Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Jamaica, New York

Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity in Jamaica, New York enrolled 187 students in 2024-25 with 4.6 full-time teachers, 40.7 students per teacher against the New York high-school median of 10.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 52%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 10% or less (New York: 87.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 29% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 54%

145 students in 2022-23, 162 students in 2023-24, 187 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.9 to 4.6.

Students enrolled at Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 162, 2024-25: 1870501001502002022-231452023-241622024-25187
Students enrolled at Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 162, 2024-25: 1870501001502002022-231452023-241622024-25187
Students enrolled at Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 162, 2024-25: 1870501001502002022-231452023-241622024-25187
Students enrolled at Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 162, 2024-25: 1870501001502002022-231452023-241622024-25187
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231459.914.6
2023-2416210.415.5
2024-251874.640.7

40.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 100 of every 100 New York high schools

Among the 1,158 New York high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 40.7; state median 10.8.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 40.7state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 40.7; state median 10.8.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 40.7state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 40.7; state median 10.8.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 40.7state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 40.7; state median 10.8.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 40.7state median 10.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

46.5% of students were Hispanic, 26.2% Black, 20.3% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic46.5%
  2. Black26.2%
  3. Asian20.3%
  4. American Indian3.2%
  5. White2.7%
  6. Pacific Islander1.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 52% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNew York
Mathunder 50%44% (2021-22)52%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

10% or less of the 41 students in Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew York
Four-year graduation rate10% or less89%87.2%
Students in the class413,637202,009

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Jamaica

18 public high schools in Jamaica report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hillcrest High School2,29814.183.0%
Thomas a Edison Career and Technical Education High School2,14615.471.9%
Queens Collegiate - a College Board School71114.680.6%
Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School67915.166.0%
August Martin High School64311.977.3%
York Early College Academy59619.268.0%
Young Women's Leadership School-Queens54414.876.1%
HS for Law Enforcement and Public Safety53512.280.2%

All public schools in Jamaica →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity

  1. New Dawn Charter High School IIThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 375 students, 26.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Hillcrest High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 2,298 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  3. Compare Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity with New Dawn Charter High School IIStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New York City Geographic District #28 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkQueens Satellite High School for Opportunity is the number 1,078 by size of 1,195 New York high schools open in 2024-25.#1,078 of 1,195
  6. New York schools by students per teacher40.7 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.8 for high schools.40.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity

  1. How many students attend Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity?
    187 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 145 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Jamaica, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity?
    40.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for high schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity a Title I school?
    Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 52% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity?
    10% or less of the 41 students in Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity in?
    New York City Geographic District #28, NCES district ID 3600100. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360010006182 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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