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Queens High School for the Sciences at York College
Principal: Jie Zhang
Location: 94-50 159 STREET QUEENS , NY 11451 | 718 557-2658
Specialities
Admissions
- type: Public
- accessibility: Functionally Accessible
- zoning: Zoned
Parent Teacher Association
- President: John J. Talay
- Parent Coordinator: Deborah J. Adams
- Dist. Family Advocate Phone:
English Language Learning
- Limited Eng. Proficiency0%
- Dual Language
- Bilingual Edu.
School Specs
- Total Enrollment:415
- $ per student:$16,377.00
- Avg. Class Size:25.3
Regents Exams
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- 85-100%
- 65-84%
- 55-64%
- 0-54%
NYC Avg: Average of ALL schools in the five boroughs taking Regents Exams.
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Living Environment
Above average
pass rate -
Integrated Algebra
Above average
pass rate -
Chemistry
Above average
pass rate -
Spanish
Above average
pass rate -
Reg Phys Ps
Above average
pass rate -
Global History & Geography
Above average
pass rate -
English
Above average
pass rate -
US History & Government
Above average
pass rate -
Reg Mathb
Above average
pass rate -
Reg Fre
Above average
pass rate
Teacher Info
- Student:Teacher Ratio16.0:1
- Average Teacher Turnover Rate19%
- Teachers with No Valid Certificate0%
- Teachers with Less than 3 years experience7%
- Classes taught by teachers without appropriate cert.3%
Testing Data
- NYSED MeanN/A
- Regents Mean92
High School Graduation

- Graduate
- Adv. Degree
- Drop Out
Eligibility
- Open to New York City residents
- Acceptance is based on the score attained on the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT)
Delinquency
- Truancy3%
- Suspension1%
Diversity

- White
- Native American
- Black
- Hispanic
- Asian
- Multi/Other
Demographics
- Free or Reduced Lunch61%
- Receiving Public Assistance41-50%


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