Public schools in Long Island City, NY
Long Island City has 39 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 19 high, 5 middle, 15 elementary, enrolling 28,523 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; New York City Geographic District #30 runs 27 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 4 districts and agencies that run Long Island City's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Long Island City | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City Geographic District #30 | 27 | 36,007 | not reported |
| New York City Geographic District #24 | 10 | 51,074 | not reported |
| VOICE Charter School | 1 | 751 | $22,517 |
| Growing Up Green Charter School | 1 | 723 | $24,391 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
19 high schools in Long Island City, 16,682 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Cullen Bryant High School | 1,996 | 12.5 | 85.3% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| Aviation Career and Technical Education High School | 1,924 | 13.3 | 71.7% | New York City Geographic District #24 |
| Long Island City High School | 1,639 | 10.2 | 85.7% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| Queens Technical High School | 1,294 | 12.7 | 84.5% | New York City Geographic District #24 |
| Academy of American Studies | 1,206 | 15.7 | 61.1% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| Newcomers High School | 1,162 | 9.4 | 85.6% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| Academy of Finance and Enterprise | 874 | 14.7 | 82.4% | New York City Geographic District #24 |
| Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School | 854 | 15.2 | 31.9% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| Information Technology High School | 779 | 12.3 | 85.2% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| Bard High School Early College Queens | 643 | 10.9 | 58.3% | New York City Geographic District #24 |
The other 9 high schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 middle schools in Long Island City, 2,764 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is 141 Steinway (the) | 1,005 | 13.4 | 65.9% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| Is 10 Horace Greeley | 596 | 11.5 | 85.6% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| Hunters Point Community Middle School | 397 | 8.6 | 68.5% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| Is 204 Oliver W Holmes | 384 | 9.4 | 93.2% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts | 382 | 10.2 | 83.5% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
15 elementary schools in Long Island City, 9,077 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice Charter School of New York | 849 | 12.6 | 90.2% | VOICE Charter School |
| PS 166 Henry Gradstein | 825 | 13.5 | 60.8% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| PS/is 78 | 799 | 16.5 | 22.3% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| PS 70 | 770 | 13.0 | 71.4% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| Growing Up Green Charter School | 692 | 10.0 | 74.3% | Growing Up Green Charter School |
| PS 150 | 657 | 14.0 | 57.2% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| PS 17 Henry David Thoreau | 610 | 15.5 | 64.8% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| PS 111 Jacob Blackwell | 554 | 13.3 | 97.3% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| PS 85 Judge Charles Vallone | 535 | 16.2 | 47.3% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| PS 112 Dutch Kills | 521 | 15.4 | 88.3% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
The other 5 elementary schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS 199 Maurice a Fitzgerald | 505 | 11.2 | 84.2% | New York City Geographic District #24 |
| Hunters Point Elementary School | 497 | 14.7 | 28.0% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| Children's Lab School (the) | 456 | 11.4 | 67.1% | New York City Geographic District #24 |
| PS 171 Peter G Van Alst | 410 | 9.2 | 89.3% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| PS 76 William Hallet | 397 | 8.8 | 89.4% | New York City Geographic District #30 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Long Island City's public schools compare with New York's
The median Long Island City school has 12.6 students per full-time teacher, more than the New York median of 11.1. 84% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 596 students (state 428).
| Long Island City | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 12.6 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 596 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 84% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 5.1% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 39 Long Island City schools and the 4,767 New York schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Long Island City
- New York City Geographic District #30Runs 27 of Long Island City's 39 public schools.
- William Cullen Bryant High School, the largest high school in Long Island City1,996 students in 2024-25, 12.5 per teacher.1,996
- Compare New York City Geographic District #30 with New York City Geographic District #24Long Island City's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Long Island City addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Long Island City
How many public schools are in Long Island City, NY?
39 public schools with an address in Long Island City were open in 2024-25: 19 high, 5 middle, 15 elementary, enrolling 28,523 students. 2 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Long Island City?
William Cullen Bryant High School, with 1,996 students in 2024-25 (New York City Geographic District #30).Which districts run Long Island City's schools?
New York City Geographic District #30 (27 schools), New York City Geographic District #24 (10 schools), VOICE Charter School (1 school), Growing Up Green Charter School (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25