	82	265	4	n/a	n/a	503
2006	92	135	106	384	7	n/a	n/a	724
2007	113	178	140	515	7	n/a	n/a	953
2008	122	162	139	549	5	n/a	n/a	977
2009	123	157	148	547	2	n/a	n/a	977
2010	110	159	143	570	0	n/a	n/a	982
2011	94	171	141	540	1	0	0	947
2012	86	167	142	518	3	1	0	917
2013	88	155	138	528	5	4	1	919
2014	85	151	149	526	7	0	0	918
2015	90	147	176	553	9	0	2	977
2016	86	136	189	534	14	0	6	965
2017	93	126	192	557	13	5	4	990
2018	85	116	192	588	10	5	3	999
2019	72	111	206	598	9	5	4	1005
2020	66	111	176	626	4	3	3	989
2021	60	92	167	620	6	2	2	949
2022	57	84	153	573	7	2	4	880
2023	52	72	145	513	7	2	32	823

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 Information Technology High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	283	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	503	n/a	n/a	0
2006	724	42.0	17.2	66.4
2007	953	46.9	20.3	72.5
2008	977	51.3	19.0	77.9
2009	977	53.8	18.2	79.2
2010	982	50.6	19.3	n/a
2011	947	49.3	19.1	81.6
2012	917	48.4	18.9	79.3
2013	919	51.0	18.0	82.4
2014	918	50.0	18.3	81
2015	977	50.0	19.5	79.6
2016	965	51.0	18.9	77
2017	990	58.0	17.0	76.5
2018	999	59.0	16.9	84.5
2019	1005	60.0	16.7	73.7
2020	989	72.2	13.6	77.7
2021	949	60.9	15.5	86.8
2022	880	65.3	13.4	85.6
2023	823	63.3	12.9	81.5

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 Information Technology High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	283	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	503	n/a	n/a	0
2006	724	42.0	17.2	66.4
2007	953	46.9	20.3	72.5
2008	977	51.3	19.0	77.9
2009	977	53.8	18.2	79.2
2010	982	50.6	19.3	n/a
2011	947	49.3	19.1	81.6
2012	917	48.4	18.9	79.3
2013	919	51.0	18.0	82.4
2014	918	50.0	18.3	81
2015	977	50.0	19.5	79.6
2016	965	51.0	18.9	77
2017	990	58.0	17.0	76.5
2018	999	59.0	16.9	84.5
2019	1005	60.0	16.7	73.7
2020	989	72.2	13.6	77.7
2021	949	60.9	15.5	86.8
2022	880	65.3	13.4	85.6
2023	823	63.3	12.9	81.5

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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